David PesciPresident Michael S. Roth says this cynical election cycle does not bode well for positive change.
Protest of an opponent, a bomb threat, and other unrest could not derail the 1969 Little Three Champs
New York City has been paired with images of Wall Street greed, out-of-touch incumbents in ads across the U.S.
Associate Professor Gina Ulysse discusses the influence of two authors on her students and herself
A WESeminar will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 23 in Memorial Chapel titled "Journalism and Social Change: A Conversation with Koeppel Journalism Fellows William Finnegan and Jane Eisner." The presentation will be moderated by Anne Greene, director of Writing Programs. William Finnegan, staff writer for The New Yorker, is the author of award-winning works of international journalism. He has written about immigration issues and politics in Europe and Mexico; racism and conflict in Southern Africa; and poverty among youth in the U.S. Jane Eisner '77, editor of the Forward, a weekly Jewish newspaper of major influence nationally and internationally. She…
Knight Foundation President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of The Newseum, and former publisher of The Miami Herald, Alberto Ibargüen '66, is the featured speaker for the 18th annual Dwight L. Greene Symposium in Memorial Chapel on Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. Ibargüen will explore the opportunities and challenges in today's shifting information landscape. He will discuss an information paradox we are experiencing; specifically: We have more information available to us on any given day than most humans had in their lifetime during all of recorded history. Yet, for now, there is less information being produced that is local,…
Haiti will not be 'saved' by the garment industry Dupuy says; rather it's repeating old cycles of exploitation
As part of Wesleyan’s emergency preparedness plan, Wesleyan will conduct a test of our campus-wide emergency notification system to students, faculty and staff on Thurs., Oct. 14 at Noon.
Wesleyan Media Project reveals nearly $200M spent on U.S. House and Senate ads from Sept. 1 to Oct. 10
Chair of Film Studies will provide commentary as part of TCM's new TV series.
Bill HolderWesleyan has received gifts totaling $5 million from Terry Huffington, her family and the Huffington Foundation to fund an endowed faculty chair in the College of the Environment and endowed scholarships. The Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in the College of the Environment, created with a $3 million gift from the Foundation, will benefit the nascent College, devoted to the development of environmental knowledge and the exploration of innovative approaches to environmental problems. A separate $2 million gift establishes endowed scholarships that will support Wesleyan’s need-blind financial aid program. “Through these very generous gifts, Terry Huffington, her family and the Huffington…
Olivia DrakePresident Michael S. Roth, tri-chair of the 75th anniversary Middlesex County United Way campaign, recalled the university's first campaign on behalf of United Way (then the Community Chest) in his Oct. 11 letter to the Wesleyan community. Noting that times were tough as the Great Depression lingered, he said, "The response at Wesleyan was remarkable. Every member of the Wesleyan faculty and staff stepped in and donated funds to help less fortunate neighbors meet their basic needs. "As then, our neighbors today are struggling in tough times. And as then, through the United Way, we can help." Through the campaign,…