Lauren RubensteinGrossman: Recent government shutdown and near debt default are only the latest in a string of Oct. crises
To the contrary, the framers sought to limit the power of small factions like today's Tea Party, writes Lim
Janet Yellen's nomination as Federal Reserve chair marks another important first for women, says Jacobsen
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Szegedy-Maszak participates in a video discussion about online learning
Loui says the jury is still out regarding how music can affect one's attention span and productivity
Curran says Diderot's Encyclopedie was among the most widely distributed and influential books of his era
Grossman: GOP should take a lesson from history on the disastrous consequences of ideological crusades
As interim women's lacrosse coach, Belichick follows in her father Bill Belichick's '75 coaching footsteps
In this op-ed, Roth stresses the crucial role colleges can play in addressing economic inequality in society
Kate CarlisleThanks a million, WesScholar! The open-access repository of scholarly work at Wesleyan had its one millionth download sometime in the wee hours between Oct. 1 and 2, and the number of downloads now stands at 1,000,082, according to WesScholar’s keepers at Olin Library and ITS. The title or nature of the millionth download, however, remains obscure. “We’ve been wondering about that ourselves,” said University Archivist Leith Johnson. Perhaps it was one of the all-time top-10 downloads of faculty work, say, “A Sorcerer’s Bottle: The Visual Art of Magic in Haiti,” by Professor of Religion Elizabeth McAlister, or one of the…
Brian KattenWesleyan’s scholar-athletes continue to achieve in the classroom and on the field. Thirteen athletic teams have been honored for academic achievement by their national coaches associations for the 2012-13 year. Men's and women's cross country, field hockey and volleyball all were recognized academically during the fall. Men's and women's swimming and diving earned academic distinction for both the fall and spring semesters individually while the wrestling team was a winter achiever. Over the spring, women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's tennis received honors. Among the 11 teams cited for scholastic accomplishment, the field hockey…