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Wilkes University announced that it has earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly® Schools designation. Wilkes was recognized with silver distinction, which is for institutions offering exceptional military and veteran programs that scored above 21% in the survey and have three or more qualifying benchmarks. Wilkes is in the category for private …

A luxury train. A snowdrift blocking the tracks. Eight stab wounds. A dead tycoon. Every passenger a suspect and every one with an alibi. Can renowned detective Hercule Poirot solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Whodunnit fans can find out when they buy a ticket to Wilkes University …

Philip Ehrhorn, the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Great Bubble Barrier, will deliver a lecture at Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. This event is free and open to the public.  In his presentation, …

The Wilkes University English Department will conclude the 2026 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with final guest artist Lauren Klein, PhD, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Klein will read from her works, followed by a question-and-answer session. The …

Wilkes University will host the eighth annual Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24, in the Stark Learning Center. During this full-day conference, medical, legal and law enforcement professionals will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis, share approaches to critical …

Alan K. Stout, executive director of Visit Luzerne County, will be the keynote speaker at Wilkes University’s 25th annual Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference. The conference will be held on Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference invites local high …

Wilkes University has been awarded a $21,795 “It’s On Us” grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The grant, which is part of a broader $1.7 million investment to colleges and universities across the state, will be used to raise awareness about sexual and intimate-partner violence. Wilkes was the only school …

The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will welcome two new photography exhibitions this spring: Why Am I Sad and Formal / Informal: Innovations in Portraiture. On display from March 24 to May 15, the exhibitions examine internal emotion and external presentation, inviting viewers to reflect on how personal experience …

Wilkes University will collaborate with King’s College to host the annual 2026 Women’s and Gender Studies Conference on Mar. 30 and 31, on the Wilkes University campus in the Henry Student Center. The theme of this year’s conference is “Gender and Citizenship: Past, Present, and Future.” Lucia McMahon, professor in …

Wilkes University will host the Scholastic Writing Awards Ceremony for the northeastern Pennsylvania region on Sunday, March 22, 2026 in the Henry Student Center. Student honorees as well as their teachers and family members will attend the ceremony.  For this year’s awards, the northeastern Pennsylvania region received over 100 entries, …