President Michael S. Roth talks about the connections established by candidate Barack Obama’s appearance on campus in May and the student response to his election as President of the United States in November.
Faculty
Potter, Lim: What I’d Say to the President
by David Pesci •
Claire Potter, chair of American studies and professor of history, and Elvin Lim, assistant professor of economics, both briefly discuss what they would say to the President-elect.
Plous on How Bias Affects the Media, Politics, Us
by David Pesci •
Scott Plous, professor of psychology, is quoted extensively in a piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer on bias and how it affects all of us.
Ulysse: Michelle Obama Destroys Stereotypes
by David Pesci •
Gina Ulysse, associate professor of African American Studies, associate professor of anthropology published an oped in The Hartford Courant on how Michelle Obama breaks stereotypes too.
President Roth Discusses Participation as Education
by David Pesci •
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth discusses participation as a form of eduction in his latest blog entry on The Huffington Post.
Lim on FDR’s “Intellectual” Fireside Chats
by David Pesci •
Assistant Professor of Government Elvin Lim talks about the intellectual complexity and near college-level language that FDR used in his popular fireside chats.
Lim vs. Dresner on Candidates’ Communication Styles
by David Pesci •
Political scientists Daniel Drezner of Tufts and Elvin Lim of Wesleyan explore the appeal of politicians who shun intellectualism.
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Striegel-Moore on Stigmas with Eating Disorders
by David Pesci •
Yohe, Lomborg on Tenor of Climate Change Debate
by David Pesci •
Creating a Wave and Riding it to Film’s Pantheon
by pat •
Book review written by Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies.
