West Virginia Campus Workers
Organization
Biography
West Virginia Campus Workers (WVCW) is an alliance of West Virginia University employees committed to advancing social and economic justice on the WVU campus and in the university's employment practices. WVCW was established in response to WVU’s proposed “Academic Transformation” in 2023, plans devised by the university administration to eliminate academic programs and faculty positions as a cost-saving measure.
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
West Virginia Campus Workers and West Virginia United Students' Union, Walkout and Rally Photographs
Digital Record
Collection Number: Accession 2023-112
Dates:
2023 August 21-2023 August 23
West Virginia Campus Workers and West Virginia United Students' Union, Walkout and Rally Photographs
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4674
Scope and Contents
Includes 11 photographs taken at the campus walkout on August 21, 2023 and rally on August 23, 2023 organized by the West Virginia Campus Workers and West Virginia United Students’ Union groups. These protests were carried out in response to the “WVU Transformation,” $45 million budget cuts proposed by West Virginia University administration in the spring of 2023. The walkout photographs were taken on WVU’s downtown campus near the Mountainair and feature protesters and protest signs. The...
Dates:
2023 August 21-2023 August 23