Howard Sherman, a prominent arts administrator, advocate and writer, will examine the U.S. Constitution through the lens of musical theatre during a unique presentation at Hanover College in late October. Sherman has become an influential advocate for American theatre throughout his career and has written extensively about intellectual and creative freedom in academic, community and
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Internationally acclaimed Taiwanese musicians Kuan-Yun Huang and Chen-Lin Ma will headline a series of performances during a month-long residency at Hanover College to promote Asian culture and heritage. Huang has more than 20 years of experience in violin performance and music education. He is founder and director of The Voice of Strings Ensemble and the
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Kat Von D, the renowned television personality, artist, author, entrepreneur and musician, will be Hanover College’s featured guest for a mid-October presentation of the Hanover Enrichment Series. “An Evening with Kat Von D” will feature a wide-ranging conversation covering topics ranging from art and entrepreneurship to music, motherhood and faith. The event will be held
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Educator, historian and author Eileen Yanoviak, Ph.D., will delve into the inspirational story of 19th-century Union Army nurse Lucy Higgs Nichols during a special Black History Month presentation at Hanover College. Yanoviak will discuss her book, “The Tenacious Nurse Nichols: An Unsung African American Civil War Hero.” Published in May 2025, the work examines the
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Artist, hip-hop performer and global ambassador for Moral Courage® Genesis Be, a prominent voice for social change through the past decade, will discuss her unique and wide-ranging efforts to encourage conversations across differences during a special September appearance at Hanover College. Widely known for her efforts to remove the Confederate emblem from the Mississippi state
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Hanover College’s Duggan Library has added much-needed space for studying, student collaboration, classes and even social events after the removal of multiple shelves of periodicals from the north side of the first floor. The expansive area is now bordered by “Trajectory,” a 500-square-foot, multi-panel mural designed, painted and installed this fall by students in Art
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Pete Corrao ’76, John Stanley ’72, Cassi Binkley Friday ’11 and Jenn Williams ‘10 have been selected to receive Hanover College’s highest alumni honors this fall. Corrao and Stanley will each receive the Alumni Achievement Award. Friday and Williams will be presented with the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. The honorees will be saluted Saturday, Oct.
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Silas House, award-winning novelist, Kentucky poet laureate, educator and environmental activist, will deliver a special address during a mid-September appearance on Hanover College’s campus. Since 2010, House has served as associate professor and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, where he teaches Appalachian literature and a writing workshop. He
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Shadow puppetry, an art form more than 2,000 years old, will be celebrated during two March events on the Hanover College campus. Esther Fernández, renowned early modern scholar and co-founder of the acclaimed Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe, will present “Puppets in the Spanish Golden Age” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, in Science Center, room 137.
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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
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