African Poetry Book Fund sends second shipment to African libraries
The African Poetry Book Fund, in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries and Prairie Schooner, has sent its second shipment of nearly 1,750 books and journals to its five partner poetry libraries in Africa.Bush family establishes memorial fund for study abroad
Former Grand Island attorney and Hall County Judge David A. Bush will be memorialized through the David A. Bush Family Award for Study Abroad. The fund will support education abroad experiences for students at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.2 from UNL selected as Most Promising Multicultural Students
The American Advertising Federation has selected University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications students Olivia Wilson of Norfolk and Jane Ngo of South Sioux City for its Most Promising Multicultural Students program.Le Sueur emphasizes Muslim struggles against radical Islam
For the past decade, James Le Sueur has traveled the globe, interviewing Muslim artists, writers and thespians who have lived in hiding from radical Islamists who have placedfatwas, or death orders, on their heads.International Food Bazaar is Nov. 18
International Education Week at UNL continues with the International Food Bazaar, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Nebraska Union. The event showcases cuisines from around the world. Registered student organizations representing a variety of countries and cultures will prepare and sell food that is traditional to their background at booths in the Nebraska Union during lunchtime.Campus menus expand to highlight international dishes
Chris Browne, a dining service associate in Selleck Hall, stirs Andouille sausage into a kettle of Brazilian feijoada. Requested by students, the dish is a mix of black beans and six different meats and is regularly served at UNL's Selleck Hall.UNL alumna traversing globe as CDC disease detective
UNL alumna Alaine Knipes poses with schoolchildren during a 2014 trip to Haiti. As part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Knipes worked toward eliminating a mosquito-borne infection that has afflicted millions throughout the country.