David PesciJeanine Basinger, Chair and Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, comments in USA Today on whether Frank Capra used the upstate New York town as a model for Bedford Falls in It's a Wonderful Life.
Jonathan Cutler, an associate professor of sociology, wrote this OpEd for the L.A. Times that says that by failing to unionize workers of foreign car companies in the U.S., the UAW has "cut its own throat."
A recent article posted by Fox News discussing this year award-winning films identified by the National Board of Reviev (NBR), Director-Actor Clint Eastwood lauded NBR member Jeanine Basinger, Chair and Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, who is a champion of Eastwood's work and has secured his work for the Wesleyan Film Archives, "You don't say no to Jeanine Basinger."
Elvin Lim, assistant professor of government, offers brief reivews for The Wall Street Journal of five notable books on presidential rhetoric.
In a Los Angeles Times article, Jeanine Basinger, Chair and Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, discusses television shows that focus on characters and plots revolving around financial scandals and greed.
A story by Tamar Lewin in The New York Times examines the increase in early decision applications at several colleges and universities, highlighting Wesleyan, which has seen a near 40% increase over last year.
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth wrote a blog entry for The Huffington Post that discusses, among other things, how a liberal arts education could be an effective and ideal undergraduate experience for this century.
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth reviews Carl Djerassi's latest book Four Jews on Parnassus: a conversation for Bookforum.
In an OpEd for The Hartford Courant, Assistant Professor of Government Erica Chenoweth discusses how historically, interventions such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan have faired.
Lisa Drennan '09 was named a second team All American and became the only Wesleyan athlete ever to become a two-time NESCAC Player of the Year.
A paper co-authored by Ellen Thomas, research professor of earth and enviornmental sciences, titled "Trends, rhythms, and aberrations in global climate 65 Ma to present," published in Science, 292, in 2001, has been identified by Thomson Reuters Scientific's Essential Science Indicators as one of the most highly cited papers in field of geosciences, and has been designated as a "Current Classic" for October 2008. For more information go to: http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cc/08-octcc/'Article.
Assistant Professor of Government Melayne Price comments in the New Britian Herald and Middletown Press on the significance of President-elect Obama and whether or not his election represents a mandate.