Liberal Arts

World War I artifacts sought for local exhibit

Excerpt It’s the everyday items that will help show how Daytonians and the world were changed by the “war to end all wars” said Paul Lockhart, a Wright State University history professor. “The problem is a lot of diaries, letters … Continue reading →

ArtsGala planned for Wright State

Excerpt If you ask folks in our region to name their favorite community fundraising gala, chances are many will pick Wright State University’s annual ArtsGala. What makes this event so special are the 250 talented students who entertain guests with … Continue reading →

Professor David Barr to lecture on ‘Politics of End Times’

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State emeritus professor David Barr will discuss “The Politics of End Times” when he delivers the 2014 Piediscalzi Lecture on April 2. Continue reading →

New show at Stein Galleries features works by high school art teachers and their students

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Bob Mihalek

Works by area art teachers and their students are on display March 19–30 in a unique exhibition at Wright State’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries. Continue reading →

Theatre students storm barricades with premiere of ‘Les Miserables’

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Wright State Media Team

Wright State University Theatre continues its 39th season in the Festival Playhouse with the Tony Award-winning “Les Misérables” March 20 through April 6. Continue reading →

English professor Angela Beumer Johnson wins Ohio teaching award

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State professor Angela Beumer Johnson named Outstanding College Language Arts Educator by the Ohio English educators organization. Continue reading →

Student-made documentary to generate support for Rwandan communities at March 20 premiere

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Reilly Dixon

Wright State film student Brad Wickham has produced a documentary on how developmental agencies are helping Rwandans recover from genocide. Continue reading →

Wright State prepares ‘Les Misérables’

Excerpt Do you hear the people sing? Wright State University hopes so to soaring degrees when it delivers the local collegiate premiere of “Les Misérables,” Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s 1987 Tony Award-winning pop opera phenomenon adapted from Victor Hugo’s … Continue reading →

CSIC continues to soar

2014 campaign launches with takeoff event on March 10

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kim Patton

Wright State University’s annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign will launch with a takeoff event on March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Endeavour Room. Continue reading →