Lauren RubensteinWright discusses racism in the state and region in light of comedian Chappelle's recent heckling in Hartford
Leidy discusses balancing her career as a math professor with being a single mother to a young child
Maggio runs the alternative currency program, intended to promote commerce within the Berkshires region
Surveying students, best practices for video, and what MOOCs mean for the future of residential education
Gina Athena Ulysse, associate professor of anthropology, associate professor of African American studies, wrote a new piece for The Huffington Post, titled, "Arlene Torres or Why Anthropology Still Matters (Part II)." The article features Arlene Torres, a Hunter College professor and leading expert in urban anthropology. She recently was awarded a grant by the National Parks Service to conduct an ethnographic study of community formations in Paterson, N.J., where over 50 different ethnic groups reside. Torres notes, "parks will need to understand the new ethnic groups that become their neighbors so that they may establish collaborative relationships across linguistic and cultural…
In September, Wesleyan President Michael Roth will be a speaker at the Social Good Summit, to be held at the 92 Street Y in New York, Sept. 22-24. Fifty-five of today’s global leaders in new media, technology, nonprofits, international affairs and numerous other areas will explore “the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges.” The summit will be live streamed at new.livestream.com/mashable. It will also be shown in the Usdan University Center video lounge, for those on campus. At the conference, Roth will formally introduce a new massive open online course (MOOC) on the Coursera platform…
Gina Athena Ulysse, associate professor of anthropology, associate professor of African America studies, wrote an article, "Presumed Innocent: On Bill Traylor's Verve," which appeared on the website Anthropology Now. Ulysse reflects on an exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum by Bill Traylor, a former slave who began drawing at the age of 85, and produced his entire body of work in three years.
Dierker discusses her take-aways from teaching a "first-generation MOOC" on statistics
Adelstein describes the conditions of 1865-1941 from which the modern large corporation emerged
President Roth reviews a new book on the transformative power of great teaching
Rutland explores the domestic politics surrounding Putin's handling of the Edward Snowden affair
Former Dean of Admissions Hoy '55 set Wesleyan on course for equal access and racial diversity