Fairmont State University kicks off speaker series with speech from national higher education leader

Fairmont State University kicks off speaker series with speech from national higher education leader

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Fairmont State University is hosting its 2025-2026 Presidential Speaker Series this week, continuing its mission to bring distinguished leaders to campus for dialogue on politics, economics, civics, the arts and culture. The series began Thursday with Dr. Charles “Chuck” L. Welch, President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). His lecture, "The Future of Regional Public Universities," w…