Acclaimed poet and writer Marcus Jackson will visit campus as part of the Canisius University Contemporary Writers Series on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.
Canisius University will welcome bestselling author and The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols to campus on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as part of the William H. Fitzpatrick Chair of Political Science Lecture Series. The free, public lecture begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
Get the details and read more about Mr. Nichols career here.
Canisius senior forward Grant Porter has been named a nominee for the 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, one of the top honors in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey. Porter is one of 87 student-athletes from 63 Division I programs selected for Phase I of the national award process. Previously, two Canisius players have been named top-10 finalists for the award: goaltender Charles Williams in 2017 and forward Dylan McLaughlin in 2018.
Read the full story for more on Porter’s season and what this recognition means for Canisius hockey.
TIAA, the university’s retirement plan provider, will host two virtual information sessions in February:
Yours, mine, ours: Finances for blended families
Thursday, February 12
12 pm ET/11 am CT/10 am MT/9 am PT – Register
Managing your finances during and after a divorce
Tuesday, February 24
11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT/8 a.m. PT – Register
As part of Canisius University’s Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture Series, two nationally recognized scholars and authors will visit campus during the spring 2026 semester.
On Wednesday, March 18, with Karen González, will present a lecture titled “The People of Corn and the Wounded Earth: A Decolonial Theology of Land, Migration and Reparations,” and on Tuesday, April 7, Ross Douthat, New York Times opinion columnist and bestselling author, will deliver a lecture titled “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.”
