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

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

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

Advocate for Diversity awards recognize those uplifting others at NWU

The Nebraska Wesleyan choir performs during NWU's 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Published

February 11, 2026

Four members of the Nebraska Wesleyan community received NWU’s Advocate for Diversity award during the university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Sociology Department

NWU students experience the realities of reentry during RISE simulation

Published

February 2, 2026

Fifty Nebraska Wesleyan University students and nearly 20 professors participated in a RISE Reentry Simulation, an interactive, empathy-building workshop that compresses the first month of life after incarceration into a single hour.

NWU students named to fall semester academic honors list

Published

January 23, 2026

Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its 2025 fall semester academic honors list recognizing undergraduate students with superior academic performance.

Students earning at least a 3.75 semester grade point average while completing a full-time course load of as least 12 credit hours of graded work are eligible for consideration.

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