Written by senior elementary education & special education K-6 major, Jenny Castor. Being a first-generation college student is something I carry with great pride, but it is also a role that comes ...

In February 2024, the Vesuvius Challenge named Nebraska senior Luke Farritor as one of three co-winners of its $700,000 Grand Prize for digitally deciphering at least four passages of a 2,000-year-old ...

A homegrown Nebraskan and first-generation college student, Allison Porter Carpenter wasn’t sure what her college experience would look like. To Allison’s surprise, her journey started right here in ...

Senior Maddie Devericks didn’t find her calling as a teacher until after she began college. Today, her time as a student teacher at Beadle Middle School in Omaha is proof to her that she chose the ...

When he arrived for his first year at Nebraska, Parker thought his hobby of coding and developing video games would just be a fun way to pass some time between classes. A self-taught coder during high ...

Hoping to make the most of your years on campus? We asked New Student Enrollment orientation leaders for their top bucket list items and here’s what we gathered: ...

A mechanical engineering major from Chicago, Illinois, Felicity Sierra was selected to be part of the inaugural cohort of Kiewit Scholars in Nebraska Engineering. Through the program, students gain ...

As a senior Emerging Media Arts student, Marley Svoboda is finding a creative balance between learning in the lecture hall and bringing imagination to life with Cinema 16. As the president of the ...

Years before he was an Academic Navigator for the Explore Center, Adam Christiansen was a first-year Husker from a small town trying his best to navigate college. Coming to Lincoln from Pender, ...

Growing up the child of two seasoned sports journalists, it’s only fitting that Arden would be picking up tips and tricks from her parents as she follows in their footsteps to pursue sports media at ...

Thanks to the Nebraska Human Resources Institute (NHRI) Leadership Mentoring, Brandon Collins — a May 2023 grad in economics—has gotten the chance to make a positive impact on a young person in the ...

Allie Snow — a broadcasting and journalism graduate with a minor in sports media and communications—is making strides in the sporting industry. Now working in the “Big Apple” at ESPN, Allie was ...