West Virginia has spent about $3 million to establish a new university program described as intended to counter “woke” or “woke ideology,” according to reporting from multiple outlets. The program is tied to a center created under state lawmakers’ direction, even though the university has faced recent budget pressures.
While the center has received the funding to set up the initiative, current enrollment is low. One source reports that only a single student is enrolled in the program at the time of publication. The arrangement reflects a policy decision in which lawmakers require the creation of the center, but the resulting academic uptake remains limited.
The coverage characterizes the project as “anti-woke,” reflecting how supporters and critics describe its purpose. Across the articles, the central points are the amount spent, the lawmakers’ role in mandating the center, ongoing budget constraints at the university, and the fact that enrollment is currently minimal.
