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Two recent Husker grads, graduate student earn prestigious Fulbright awards

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Color portraits of Fulbright award recipients Carson Haberyan (left), Jillian Kurovski (center) and Brigid Toomey on a red campus background.

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Nebraska's Juntos program works to unite community partners to provide Latino middle school students and their parents with knowledge, skills and resources to prevent youth from dropping out of school and to consider college.

Extension program paves way for Latino students' pursuit of higher education

May 8, 2018

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Ann Williams, an enslaved woman, jumped from a third-story window in an attempt to escape from being sold in the interstate slave trade. Williams' story is being told in the animated short film, 'Anna,' which was produced by a team of scholars from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Nebraska-produced ‘Anna' selected for film festivals

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A recent education abroad experience in India inspired new textiles by Nebraska's Michael James. This work is among those featured in his new solo exhibition at Omaha's Modern Arts Midtown.

New textiles exhibition documents James' impressions of India

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Nebraska's Colten White, a junior from Kearney, earned the university's first national championship in debate on April 23.

White earns Huskers' first national debate title

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A member of the cheer squad flies the Nebraska flag during the Huskers' 2017 game with Rutgers University in Memorial Stadium. During the Red-White Spring Game on April 21, journalism students will get a real-world experience, working with sports media and communication professionals.

Spring football offers game day experience to Husker journalists

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Dylan Severino, senior in classical languages, wears a gyro sign as he calls out to fellow students to attend the Homerthon. The university’s first-ever Homerathon — a marathon reading of “Iliad” — will begin 7 a.m. April 19 on the Meier Commons green space north of the Nebraska Union. It is expected to wrap at 4 a.m. April 20. April 19, 2019.

24 hours of 'Iliad' draws hundreds of Huskers

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Nebraska's Blair Mills (from left), Khenda Mustafa and Jordan Young have received U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for summer 2018.

Three Huskers earn Critical Language Scholarships

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Kelly Coleman stands in her office in Louise Pound Hall, where she works in Services for Students with Disabilities.

Coleman builds individual connections to provide equal access to students

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Irina Filina, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, gestures to a graphic of Iceland showing the locations of several volcanoes she wants to visit with students on an upcoming trip.

Filina earns Fulbright to conduct research on proposed Icelandia

June 24, 2025

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Color portraits of Fulbright award recipients Carson Haberyan (left), Jillian Kurovski (center) and Brigid Toomey on a red campus background.

Two recent Husker grads, graduate student earn prestigious Fulbright awards

June 24, 2025

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Northeast Nebraska education compact expands outreach to students

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Middle school students learn about water science during a STEM camp, sponsored by the northeast Nebraska education compact, at Northeast Community College.

Jodi Sangster | Nebraska EPSCoR