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Irish social historian Breandán Mac Suibhne of the University of Galway will visit King’s College on Jan. 25, 2024, to give a lecture on Irish migration to Northeastern Pennsylvania during the annual Msgr. John J. Curran Lecture.

Joseph Evan, Ph.D., ’95, provost and vice president for academic affairs at King’s College, today announced more than 600 students who qualified for the Fall 2023 Dean’s List.

King’s alumnus Brian George ’70, donated more than $10,000 worth of professional and business casual clothes that have been distributed at the Professional Clothing Closet at the William G. McGowan School of Business and the Shoval Center for Community Engagement and Learning.

King’s College bestowed the Rev. James Lackenmier, C.S.C., Award for Achievement and Leadership to Maureen Hanlon ’87 during a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club on Oct. 26, 2023, which raised more than $310,000 for students in need of emergency financial assistance.

King’s College and Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 (LIU18) launched a multi-faceted alternative teacher program to improve access and address teacher shortages in special education.

Andrew Wojcik, Ph.D., a professor with the King’s College education department, just received the Teacher Educational Division of the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) Early Career Publication Award for his work on a study evaluating methods to increase diversity in special education teaching programs.

King’s College just launched the Northeastern Pennsylvania chapter of “Go Baby Go,” a nation-wide initiative that modifies battery-powered toy vehicles so children with disabilities can move independently and socialize more easily with other children.

King’s College has awarded two Kearney & Company full tuition scholarships to accounting students Deborah Flores ’24, of Pittston, Pa., and Henri Avila, ’25, of Plains Township, Pa.

More than 300 students from 14 high schools throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania visited King’s College today as part of a Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) initiative that helps young adults explore accounting degrees and employment opportunities.

More than 75 students today attended an on-campus event featuring the Pa. Department of Auditor General’s “Intern to Hire” initiative, which provides college students with paid internships leading to full-time employment with the Department.