Academics
The university offers many majors in science, education, engineering, business, and liberal arts for undergraduate and graduate students. These academic programs are divided among four colleges.
- College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- College of Science and Engineering
- Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing
- Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership
The school's Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing is one of seven pharmacy schools in Pennsylvania. The Wilkes Graduate Teacher Education Program hosts classes online and at classroom sites across Pennsylvania. Some of the Wilkes Graduate Teacher Education Programs are hosted entirely online. The university sponsors academically focused lectures each year. The Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities was established in the 1980s, and brought many speakers to the university including author Norman Mailer, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and journalist Bob Woodward. The Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship has also hosted speakers including journalist and television host John Stossel, and former New York Governor George Pataki.
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