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'''Marshall University''' is a [[West Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1837.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/</ref> It ranked #36 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (South): Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_s_brief.php</ref>
'''Marshall University''' is a [[West Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1837.<ref name=hist>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/</ref> It ranked #36 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (South): Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_s_brief.php</ref> The school is named in honor of US Supreme Court Justice [[John Marshall]],<ref name=hist/>
==History==
The Virginia General Assembly formally incorporated Marshall Academy in 1838.<ref name=hist/> The school closed during the [[Civil War]]. During the war, the campus became a part of [[West Virginia]], and in 1867, the West Virginia Legislature established the State Normal School of Marshall College to train teachers.<ref name=hist/> In 1920, Marshall expanded beyond teacher education by adding a Pre-Medic program.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/becoming-a-real-college/1910-1929-15/</ref>
On March 1, 1961, the West Virginia Legislature approved changing the school's name to Marshall University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-59/</ref> Marshall had two branch campuses at Logan West Virginia and Williamson West Virginia from 1963 to 1971. They then became a part of the community college system.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-62/</ref>
On November 14, 1970, the football team, its coaching staff and fans were killed when a plane crashed while returning from a game with East Carolina University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-72/</ref> The school conducts an annual memorial service for the those who died in that crash. In 2006, the campus' recovery from the tragedy was protrayed in a commercial film, ''We Are Marshall''.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/2000-present/2000-present-129/</ref> In 1978, the Medical School admitted its first students.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-89/</ref> Since 2003, the school has sponsored the Marshall University Marathon, the largest marathon in West Virginia.<ref>http://marshalluniversitymarathon.com/marshall-marathon/</ref>
==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Marshall has 9 women's and 6 men's [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports" /> The football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 2).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/marshall_database.htm</ref>
Marshall has 9 women's and 6 men's [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports" /> The football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 2).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/marshall_database.htm</ref>
==Notes==
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