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Jalen Carter always wanted to go to Japan. With LR's international education resources, he's studying at Toyo University, getting out of his comfort zone and having the adventure of a lifetime.

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Seeing a future under the microscope

Biology major Chase White '23 has spent two years studying plant and animal cells in the labs, but his most important discovery has been his future.

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Alumni named on Hickory’s Top 10 Under 40 list

Recognized by the Hickory Young Professionals, five Lenoir-Rhyne alumni have been named to this year’s Top 10 Under 40 list.

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Tamas family values

When a childhood illness threatened Andrei Tamas, his sisters Ligia and Bianca, found comfort — and role models — among the nurses caring for him, starting the three of them on the path to the LR School of Nursing.

Soup Day continues a nursing school tradition of comfort

As part of an annual tradition, Soup Day, held on October 27, gave LR’s nursing professors an opportunity to share food, fellowship and the support of a warm bowl of soup with their students.

Committed to access and affordability, Lenoir-Rhyne lowers tuition

Lenoir-Rhyne University announced today a tuition reduction of 30 percent. The $13,000 drop in published tuition — from $43,000 to $30,000 — will apply to all new and returning, full-time undergraduate students beginning in fall 2023.

Becca Fox works with young students in aquatics lab

Aquatic immersion

As a special events intern at the North Carolina Aquarium, Becca Fox ’23 traveled a path of career discovery, conservation and cute baby animals.

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Recognition and remembrance at the golden Bear reunion

On October 21 — as part of 2022 Homecoming festivities — the class of 1972 marked its golden anniversary with a reunion in the Cromer Center banquet room, celebrating the community these classmates have built and maintained over 50 years and countless miles.

Looking through a student-centered lens

In October 2022, Lenoir-Rhyne named Leah Beth Hubbard the new assistant vice president for the Office of Mission, Engagement and Innovation, where she will manage the many ways the university engages with potential and current students as well as the larger community.

Vance Blackfox lecture series focuses on forgotten history

In a three-part lecture series sponsored by the Living Well Center for Vocation and Purpose, Vance Blackfox — Indigenous theologian and activist — reveals the history of Indigenous peoples in North America.

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Home is where the opportunities are

Growing up in Hickory, Jesica Trejo-Trejo ’24 has grown to love being from a smaller city. After earning her associate's degree from Catawba Valley Community College, she transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne to pursue a degree in biology.

"A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas" - Dec. 1-3

“A Lenoir-Rhyne Christmas,” the university’s annual holiday concert, will be held Thursday, Dec. 1–3 with four showings. Tickets are available starting Oct. 20.