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Ides of August Presented on Friday
Wabash College’s annual Ides of August program will be presented in Hays Science Hall, Room 104, Friday, August 22. The Ides of August is the College’s traditional forum for faculty and staff members to discuss their recent projects.     more >>>

2008 Division II Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes
Division II (The Humanities and Fine Arts) have announced the following awards given at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College.     more >>>

Bachelor Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Bachelor only turns 100 once. In that light, it is only proper for those involved with the storied publication, both past and present, to gather to talk about not only past experiences but ideas for the future of the publication.     more >>>

Herzog Examines Vietnam War Writers
Professor Tobey Herzog interviewed four acclaimed authors for his book Writing Vietnam, Writing Life, and found each to have deep and very different reasons for writing their stories.     more >>>

Liberal Arts Inspires "Entrepreneurial Spirit"
Twenty Wabash entrepreneurs who believe that their liberal arts education was the best preparation for the work they love are interviewed in the new issue of Wabash Magazine.     more >>>

Award Winning Poet Jay Hopler to give reading Thursday Afternoon
Jay Hopler, winner of the Yale Younger Poets Award and the GLCA New Writers Award, will read from his poetry at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 in Center Hall, room 216. A reception and book signing will follow the reading in Center Hall, room 206.     more >>>

Author Discusses Ezra Pound's Life
James Longenbach and Jim Rader traveled separate roads on their way to developing a profound interest in the same literary figure, Ezra Pound. But by coincidence, or perhaps by fate, their paths crossed Thursday night.     more >>>

Activist/Literary Icon Evans to Receive MXIBS Award
Poet and literary icon Mari Evans will be honored with the Jasmine Robinson Pioneer Award from the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies at Wabash College this Thursday.     more >>>

James Longenbach to give talk on Ezra Pound
Wabash College will host James Longenbach who will give a talk on “Pound at Home: the Crawfordsville State of Mind” at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in Room 101 (Lovell Lecture Room) in Baxter Hall.     more >>>

"The Terror" by Simmons ’70 Makes Top 10 Lists
The Terror by Dan Simmons ’70 has been named to the Top 10 lists of both Entertainment Weekly magazine and Amazon.com.     more >>>

Award-Winning Publisher to Lead Getty Publications
Greg Britton ’84, Director of the Minnesota Historical Society Press and recently Minnesota's Publisher of the Year, is heading West in January to become Executive Director of Getty Publications.     more >>>

James Joyce to be Topic of Rice’s Lecture
Thomas Jackson Rice will give a talk at 8 p.m. Thursday, November 8, in room 214 of Center Hall. The title of Rice’s talk is “Cannibalism and Creation, or James Joyce Learns to Spit.”     more >>>

Sperber Lectures on Mix of Beer, Athletics, ESPN
Dr. Sperber, author of Beer & Circus: How Big-Time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education, delivered a talk in Baxter 101 Thursday delving deeper into his theories about the unique intertwining of college sports, alcohol consumption, the media and college.     more >>>

Rosenberg Shares Stories from Poland
English Professor Warren Rosenberg shared his experiences in Poland at the recent Humanities Colloquium.     more >>>

Pulitzer-Nominated Author's New Book Autobiographical
Tom Spanbauer calls the dramatic conflict in his novels violence. It’s a description that takes some explanation after hearing the careful intonation of the soft-spoken Spanbauer’s reading from his latest novel.     more >>>

Caputo Weaves Journalism into Lecture
Decorated journalist and author Phillip Caputo gave a lecture to a crowded Salter Hall Thursday evening.  His lecture, entitled “Fiction is Better Than Truth: Turning Journalism into Art” was the most recent in the Will Hays Jr. Visiting Writer Series.     more >>>

Reporter, Writer Philip Caputo to Give Talk Tonight
Award-winning reporter and writer Philip Caputo will give a talk, “Fiction is Better Than Truth: Turning Journalism into Art,” at 8 p.m., Thursday, October 4. Caputo is a guest in the Will Hays, Jr. Visiting Writers Series.     more >>>

Wabash Community Lauds Vonnegut's Works, Social Views
The death this week of Hoosier native and literary icon Kurt Vonnegut touched lives across the state. The Wabash College community reacted as admirers, including a graduate who once interviewed the reclusive author.     more >>>

Award-winning poet impressed with student poems
Award-winning poet Brigit Pegeen Kelly worked with students on their poetry during her Wabash visit.     more >>>

Buckley Sharing Journalistic Experiences With Students
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