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George Saunders G’88 Wins National Book Award

Friday, September 12, 2025, By Casey Schad
George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of creative writing in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters (DCAL) by the National Book Foundation....

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    Renée Crown University Honors Program Launches New Tradition

    Monday, September 15, 2025, By News Staff

    Over 500 students gathered in Hendricks Chapel Sept. 5 to celebrate the new academic year in the Renée Crown University Honors Program’s first Assembly of Scholars. The event consisted of speeches from three students and the interim Director of Honors…

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    Sept. 22-26
    The Office of Community Engagement is hosting an on-campus food drive to benefit the Westcott Community Center's food pantry throughout the week of Sept. 22. Food donation bins will be placed in the following locations:
    —Schine Student Center: First floor across from information desk
    —Goldstein Student Center: First floor across from information desk
    —Hendricks Chapel: Outside entrance
    —Nancy Cantor Warehouse: First floor across from DPS office

    Food donations will be delivered to the Westcott Community Center the following week.
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