News Releases

Playwright, actor and professor Anna Deavere Smith will deliver the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on April 30. The event will be at 7 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Arts. Her presentation, “Snapshots: Portraits Of A World In Transition,” will explore the school-to-prison pipeline, …

The path to law school will be shorter for some Wilkes University students thanks to a new agreement with The Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Law at University Park. Called a 3+3 accelerated bachelor’s/juris doctor degree program, it allows exceptional students in their third year of study to apply …

The issue of violence against women will be explored when Wilkes University holds It’s On Us Week from March 27-31. The week begins with the keynote address “Men, Women, Sex and Violence” by Jackson Katz on March 27 at 7 p.m.in the Henry Student Center Ballroom. Katz, an educator, author, filmmaker and …

Frank Martz Henry To Be Honored With President’s Medal at Fourth Annual Event Wilkes University will hold its Founders Gala 2017 on June 3 celebrating its heritage of educating first-generation college students. The gala, now in its fourth year, will be at 6 p.m. at the Westmoreland Club, 59 S. …

WILKES-BARRE, PA (Dec. 20, 2016) — The Luzerne County SHINE Program at Wilkes University marked its first year of bringing educational opportunity to students with a Dec. 20 celebration at the West Side Career and Technical Center. The after school program, launched in 2015, now serves more than 300 students …

University to Receive Multiple Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Grants Wilkes University today announced plans for the $3.5 million South Campus Gateway initiative. The three-part project includes improvements and additions that will transform Wilkes and the streets bordering it into a park-like campus in the heart of the City of Wilkes-Barre. …

The U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of American colleges and universities was released today. Wilkes University is pleased to be once again listed among the institutions in our regional universities category, though the publication does not take into consideration the profile of the student body when creating its rankings.  Since …

Wilkes University will add men’s and women’s ice hockey to its list of NCAA Division III varsity sports, President Patrick F. Leahy announced today. An affiliation with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins organization will allow Wilkes to practice and compete at the Toyota SportsPlex at Coal Street Park. Both teams will debut …

Wilkes University invested more than $4 million in campus improvements during the summer in preparation for the new academic year. Major additions and renovations being made to the campus include improvements to classrooms, upgrades to athletic facilities and renovations to residence halls. The summer and fall will also see the start …

Abel Adekola, D.B.A., has joined Wilkes University as dean of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. In his new position, Adekola will lead faculty and oversee academic programs in the Sidhu School. He also will facilitate programs and partnerships between the Sidhu School and the Allan P. …