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Nearly 2,100 Huskers — 81 percent of the entire graduating class — participated in the 2019 undergraduate commencement ceremony in Pinnacle Bank Arena. The event was the largest graduation in the university's 150-year history. Starting with spring commencement 2019, the undergraduate ceremony will be split into two events — both on May 4. The change will decrease the length of the ceremony and help meet seating limitations on the floor of Pinnacle Bank Arena.

N150 brings updates to Nebraska graduation

April 8, 2019

House delegation recognizes N150

April 3, 2019

John Sorensen stands next to the bust of Grace Abbott in the entryway of Grand Island's Edith Abbott Memorial Library. Sorensen will discuss the legacy of the Abbott sisters in the March 28 Nebraska Lecture.

‘Social Justice Sisters’ featured in next Nebraska Lecture

March 13, 2019

Chancellor Ronnie Green discusses his vision for the future in the State of the University address on Jan. 15. In the speech, Green called for an expanded sustainability presence on campus. A new commission has been created to pursue that goal.

Sustainability program gears up for expansion

February 22, 2019

Huskers near and far show support for Charter Week

February 20, 2019

Charter Week reflections

February 18, 2019

Fireworks fly over the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's City Campus after the conclusion of the "Music and Milestones" event at the Lied Center. The evening celebration completed the university's celebration of the 150th anniversary of Charter Day.

Charter Day closes with music, milestones, fireworks

February 16, 2019

Nebraska burns bright for Glow Big Red

February 15, 2019

Visitor Center Glow Big Red

Husker pride fires up for Glow Big Red

February 14, 2019

Agriculture & Environment

Herbie Husker waves the "N" flag before Nebraska's player introductions.

Huskers' halftime hoopla celebrates Charter Week

February 13, 2019

With an image of Architecture Hall — the university's first library — in the background, Kay Logan-Peters, professor of libraries, delivers an N150 Nebraska Lecture at the Champion’s Club on Feb. 12. Nearly 300 attended the event, which featured a historic tour of campus architecture, spanning the university’s first building to the roots of the modern-day campus.

Logan-Peters takes 300 on historic tour

February 13, 2019

Military cadets line up outside University Hall, the first building on campus, in this undated photo. The history of the first buildings on campus is the focus of the Feb. 12 Nebraska Lecture.

Charter Week continues with historic architecture tour

February 12, 2019