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Engineering Professor, New York Times Best-Selling Author to Discuss Powerful Tools for Learning How to Learn

Published

January 31, 2018

Barbara Oakley didn’t begin learning remedial high school algebra until age 26.

English Department

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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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NWU to Celebrate Earth Week with Focus on Climate Change

Donald Wilhite, professor emeritus of applied climate science

Kelly Clancy, assistant professor of political science at NWU

Frank Ferraro, associate professor of psychology at NWU

Published

April 11, 2017

Twenty-one Nebraska Wesleyan University student organizations will collaborate on a week-long Earth Week celebration, April 18-21.

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Former Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice to Deliver NWU Lecture on Public Leadership

Stephen J. Rapp, the former Ambassador-At-Large for Global Criminal Justice

Published

March 16, 2017

Stephen J. Rapp, Distinguished Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide, will deliver Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership on Wednesday, March 29.

Communication Studies Department

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Communication Scholar to Discuss Inclusive Communities

Published

March 3, 2017

A gender and communication scholar will discuss creating inclusive communities at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Wesleyan Communication Association/Lambda Pi Eta Lecture.

Psychology Department

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Psychologist to Discuss Human and Animal Intelligence

Published

February 22, 2017

Dutch-American psychology professor Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal will draw comparisons between human and animal mental capacities at Nebraska Wesleyan University's annual Clifford Fawl Psychology Lecture.

Mathematics and Computer Science Department

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Mathematician To Examine Statistical Interpretation in the Media

Published

February 13, 2017

Rebecca Goldin, professor of mathematics at George Mason University, will share her research and insight on statistics at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Fetzer Lecture on Tuesday, February 28.

English Department

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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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Survivor of Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Attempt to Share Story

Mental health advocate and best-selling author Kevin Hines

Published

September 27, 2016

Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 19-year-old Kevin Hines attempted to take his life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of only 34 survivors.

English Department

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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.

Current Undergraduates

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Press Shift: Annual Visions & Ventures Symposium Addresses Technology’s Impact

Published

September 2, 2016

Scheduled for September 13-14, this year’s symposium, “Press Shift: Our Changing Place In A High-Tech World,” will address the advancements, setbacks and impacts of today’s technology.

English Department

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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.

English Department

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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.

Communication Studies Department

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Communication Scholar to Address Hate and Hate Speech In America

Published

March 30, 2016

The co-author of the recently published book, The Communication of Hate, will discuss "Hate and Hate Speech in American Life" at a Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture on Wednesday, April 6.

English Department

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Feature Writer, Poet, Novelist Highlight Spring Visiting Writers Series

Published

February 2, 2016

A feature writer, poet and novelist will highlight Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Spring Visiting Writers Series.