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Students Gather to Mourn Kenyan Victims
On April 9, more than 200 students gathered at Olin Library for a vigil to remember the 147 people—most of them students—killed in the massacre at Garissa University College in Kenya earlier this...
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Career Center Hosts Second Annual Connect@WES
On April 10, the Career Center hosted its second annual Connect@WES: Creating Connections, an on-campus event bringing together alumni, parents and recruiters as expert advisors for brief one-on-one...
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Faculty, Staff Share Service- and Project-Based Learning Stories
#THISISWHY On April 15, faculty and staff met to share their service- and project-based learning stories during an Academic (Technology) Roundtable lunch at the Allbritton Center for the Study of...
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Mentors Share Experience with Female Student-Athletes
#THISISWHY On April 17, more than 30 alumni, parents and community members and 80 student-athletes participated in an Alumni Athletics Mentoring Workshop in Beckham Hall. As part of the program,...
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ICPP Receives $100K Doris Duke Grant
Wesleyan’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) has received a $100K grant from the Doris Duke Foundation. Wesleyan’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) has been...
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Students Receive Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Claudia Kahindi ’18, left, and Olayinka Lawal ’15 will use a Davis Projects for Peace grant to launch an English education project in Kenya this summer. (Photo by Cynthia Rockwell.) #THISISWHY Claudia...
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Longley ’82 Speaks at Friends of Wesleyan Library Event
On April 21, Dione Longley ’82 spoke about her new book, Heroes for All Time: Connecticut Civil War Soldiers Tell Their Stories, co-authored by Buck Zaidel (Wesleyan University Press), in the Davison...
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Springtime Arrives at Wes
Spring weather arrived at Wesleyan this week, and both students and faculty took advantage of the warm temperatures to spend some quality time outdoors. (Photos by Laurie Kenney) Sophie Massey ’15...
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Big Draw Unleashes the Artists Within
On April 25, the Friends of the Davison Art Center presented The Big Draw: Middletown, a community celebration of drawing and workshops for all skill levels, from beginning drawers to accomplished...
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Female Voice in Politics Conference Inspires Future Leaders
On May 2, The Female Voice in Politics Conference brought notable and accomplished female politicians and leaders together at Daniel Family Commons in Usdan University Center to discuss the...
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Students Spread Dance across Campus
On May 4, students from the Improvisational Forms dance class performed at various locations around campus, including inside and outside Schonberg Dance Studio, Exley Science Center and Olin Memorial...
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Grant Supports Kirn’s Research on Adult Neurogenesis
Professor John Kirn recently received a three-year $225,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation to look at the activity patterns of vocal control neurons formed in adult zebra finches. (Photo by Olivia...
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Students Celebrate Spring Fling 2015
Wesleyan students celebrated the end of the 2014-15 academic year during the annual Spring Fling, held May 7 on Foss Hill. Musicians included Djemba Djemba, The Julie Ruin and Jeremih. Read more about...
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West African Rhythms Fill CFA Courtyard
On May 8, members of the Wesleyan community gathered in the CFA Courtyard for an invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa. Performing were choreographer Iddi Saaka, artist in...
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Taylor’s Paper Published in International Molecular Biosciences Journal
Erika Taylor Erika Taylor, assistant professor of chemistry, assistant professor of environmental studies, has co-authored a paper published in FEBS Letters, an international journal established for...
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Weiner ’15 Studies Urban Agriculture, Community for Thesis
Through hands-on fieldwork at East New York Farms!, Kate Weiner ’15 examined urban agriculture as a political project for her thesis, “Reciprocity: Cultivating Community in Urban Agriculture.” (Photo...
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Brady ’15 Examines Conflict and Cooperation in the Nile Basin
Aletta Brady ’15 conducted firsthand interviews with leaders in three Nile basin countries for her thesis, “Freshwater Negotiation in the Nile River Basin: What Explains the Patterns of Conflict and...
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Jung ’15 Employs Oral History to Study WWII Memories
Hyo Jeong (Tina) Jung ’15 interviewed more than 40 Korean and Japanese elders for her thesis, “Conversation of Empathy: Understanding Children’s Lives During World War II in Korea and Japan through...
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Carr ’15 Explores Concept of “Little” in Children’s Literature
Siri Carr ’15 explored the concept of “little” in children’s literature in her thesis, “Little Do We Know: Conceptualizing the ‘Little’ in Children’s Literature.” #THISISWHY In this issue of News @...
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Wesleyan: Opening the Door(s) to Higher Education
Students walk past them and through them during their years on campus. So how well do you know these iconic Wesleyan building entryways? Quiz yourself. The answers are below. For more information on...
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