The Hanover College Theatre Department will present “Little Women: The Broadway Musical” during a special six-show run in mid-March. This musical adaptation of an iconic American novel is just the second musical performed at Hanover in the past two decades. “Little Women: The Broadway Musical” is based on the beloved 19th-century work by American novelist
continue readingJohns Hopkins University bioethics professor, author and speaker Travis Rieder ‘04 will return to the Hanover College campus Tuesday, March 12, to discuss his upcoming book, “Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices.” Rieder is an associate research professor at Johns Hopkins’ Berman Institute of Bioethics and serves as director
continue readingEnvironmental engineer, educator and longtime activist Sarah Lynn Cunningham will visit the Hanover College campus Tuesday, March 5, to deliver the annual Cornelius and Anna Cook O’Brien Lecture. Cunningham, co-founder and executive director of the Louisville Climate Action Network (LCAN), will present “From Smoke-Filled Skies to Smoke-Filled Rooms: Louisville’s Political Battles Over the ‘Smoke Evil.’” The
continue readingStarting in the fall of 2022, Hanover College students began to work with the Asia Institute-Crane House (AICH) to support its Lunar New Year education efforts and activities. This year, the relationship will take a significant step with the addition of two educational opportunities for high school students in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Founded by
continue readingHuddled in front of a small television in a room on the third floor of Crowe Hall, an informal gathering of Hanover students watched as Terry Bradshaw and John Stallworth connected on a 73-yard touchdown to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 31-19 victory against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Unknowingly, a
continue readingAcclaimed ecologist and author Doug Tallamy will discuss the interaction between life-sustaining native plants, insects, birds and other wildlife in our local environments during a special presentation on Hanover College’s campus. Tallamy, T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture at the University of Delaware, will speak at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall,
continue readingEducator and author Leah Milne, Ph.D., will delve into the connections between reading and empathy during a special presentation through the Indiana Humanities’ Advancing Racial Equity Speakers Bureau. Milne will present “Mirrors and Windows: Reading for and Beyond Empathy,” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Feb. 7, at Hanover College’s Duggan Library. The event is open to
continue readingHanover College will commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15-19 with a collection of conversations and volunteer activities. The week-long series of activities will be highlighted by a presentation by Sue Wells Livers. Livers, a local community leader, historian and storyteller, was influenced by a childhood interaction with King. She
continue readingThree distinguished graduates received Hanover College’s highest alumni honors during a special Homecoming ceremony Oct. 14 in the Science Center. Mark Levett ’71 and Vance Patterson ’72 were presented with the Alumni Achievement Award. Jasmine O’Conner ’12 received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. The Alumni Achievement Awards, presented annually since 1960, recognize graduates who have
continue readingArea residents have an opportunity to enhance their German-language skills this fall through a unique Hanover College program. The Hanover College Department of Modern Languages will provide free German classes for any interested members of the local communities, including students from kindergarten through high school. Area elementary, middle and high school teachers and staff are
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