Lauren Rubenstein

“Sporting its conspicuous red crest, the eponymous Northern Cardinal can be found year round on sweatshirts and coffee mugs across campus. In addition to the homecoming football game, the species is also commonly attracted to suburban feeders where it uses its powerful, conical bill specialized to crush seeds. The Northern Cardinal is arguably one of the most recognizable birds in North America.” So begins an entry on the Northern Cardinal, or cardinalis caridnalis, in A Field Guide to the Birds of Wesleyan, a book written and illustrated by Oliver James ’14 for the capstone project of his College of the…

Wesleyan seniors share their theses with the world on The Huffington Post

We must do better than a system that treats patients as cogs, and is blind to cost and quality

Instead of looking backwards on its 40th anniversary, CFA is charging forward with innovative programming

As the semester ends and students head off on their summer adventures, The Wesleyan Connection checked in with several students about their summer internships. Here's a sampling of some of the exciting opportunities they will be pursuing.

Joseph Eusebio ’17 was selected to take part in the brand new Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Washington this summer. According to the program website, this eight-week, all-expenses-paid program will take students on a journey from the “urban jungle” to the old growth forest and back, allowing them to explore how conservation can make a difference, and how they can make a difference in conservation. Eusebio is one of only 26 students on the team, chosen from a pool of nearly 400 applicants. He said he came across the scholarship by chance while thinking about opportunities…

Two current state governors who proudly call Wes their alma mater will be back on campus during Reunion & Commencement Weekend, May 22-25. Both Gov. Peter Shumlin ‘79 of Vermont and Gov. John Hickenlooper ’74, MA ’80, Hon ’10 of Colorado will be celebrating their reunion years, and giving talks during the weekend. On May 24, Hickenlooper will give a WESeminar from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., titled “An Inside Look Into the Legalization of Marijuana.” He will address how the decision by voters to legalize small amounts of marijuana for adult use is affecting his state of Colorado, and potentially…

President Roth writes on the value of a pragmatic liberal education following the release of his new book

In this issue of The Wesleyan Connection, we speak with Taylor Goodstein from the Class of 2014. She is delivering a WESeminar at Reunion & Commencement on the topic of her capstone project: “Looking Inward: Examining the Broken Brain and Reducing Stigma.” Q: Taylor, what is your major, and how did you settle on this topic for your thesis? A: I am a neuroscience and behavior and biology double major, and I am also obtaining a certificate in creative writing. I was never planning on writing a thesis because I don’t conduct research in a neuroscience or biology laboratory, but…

In this issue of The Wesleyan Connection, we speak with Oluwaremilekun "Remi" Ojurongbe of the Class of 2014. She will deliver a WESeminar at Reunion & Commencement on the topic of her capstone project, “Illegality, Criminality, and the Taxpayer’s Burden: The Incomplete U.S. Immigration Narrative.” Q: Remi, what is your major and why did you decide to write a thesis? A: I am a psychology and government double major, but I decided to conduct research in psychology mainly because of the classes that I took in the department. Courses like Professor Sarah Carney’s "Psychology in the Law," and "Cultural Psychology"…

Yohe is vice chair of the National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee

Wes students are "very much a part of the fabric of our school," says MacDonough School principal

James ’14 Publishes Field Guide to the Birds of Wesleyan

The Thesis Project

Bush ’93 Offers a Prescription to Fix Hospitals

40 Years of the CFA

Students Share Their Summer 2014 Internship Opportunities

Eusebio ’17 to Study Washington’s Natural Environment as Doris Duke Conservation Scholar

Governors Shumlin, Hickenlooper to Speak on Campus during Reunion

Why Liberal Education Matters

Goodstein ’14 to Deliver WESeminar on Mental Illness and Stigma

Ojurongbe ’14 to Speak on Media Depictions of Immigration

New Assessment: Climate Change is Here and Now

Wesleyan Partners with Local Elementary School