Lauren RubensteinDonnie Cimino '15 is featured for his standout performance in baseball and football
Kate CarlisleA slam-winning poem "Shrinking Women" continues to attract listeners and viewers
Jennifer Curran says 45 students have registered for classes during January break
Odede '12, Posner '09 and Professor Rob Rosenthal are featured in a new documentary
"Spill" is based on the voices of people affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster
Bill FisherRick Gilberg '74, P'16, P'14 describes his Wesleyan education as a "game-changer." The son of working-class parents who never attended college, Gilberg was able to attend Wesleyan only with the support of a generous financial aid package. A religion major in the College of Letters, he says the opportunity enabled him to discover sides of himself he never knew existed. Gilberg is now a labor attorney in New York with two children attending Wesleyan. Watch the video below: [youtube]http://youtu.be/M4HH70Toq3s[/youtube] #THIS IS WHY
Bill HolderBill Belichick ’75, head coach of the Patriots, "remains deeply appreciative of his Wesleyan past."
A neuroscience major who is also pursuing the writing certificate, Rama Nakib '16 comes to Wesleyan from Iraq. Around campus, she is a monitor in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, performs slam poetry, writes for the student-run blog Wesleying, and is known for her sewing and tailoring skills, which she shares with other students. After graduation, Rama wants to pursue a medical career while remaining involved in activism for women's rights in the Middle East. Watch this video and more on Wesleyan's Video @ Wesleyan site. [youtube]http://youtu.be/Jq1EesAwZFs[/youtube] #THISISWHY
Video by award-winning WeSlam poet Lily Myers '15 has nearly 2 million views on YouTube
In this video, learn about Ellen Paik '16, who comes to Wesleyan from Seoul, South Korea. A member of the varsity crew team and the Wesleyan Student Assembly, Paik said Wesleyan lets her explore the full range of her many passions. Watch this video and many more on the Video @ Wesleyan website. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://youtu.be/ohcuQtQswqk[/youtube] #THISISWHY
On Aug. 25, Wesleyan welcomed 92 international students to campus - 71 foreign nationals and 21 U.S. citizens living abroad, or about 13 percent of the entire Class of 2017. Why did they choose Wesleyan? Here are a few of their answers: [youtube width="640" height="420"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU1_o7sl85o[/youtube]
Wesleyan alumni reunited with classmates, attended WESeminars, toured campus, visited with former professors, and congratulated the Class of 2013 during Reunion & Commencement Weekend May 23-26. On May 26,Wesleyan awarded 785 bachelor degrees; 30 master of arts degrees; 30 master of arts in liberal studies degrees; and 21 doctor of philosophy degrees: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://youtu.be/cMrnr00WF5c[/youtube] Award-winning writer, director, and producer Joss Whedon '87 delivered the Commencement Address during the 181st Commencement Ceremony: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://youtu.be/Wn866ryQ5RY[/youtube]