Washington Post reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author, Joby Warrick will serve as the Keynote Speaker at the 17th Annual Tom Bigler Journalism Conference on April 28. Warrick joined the Post in 1996 covering issues such as national security, the environment and the Middle East and currently covers topics related to terrorism. His first […]

At the end of the spring semester, Wilkes University will end face-to-face classes at its Mesa, Ariz. campus while offering the same curriculum online. Wilkes joined Mesa in 2012 as part of an effort to increase college opportunities and spur economic growth in the area. Currently, there are 77 students enrolled at the satellite campus, […]

I have written and rewritten this piece three times now. Uncertain of how to express how I’m feeling because in our current state of affairs if you are not angry, if you are not expressing hurt, if you are not chastising and criticizing, you are silent. I have been relatively silent. I have been silent […]

I have written and rewritten this piece three times now. Uncertain of how to express how I’m feeling because in our current state of affairs if you are not angry, if you are not expressing hurt, if you are not chastising and criticizing, you are silent. I have been relatively silent. I have been silent […]

In the early morning hours of Nov. 9, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump was named the 45th President of the United States of America. According to unofficial results from the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections 38.55 percent of voters selected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine while 57.95 percent of the vote went to […]

In the early morning hours of Nov. 9, Republican nominee Donald J. Trump was named the 45th President of the United States of America. According to unofficial results from the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections out of the 179 of 180 precincts reported, 38.51 percent of voters selected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine […]

Consultant on United Nations issues, advocate, attorney and former Canadian Consulate General senior official Vicky Edgecombe, spoke out on behalf of women’s issues, specifically the fight for women in politics and for women leaders at the UN. Edgecombe explained that while strides are being made towards gender equality, the results have been incremental. “We’ve made […]

More than 700 individuals gathered inside the University Center on Main building at Wilkes University Friday afternoon for a visit with the Vice President — of not the university, but of the United States. “We at Wilkes are delighted to have an event like this on our campus,” said Wilkes University President Patrick Leahy. “Regardless […]

It was 5 p.m. on a typical Saturday night when Alyson Kapun stopped by the campus Starbucks to quickly grab coffee before heading back to her apartment. “It started out with two. With what they were saying I didn’t agree with and I felt like they were attacking me in a way so I felt […]

Those who spend time on the first floor of Stark Learning Center are likely to have seen a new face packing and unpacking some very large art boxes. Heather Sincavage was appointed as the director of the Sordoni Art Gallery and assistant professor of art at Wilkes University on July 18. The move into Wilkes […]