Brie Friedman

Henderson “Jim” Cleaves, professor and chair of the chemistry department at Howard University in Washington, D.C., will deliver the 2025 Henry J. and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture, “Understanding the Chemical Origins …

Hazel Barton, Loper Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, will present this year’s Grace Kimball Memorial Lecture, “Cave Microbiology: It’s Wild Down There,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture is free and open to the public.  Caves, by their …

The Wilkes University English Department, as part of its Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, will host a reading by guest artist Helena D. Lewis at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre.   Lewis is an award-winning actress, poet and playwright. …

Wilkes University is proud to announce the distinguished speakers for its 78th annual spring commencement ceremonies, which will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the McHale Athletic Center in the Ron and Rhea Simms Center on Main at 169 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.  This year’s keynote speakers include …

The Wilkes University English Department will open the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with guest artist Indra Novey at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Novey is a novelist, poet and translator. Her most recent novel, Take What You Need, was a New …

Wilkes University recently welcomed four new members to the Board of Trustees, which oversees and evaluates the University’s operations including fiscal affairs and academic program quality. Susan Davis ’85  Susan Davis graduated from Wilkes University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in health care …

Hosted by the Wilkes University English Department, the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series features a variety of authors, poets, directors and other accomplished writers annually. Guest speakers read selections from their works and answer questions at each event. Guest speaker Idra Novey, a novelist, poet and translator, will open …

“The educational opportunities are what brought me here,” says Faizan Ali, a P3 pharmacy major of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy who is also pursuing the MBA program at Wilkes University. “I loved the idea of earning three degrees in six years – a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate.” …

Wilkes University is pleased to share the digitally immersive Fall 2024/Winter 2025 issue of the Wilkes magazine! In each issue, we have the privilege of showcasing all our collaborative work and successes across campus through featured stories about student involvement, exciting academic updates, campus renovations, alumni announcements and more.  Learn more …

Earlier this fall, President Greg Cant, Angela Cant and Kimberly Niezgoda, EdD, director of the English Language Center and program coordinator for the master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), traveled to Japan to visit three study abroad partner universities: Tamagawa University, International Christian University and Kanagawa …