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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 …

Dearest reader, you are invited to the most romantic literary birthday party of the last 250 years. Please join the Wilkes University English Department from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in Weckesser Hall for a ball in honor of novelist Jane Austen. Austen published four novels during …

Wilkes University will collaborate with King’s College to host the annual 2025 Women’s and Gender Studies Conference on April 14 and 15, on the King’s College campus. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Evolution of Family Roles and Balancing Work and Family Dynamics.” Abby Palko, the inaugural director …

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 …

Wilkes University will host the seventh annual Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25. During this full-day conference, medical, legal and law enforcement professionals will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis, share approaches to critical issues and identify opportunities to …

Many educators will agree that teaching is a calling. It takes a dedicated and passionate person to be able to influence the next generation of learners. For Ben Kubic, some might say the “call” came from “inside [his] house.” There is simply no way to prepare for your first day …

While working in the corporate world, Ruth Besson ’21 decided she wanted more from her career. “I woke up and I was like, ‘I want to be able to craft my own fate. I want to be able to dictate where I work and who I work for.’ I no …

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 …