David PesciWesleyan's grant-funded pilot program brings liberal arts instruction to selected inmates
A physics major, Murphy '10 inspired his mother to investigate why teens become "different" almost overnight
Asst. Sociology Prof. Long discusses the effects of the Chilean earthquake
Wesleyan's Women's Ice Hockey Coach, Olympic Assist. Coach Jodi McKenna, wins silver at Vancouve
Trammell '10 says Vladimir Putin has willfully opened the gates for pollution of Russia's Lake Baikal
Prof. Pomper talks about the subject of his new book, Lenin's highly influential older brother Alexander
Roth praises Ken Gormley's book on Clinton vs. Starr for "getting the story straight and telling it well."
Kirk Swinehart calls Louis Menand's unvarnished look at American universities "deeply relevant."
Peter Rutland on why Obama's attempted 'Reset' with Russia has been a non-starter
Wesleyan Women's Hockey Coach McKenna is an assistant coach with the U.S. Women's Team
Gary Yohe discusses estimations on the costs of polar ice melts and global climate change
Olivia DrakeThis year, 10,645 seniors from around the world applied to Wesleyan University, an increase of 6 percent from 2009, which was a record year for applications, despite the sour economy. "Last year we reached an all-time high for applications, up by 22 percent, and this year is 6 percent over that," says Greg Pyke, senior associate dean of admission. Of these students, 41 percent are male and 59 percent are female. The applicant pool contains 362 candidates for the Freeman Asian Scholars program, 860 for early decision admission and 9,423 applications in the regular review process. Two-hundred-and-twenty-nine of these students…