James is a 2006 graduate of the Maslow Graduate Creative Writing program and 2015 winner of the Man Booker Prize. The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing will host the Maslow Winter Reading Series at Wilkes University from Jan. 7 to 12. Held in cooperation with the Creative Writing…

Wilkes University was recognized as a 2022-2023 Guard Friendly School by the Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (PNGAS). This program is designed to recognize high schools, colleges, universities and trade schools that meet or exceed the standards that support and promote not only the Pennsylvania National Guard, but the recruitment and…

The Wilkes University-affiliated press will release “American Mother,” based on the true story of murdered journalist James Foley, in Jan. 2024. Etruscan Press, founded in 2001 and affiliated with Wilkes University since 2006, will release the first work of nonfiction of National Book Award winner Colum McCann. Set to be…

Amin Rashid recently joined the Wilkes University community as director of Residence Life. Rashid is settling in to the headquarters of the residence life division in the Max Roth Center on the corner of South and South Franklin Streets. In Rashid’s role, he oversees the residence life staff of four,…

Five Air Force ROTC students were awarded scholarships for the You Can Fly program from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), a foundation that helps and supports students seeking careers in the aviation industry. The students, members of Wilkes University’s Air Force Detachment 752, will each receive up to…

Danielle Kieck, assistant professor in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, has been named a 2022-23 Faculty Scholar by the NACDS Foundation. Kieck is one of only six pharmacy faculty members from across the country selected for the program. The Faculty Scholars program offers assistant professors at accredited…

Wilkes University’s School of Education honored alumni with Celebration of Education Awards recognizing each recipient’s outstanding contributions on campus and in the community. The awards represent the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels of study available to education students at Wilkes and help commemorate American Education Week. The following educators were…

A series of musical concerts are scheduled at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center from Dec. 4-11, 2022. CIVIC BAND, Sunday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m. The Civic Band concert, conducted by Philip G. Simon, will perform “Scherzo for Band” by Gioachino Rossini, “Rhosymedre” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Riften Wed” written by…

Wilkes University announced a multiphase project to create a residential, student and community destination at a long-standing property in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Formerly known as South Main Towers, University officials outlined the first phase of enhancements at 116 South Main St. In the immediate phase, Wilkes-Barre-based D&D Realty Group has leased…

Matthew S. Finkenbinder, Wilkes University associate professor of geology, was part of a team of scientists who published “700,000 years of tropical Andean glaciation” in Nature, regarded as the world’s leading journal of peer-reviewed science research. The paper, led by Donald T. Rodbell of Union College, is based on data…