Sociology Major, Football Player Fabien '15 Planning to Coach, Join Special Forces after Graduation

Jay Fabien ’15 and his “rescued” husky, Glacier, hang out on Citrin Field Jan. 23. Fabien, formerly a wide-receiver for the…

"We Shall Overcome" Theme of Martin Luther King Celebration Jan. 30

Wesleyan’s MLK commemoration will be held in Memorial Chapel at 3:15 p.m., Jan. 30. This is a ticketed, free event.

Green Team, Sustainability Office Help Promote Plastic Water Bottle-Free Campus

Wesleyan employees, from left, Jayana Mitchell, Anika Dane, Dawn Alger, Valerie Marinelli, Bill Nelligan, Jen Kleindienst, Anita Deeg-Carlin, Blanche Meslin and Roslyn Carrier-Brault,…

January Snow Blankets Campus

Winter at Wesleyan, Jan. 9. (Photos by Olivia Drake) Sunset behind Foss Hill. College Row. Mount Vernon and Wyllys Avenue.…

Art Books Illustrate Environmental Concerns, Lessons

From left, E&ES 197 students Sophia Ptacek ’18 and Khephren Spigner ’18 show their final project to instructor Kim Diver.…

Enrollment in Wesleyan MOOCs Surpasses 1 Million

by Lauren Rubenstein • January 30, 2015

Total enrollment in Wesleyan’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) recently surpassed 1 million students, as Wesleyan professors prepare to offer a new run of two film courses through Coursera in the coming months. According to Jennifer Curran, director of continuing studies and Graduate Liberal Studies, enrollment is poised to continue growing in the lead-up to…

by Olivia Drake • January 22, 2015

Two Wesleyan students and two alumni participated in the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala and Awards Dinner in New York City in December. During the event, Ripple Awards were presented to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, entertainers/ philanthropists Robert De Niro and Tony Bennett, and Physicians Interactive Chairman Donato…

by Olivia Drake • January 21, 2015

In this Q&A we speak with Renee Johnson-Thornton, dean for equity and inclusion. Q: Renee, when did you come to Wesleyan and what was your first position? When did you join the Office of Equity and Inclusion? A: I was hired in 1998 to be the associate director of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The…

Enrollment in Wesleyan MOOCs Surpasses 1 Million

by Lauren Rubenstein • January 30, 2015

by Lauren Rubenstein • January 28, 2015

Phillip K. Howard, a leader of government and legal reform in America and author of The Rule of Nobody and The Death of Common Sense, will speak at Wesleyan on Feb. 4. His talk, titled, “Can American Government Be Fixed?” will be at 4:30 p.m. in PAC002. Howard will argue that looking for new leaders is a fool’s errand until…

by Lauren Rubenstein • January 21, 2015

Beginning Feb. 4, Wesleyan’s Van Vleck Observatory will open to the public every Wednesday night, rain or shine, for presentations by faculty and students on the latest space-related discoveries, as well as a chance for everyone to view the sky through a telescope, weather permitting. The program will start at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Presentations…