Olivia DrakeStudents enrolled in ARST 131, Drawing I, practiced drawing-to-scale on April 30. Their instructor is Kate TenEyck, visiting assistant professor of art and art studio technician. (more…)
The Romance Languages and Literatures Department welcomed 10 new students to its French Honor Society, Phi Delta Phi on May 1. Students included Jesse Brent, Cara Colker-Eybel, Christina Ermilio, Elita Irving, Adam Isaacson, Miriam Kwieniewska, Yi Hui Lin, Fayette Phillips, Kyra Sutton and Savannah Whiting. (more…)
Q: Hannah, what are you majoring in and what are some of your research interests? A: I'm a Latin American studies major, with a concentration in Spanish. I'm really interested in exploring different avenues regarding community development, poverty alleviation, and social policies in Latin America. For my major's research requirement, I wrote a paper analyzing Ecuador's human and social development progress from 1990 to 2010. Q: What is your personal interest in Latin America? A: I grew up in Texas, where I was surrounded by Hispanic influences and debates on immigration. But I first fell in love with the culture,…
Several Wesleyan students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of the university attended the Edgar Beckham Helping Hand Awards Ceremony April 28 in Beckham Hall. Guests joined urban revitalization strategy consultant Majora Carter '88, former Dean of the College Janina Montero, and several other prominent alumni in recognizing students, faculty and staff who have exercised cultural sensitivity and promoted diversity and inclusion. The event was created and organized by Phabinly Gabriel ’13 and Luciana Pennant ’13. "The event was amazing," Pennant said. "It was a spectacular evening full of joy and laughter." The student award recipients are: Dorisol Inoa '13; Evan…
Lang Chen, a visiting instructor in religion, was named a 2013 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Newcombe Fellowship is the nation’s largest and most prestigious such award for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose dissertations address questions of ethical and/or religious values. Each 2013 Newcombe Fellow will receive a 12-month award of $25,000. Chen is teaching "Buddhism "and "(Non)violence in Buddhism" this semester at Wesleyan. Chen also is a doctoral candidate in religious studies at Yale University. Her dissertation, Elixir or Poison? Indian Origins and Chinese Interpretations of Buddhist Antinomian…
Wesleyan's WESU 88.1 FM was named the "2013 Best College Radio Station" by the Hartford Advocate in April 2013. Read more.
History major Sophia Hussain '13 received a $500 grant from the Grants Award Committee of the Roosevelt Institute. According to David Woolner, Senior Fellow and Hyde Park Resident Historian of the Roosevelt Institute, "the Roosevelt Institute does not normally grant awards to undergraduate students, but given the quality of Sophia's proposal, which was excellent, we decided to make an exception in [her] case." The award is meant to assist Hussain's research at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Shakti, the South Asian Student Association, hosted the second annual Holi (Festival of Colors) April 27 on Foss Hill. Students freckled each other in colored powder at the event to celebrate spring. (Photos by Olivia Drake. Video by Bill Fisher) (more…)
Two Wesleyan students received honorable mentions from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Sam Factor '14, a physics and computer science double major, and Elliot Meyerson '14, a computer science and mathematics double major, each received a letter of congratulations and a certificate from the foundation. The 2013-14 Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,107 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. Factor, who hails from Madison, Wisc., hopes to pursue a Ph.D in physics and conduct research in physics,…