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Taryn Smith rows her boat in the Atlantic Ocean.

NWU grad Taryn Smith reflects on solo row across the Atlantic Ocean

February 3, 2026

NWU graduate Taryn Smith is rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

NWU grad rows solo across Atlantic in 'World's Toughest Row'

January 28, 2026

NWU alum Casey Callahan’s art transforms space and time

January 15, 2026

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Dr. Anne Curzan to present annual Holder Lecture

Published: April 14, 2026

The 35th annual Dr. Kenneth R. Holder Memorial Lecture will be presented by Dr. Anne Curzan, the Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English, Linguistics, and Education at the University of Michigan.

Tess McKinney to deliver Fetzer Lecture on immersive technology in healthcare education

Published

April 2, 2026

The 2026 Fetzer Lecture features Tess McKinney, CEO of Firework Media Studio, LLC, a Nebraska-based consulting studio specializing in immersive technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality, and extended reality.

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Football

Ghaith Taha attacks NWU experience at full speed

Ghaith Taha in a recent track competition.

Ghaith Taha carries the ball during a NWU football game.

Ghaith Taha laughs during last fall's Give to Learn event.

Published

March 18, 2026

Ghaith Taha’s life has been about the journeys.

Nursing

Health and Human Performance Department

Social Work Department

Public Health

NWU students get stark look at real-life issues with poverty simulation

Students participate in NWU's poverty simulation in February of 2026.

Published

March 9, 2026

Unless you’ve lived in poverty, it’s nearly impossible to understand the day-to-day challenges that come with it.

And while a simulation inside Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Knight Fieldhouse can’t replicate what happens in real life, it still gives NWU students a stark look at the issues many families in poverty face every day.

Faculty and Staff

Micah Drewes honored with CORE Award

Micah Drewes holds his CORE award next to Darrin Good and Jim Ruzicka.

Published

March 5, 2026

Micah Drewes, maintenance department supervisor, has been recognized with Nebraska Wesleyan University’s CORE Award, which celebrates staff whose efforts and contributions significantly exceed expectations in demonstrating Nebraska Wesleyan’s core values.

Drewes was recognized for his work as a leader in the maintenance department:

Communication Studies Department

Philosophy and Religion Department

AI Literacy

Communication scholar has relationship advice for you and AI

Autumn Edwards interacts during her recent lecture at NWU.

Autumn Edwards delivers NWU’s 2026 Communication in the Modern World Lecture.

Published

March 3, 2026

As artificial intelligence advances, so will our working relationships with it. And whether we love or hate these new tools, those relationships beg an array of ethical questions.

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