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College Establishes Academic Minor in Sustainability

Friday, April 12, 2013

Wilmington College has established a new minor, Sustainability, that will officially debut in fall 2013. It features an interdisciplinary curriculum with 12 hours in agriculture courses and a dozen hours of electives, from across the academic spectrum, designed to dovetail with a student’s career interests.

English Course Explores Zombie Literature

Friday, November 9, 2012

Once the domain of little more than a cult following, zombies have taken American popular culture by storm. A course at Wilmington College is delving into this fascination with the undead.

'Princess Prof' Gets Attention of Class Studying 'Don Quixote'

Monday, September 24, 2012

Marta Wilkinson illustrated Don Quixote’s obsession of being a knight by showing up to class dressed as a princess. She recently introduced Miguel de Cervantes’ early 1600s classic, "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha," to her world literature class.

Banned Books Read-In Planned at Watson Library

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Wilmington College’s Education Department and Watson Library are sponsoring the annual Banned Books Read-In as part of the National Library Association's 30th anniversary observance of “Banned Books Week.”

Faculty Member Earns Tenure and Promotion

Monday, December 5, 2011

Marta Wilkinson, assistant professor of English, received tenure and was promoted to associate professor effective with the 2012-13 academic year.

2006 Seth J. Kittay Poetry Contest Awards

Friday, August 11, 2006

Cash prizes were awarded to six students for their poetry and short fiction, thanks to the generous support of alumnus Seth J. Kittay.