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Marie Heffern, associate professor and vice chair of academic personnel of the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis, will deliver the 2026 Henry J. and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University. The Pownall Lecture is free and open to the public, and will take …

The James Jones First Novel Fellowship, co-sponsored by the James Jones Literary Society and the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University, recently announced its winners for 2026, chosen from 575 submissions. Caroline Kim of California was named the 2026 Fellow for her novel, The Three Min Queens …

Throughout the year, Wilkes welcomes Japanese students to campus from three different partner universities to provide a study abroad opportunity through the English Learning Center (ELC). During the fall and spring semesters, students come from Tamagawa University and Kanagawa University. In the summers, students come from International Christian University (ICU). …

As a science fiction fan, James Cousins is well-versed in the concept of an alternate timeline — a version of reality where one event or choice has radically changed the future. In another version of his story, Cousins might have decided on a career in urban planning. “I would be …

Wilkes University’s bachelor of science degree program in civil engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The civil engineering program, which was introduced by the University in 2021, offers students a bachelor of science degree with four concentrations to choose from: environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural …

Ready to go back to high school?  Under the direction of Sean Patrick Gibbons, assistant professor of theatre, when the cast and crew of Speech & Debate take the audience back to 2006, it’s not for a reunion, but a reckoning. Speech & Debate, written by Stephen Karam, a Tony …

Wilkes University continues to be ranked among national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges ranking of American colleges and universities. For 2027, Wilkes stands at 308 among 422 national universities. This is the 23rd consecutive year Wilkes has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report and …

Wilkes University welcomed 13 new faculty members into the Bing K. Wong College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Engineering and the College of Health and Education for the fall 2026 semester.  Reem Bedeir joined the College of Business and Engineering in the Department of Accounting. Bedeir …

Wilkes University has been awarded $200,000 in funding through the Statewide Local Share Account program to purchase equipment and technology for an enhanced, state-of-the-art Nursing Simulation Center. “This investment will help prepare the next generation of nurses at a time when healthcare providers across Pennsylvania face unprecedented staffing challenges,” says …

At one time, Erica Roszko dreamed of becoming a real-life Clarice Starling, the determined FBI trainee in the 90s thriller Silence of the Lambs. Though she visited the FBI headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, Roszko followed a different career path. Now, she brings the skills developed through work in higher education, …