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Kelen named inaugural holder of professorship in the liberal arts

Sarah Kelen teaching students in the classroom.

Published

December 6, 2024

Dr. Sarah Kelen’s teaching and research on medieval and early modern English literature and culture have earned her one of the highest academic honors at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Kelen has been chosen as the inaugural holder of the Dr. Roger A. Cognard Professorship in the Liberal Arts.

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Bridging divides and building roads: McLaughlin reflects on White House internship

Published

May 23, 2024

Kellen McLaughlin ('24) says he recently learned there’s only one way to fix a pothole.

“If there’s a pothole in the ground, there’s not a Democrat or Republican way to fill that pothole. You just fill it.”

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Spring 2024 Holder Lecture to address how to argue differently

Barry M. Kroll, PhD, professor emeritus from Lehigh University, will speak about “Learning to Argue Differently” when he delivers the annual Holder Lecture on Thursday, April 25.

Event location

Callen Conference Center

Event date(s)

04/25/2024 - 4:30pm

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Spring 2024 Holder Lecture to address how to argue differently

Published

April 10, 2024

Barry M. Kroll, PhD, professor emeritus from Lehigh University, will speak about “Learning to Argue Differently” when he delivers the annual Holder Lecture on Thursday, April 25.

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Thomas named Fulbright Student

Published

April 8, 2024

Macie Thomas (’24) of Hickman, Neb. has been selected for the Fulbright English Teaching (ETA) Program and will spend the 2024-25 school year in the Czech Republic.

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Kwame Dawes to present at Kloefkorn Writers Series

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March 29, 2023

Kwame Dawes, PhD will deliver the spring William C. Kloefkorn Nebraska Writers Series lecture at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. The presentation will be held in NWU's Elder Gallery.

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Hickman named Exemplary Teacher of the Year

Published

December 8, 2022

Assistant Professor of English Mary Hickman was awarded the 2022-23 Exemplary Teacher of the Year award at the recent faculty meeting.

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Kloefkorn Writers Series to feature Nebraska author

Published

September 23, 2022

Timothy Schaffert will deliver the William C. Kloefkorn Nebraska Writers Series lecture at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 29 in Olin B Lecture Hall.

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Celebrating African American literature

Published

June 18, 2022

On June 19, 1863, Union Army general Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom for enslaved people in Texas under President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, General Order No. 3. Texas was the last Confederate state with institutional slavery. Today, we celebrate the 157th anniversary of the last African American slaves being freed.

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Holder Lecture to address the dynamics facing contemporary nonfiction writers

Published

March 28, 2022

Douglas Hesse's presentation is entitled “The Creative Coordinates of Contemporary Nonfiction: Matters for Readers and Writers.” Hesse will explore how nonfiction writers draw on their memories and experiences in their work.

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International Studies Student Shares Literacy as Oppression Research at Future of Women Conference

Published

February 2, 2021

Having been an exchange student in Brazil, the junior English and international studies major dreams of exploring other cultures and landscapes. And she isn’t waiting.

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Two NWU Students Win Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

Published

May 20, 2020

Alison Greenfield of Murray, Neb., and Sam Trofholz of Columbus, Neb., have been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship, the flagship international education exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

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English Professor Named Exemplary Teacher

Scott Stanfield, Exemplary Teacher Award

Published

December 10, 2019

“Early in my years as an academic advisor, I began to see a pattern among bright, first-year students who took a class with Scott Stanfield,” recalled Patty Hawk.

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JET Program to Send English, Music Major to Japan

Published

April 16, 2018

Following his graduation in May, Gregerson will move to Japan where he will spend a year helping primary school instructors teach English.

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Freeman-ASIA Award Sends Sophomore to Taiwan to Study Language, Culture

Published

January 18, 2018

“The moment I walked into my first Chinese class, I knew that it was a language I wanted to stick with,” recalled Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore Terri Seier.

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Professor to Discuss how Genocide Survivors Express Pain, Healing Through Art

Published

January 11, 2018

Herndon will share her research and experiences during the Faculty Scholarship Presentation on Wednesday, January 24 at 6 p.m. The annual presentation highlights the scholarship of NWU faculty.

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English Professor Wins Inaugural Faculty Mentor Award

Published

December 13, 2017

A Nebraska Wesleyan University English professor and Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities has been recognized by her peers for generously devoting time and energy to mentoring faculty.

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Professors Ken Keith, John Walker Return to NWU to Deliver Kloefkorn Lecture

Ken Keith, a former NWU psychology professor

Published

October 26, 2017

Two long-time NWU professors will return to campus on Thursday, November 2, to deliver the annual William C. Kloefkorn Nebraska Writers Series lecture.

The free lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in Prairie Wolf A&B, located on the lower level of Story Student Center.

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President of Center for Media Literacy to Discuss Redefining Media Relationships and Culture

Tessa Jolls is the president and CEO of the Center for Media Literacy

Published

April 13, 2017

Tessa Jolls will deliver the lecture on Thursday, April 20 at 4 p.m. in the learning commons area, located on the first floor of Cochrane-Woods Library.

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Spring Writers Series Features Poets

Poet Brenda Shaughnessy will read at the Spring Visiting Writers Series

Poet and essayist Brian Blanchfield will read at the Spring Visiting Writers Series

Published

March 14, 2017

Poet Brenda Shaughnessy, associate professor of English and creative writing at Rutgers University-Newark, will give a reading on Thursday, March 30. Poet and essayist Brian Blanchfield, visiting faculty at The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will give a reading on Thursday, April 13.

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Student Finds Voice at Prestigious Juniper Writing Institute

NWU senior Abby Feden was selected to attend the prestigious Juniper Writing Institute

Published

November 29, 2016

English and gender studies major Abby Feden thought she had a strong writer's voice when she left for the Juniper Summer Writing Institute last summer.

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Surgical Assistant Turned English Professor to Discuss How Research Enriches Creative Process

Published

January 17, 2017

A former surgical assistant and current Nebraska Wesleyan University English professor who found herself more interested in writing about surgery than performing it, will deliver the university’s annual Faculty Scholarship Presentation on Wednesday, January 25.

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Visiting Writers Series to Include Renowned Poet Claudia Rankine

New York Times best-selling author Claudia Rankine

Published

September 22, 2016

Renowned poet Claudia Rankine will headline Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Visiting Writers Series.

The award-winning author will give a free reading of her poetry on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. in O’Donnell Auditorium, located at 50th Street and Huntington Ave.

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Kloefkorn Writers Series to Feature Nebraska Poet

Published

April 19, 2016

Nebraska poet Marjorie Saiser will deliver the William C. Kloefkorn Nebraska Writers Series lecture on Thursday, April 28 at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

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NWU Marks Shakespeare Anniversary With Renaissance Expert, Rare Collection, Theatre Productions

Published

April 15, 2016

To honor the 400th anniversary of playwright William Shakespeare's death, Stephen Buhler, an expert in renaissance literature, will deliver the lecture, "Eloquence in Action: Rhetorics of Response in Shakespeare" at Nebraska Wesleyan University.