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Social Work Professor Wins Exemplary Teacher Award

Kara Cavel, Exemplary Teacher of the Year

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December 1, 2020

“Professor Kara Cavel’s commitment to anti-racist practices is helping to push us all to create a more inclusive classroom environment where the voices of all have a place in instruction,” say her colleagues in the Department of Social Work.

Communication Studies Department

Student, Professor’s Collaborative Research on Mindfulness Helps New Students Adapt

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November 22, 2020

It’s not unusual to find communication professor Karla Jensen leading a yoga class on a campus lawn. This semester, the activity has provided a much-needed and safe refuge to students dealing with the uncertainties of a pandemic.

Theatre Department

Students Team with NYC Composers for New NWU Theatre Production, "Fresh Voices"

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October 20, 2020

The bright lights of New York City — darkened by the pandemic — will be felt on Nebraska Wesleyan University’s O’Donnell Auditorium stage when the Theatre Department opens its first musical cabaret, “Fresh Voices.”

Art Department

NWU Professors Launch “Nights of Horror” 31-Day Virtual Event

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September 28, 2020

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University art professors and self-proclaimed “horror nerds” are making certain that the spirit of Halloween continues despite a pandemic.

In fact, they’re making sure it’s celebrated all month long with their 31-day virtual event, Nights of Horror.

NWU Launches Scholarship Program to Fully Fund Tuition for Pell-Eligible Students

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September 23, 2020

The Access NWU Scholarship Program will fully fund tuition through federal, state and NWU merit-based and need-based aid for Nebraska first-time, first-year students who qualify for the federal Pell Grant.

Symposium to Address How and Why We Choose to Vote

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September 13, 2020

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote and in anticipation of the upcoming election, Nebraska Wesleyan's annual Visions & Ventures Symposium will address, "Vote!: How and Why We Choose."

U.S. News Names NWU a Top Regional University

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September 13, 2020

U.S. News & World Report has named Nebraska Wesleyan University a top regional university.

Social Work Department

Graduate and Adult Students

NWU to Launch Lincoln’s Only Master of Social Work Degree

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September 10, 2020

Nebraska Wesleyan University will expand its graduate program offerings next fall with the area’s only Master of Social Work degree.

In An Unprecedented Academic Year, President Good Urges Positivity

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August 24, 2020

The year started one week early in a hybrid model that allows students to attend most classes in person to best adhere to social distancing protocols.

Princeton Review Names NWU One of the Best in the Midwest

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August 24, 2020

Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the best colleges in the Midwest, according to the Princeton Review, which released its annual best colleges list on August 18.