Excerpt from Staff Writer, Eric Ayres – Aug 31, 2023

Del Shawn Fluharty, Minority Whip of the West Virginia House of Delegates, said the state legislature flatlined funding to WVU in recent years, which has also contributed to the problem as much as the falling enrollment.

“Quite frankly, if we would look at the numbers that are out there right now, if we had been funding higher education at WVU – particularly like we had been in years past – the deficit of $45 million that they’re now facing would look more like $7 million or $8 million,” Fluharty said.