This section holds lectures on topics related to Social Sciences and Society.
Maggie Lucas (Penn State 2014) is a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year who now plays for the WNBA. She has played professional basketball in France and was a member of the Indiana Fever WNBA team.
In 2015 and 2016 POWER created and led a statewide coalition of faith and policy advocacy groups to call to attention the racial disparity in the education funding. Through this, POWER was able to create a bi-partisan supported Fair Funding Formula that was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf in June 2016.
Catherine Kerrison, PhD, Associate Professor of History, discusses her new book, Jefferson’s Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America.
Ida B. Wells Lecture: The Souls of Black Radical Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois and the State of Africana Studies delivered by Reiland Rabaka, University of Colorado.
Catholic Social Teaching and Racism Lecture Series
A fireside chat with Terri Boyer, EdD, ’95 CLAS, Founding Director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership, and Fran Hauser, author of The Myth of the Nice Girl.
This ceremony is one of the keynote events of EXPO '18 week, which recognizes outstanding undergraduate research from across Villanova's campus. At this event, award recipients will give short presentations on the content and findings of the research invol
Alan Drew, MFA, associate professor of English and director of Villanova’s Creative Writing Program, is author of the critically-acclaimed "Shadow Man," named one of the Best Mysteries of 2017 by The Wall Street Journal.
Reader's of Joyce's fiction (especially "Ulysses") who read his letters will note a stark difference. Dr. Kevin Dettmar (Pomona College) explores the many side of Joyce's letters and suggests how to read them alongside his fiction.
The Jeffrey S Moorad Center presents Andrew Brandt's class on Sports Law. Week 1 - Fall 2017.
The Jeffrey S Moorad Center presents Andrew Brandt's class on Sports Law. Week 1 - Fall 2017.
Alex Epstein gives a guest lecture at Villanova University.
The Jeffrey S Moorad Center presents the pre symposium sports agent panel.
The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center presents 4th Annual Game Day Sports Case Competition.
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures presents Dr. Teresa Forte and her lecture The New Italians in the US.
The 2017 Literary Festival at Villanova University presents a literary reading by Jennifer Haigh.
Alumna Dr. AnnMarie Papa addresses the senior nursing students leadership class, discussing her career.
Dr. Teresa Fiore presents a lecture titled "The New Italians in the U.S." in Falvey Library's Idea Accelerator.
The Department of Gender and Women's Studies at Villanova University presents Valerie Steele as the Keynote speaker for the 28th Annual Gender and Women's Studies Student Research Conference.
The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Augustine on April 24, marked the official decree of the opening of the diocesan Cause for the beatification and canonization of the Servant of God, Father Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., was the presider at the Eucharist celebrated at Saint Thomas of Villanova (campus) Church, which preceded.
The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Augustine on April 24, marked the official decree of the opening of the diocesan Cause for the beatification and canonization of the Servant of God, Father Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., was the presider at the Eucharist celebrated at Saint Thomas of Villanova (campus) Church, which preceded.
2017 College of Nursing Annual Research Symposium - Nursing Research for Healthy Communities
The keynote for the symposium "Enhancing the Kaleidoscope of Evidence-Based Practice" will be presented by Tyonne D. Hinson, DrPh, MSN, RN, NE-BC. She is Director of Nursing, International Medicine and Global Health, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Steven Donahue, Danielle LaVallee, and Michael Schween present on recognizing human trafficking in the medical profession.
Brittany Stark Koons discusses organ transplantation during the Annual Research Symposium. The Research Symposium is a public forum for Villanova nursing faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students, as well as nurses from the community to share research experiences, disseminate study findings and network with colleagues.
Carol Vallone Mitchell, author of "Breakting Bitch: How Women can Shatter Stereotypes and Lead Fearlessly" will speak on how women manage gender expectations to lead effectively, the characteristics successful women leaders have in common and the double standard.