Wesleyan Media Project Expands Into Health Policy Analysis

The Wesleyan Media Project, which for the past two federal election cycles has tracked and analyzed campaign television ad spending,…

Long Lane Farm Welcomes Chickens, New Farmers

Catherine Walsh ’16 handles a young hen July 14 at Long Lane Farm. Chickens are a new addition to the…

Veterans Join Class of 2018, Tour Campus

Wesleyan’s Posse Foundation Veteran Scholars attended an academic immersion and campus visit July 10-11. The 10 scholars are funded by…

Summer Blooms, Berries, Bees in West College Courtyard

Following the principles of permaculture, the student group WILD Wes (Working for Intelligent Landscape Design at Wesleyan) has transformed the West College…

Faculty, Staff Participate in Crowd-Generated Performance Art on Connecticut River

Wesleyan faculty and staff participated in a crowd-generated performance art collaboration on the Connecticut River, June 28. The event was…

Wesleyan Launches Pilot Pre-Frosh Math and Science Program

by Kate Carlisle • July 23, 2014

New students interested in math and the sciences, who want to get a jump start on their college experience, are taking advantage of a new program this summer. The Wesleyan Physical Sciences and Mathematics Scholars Program will welcome 11 students from the Class of 2018 to campus for its debut summer session July 27-Aug. 1. An…

by Lauren Rubenstein • July 23, 2014

In this issue of The Wesleyan Connection, we talk to Debbie Colucci, who came to Wesleyan in June 2014 as the new equity compliance director and deputy Title IX coordinator. Q: Welcome to Wesleyan, Debbie! Please briefly fill us in on your professional and personal background. What makes you uniquely qualified to take on this position? A: Personally, I…

by Kate Carlisle • July 22, 2014

Lori Gruen, chair and professor of philosophy, professor of environmental studies, professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, has been elected a fellow of the prestigious Hastings Center. The 45-year-old center, an independent bioethics research institute, addresses ethics in the areas of health, medicine and the environment. “I’m delighted to be elected a fellow of…

Wesleyan Launches Pilot Pre-Frosh Math and Science Program

by Kate Carlisle • July 23, 2014

by Lauren Rubenstein • July 23, 2014

by Lauren Rubenstein • July 22, 2014

The Wesleyan Media Project, which for the past two federal election cycles has tracked and analyzed campaign television ad spending, is expanding into the realm of health policy analysis with a new study examining media coverage accompanying the Fall 2013 rollout of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace. The question of inquiry: How did…