Olivia Drake
The McKelvey Green welcomes spring's Wes squirrels babies to campus! There are at least a dozen youngsters frolicking around the elm trees on College Row this month. View more photos on the WesSquirrels Facebook page. (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
After three days of heavy rains, the sun broke through the clouds over campus on April 23, revealing a bright spring morning. (more…)
On Feb. 12, another winter snow squall swept through campus, leaving about four inches of snow on the ground. (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
Following a winter storm and subzero temperatures on Jan. 20-22, students returned from Winter Recess to a campus crystallized in an icy sheathing. Several trees on campus succumbed to broken limbs. Pictured below are scenes on campus on Jan. 22: (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
Cynthia RockwellThis year’s Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, "Suicide and Resilience: Finding the Words,” will be held Sept. 14–15. It will begin with opening remarks by Leslie Shasha ’82, PhD, in Memorial Chapel at 4 p.m., followed by the keynote address by author and suicide loss survivor Eric Marcus on “Resilience in the Aftermath of Suicide.” The Shasha Seminar, an annual educational forum for Wesleyan alumni, parents, and friends, explores issues of global concern in a small seminar environment. Endowed by James Shasha '50, P'82, the Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns supports lifelong learning and encourages participants to expand their knowledge…
Wesleyan's campus is home to hundreds of flowers, shrubs, and trees that bloom throughout the summer. Pictured is a sampling of August's blooms. (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
After temperatures reached nearly 60 degrees on Sunday, April 1, students trudged through snow on Monday heading to classes. (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
As the northern hemisphere nears the winter solstice (Dec. 21), the Wesleyan community acclimates to shorter days. Pictured are scenes of campus between 5 and 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 6: (more…)
For this year’s First Year Matters program, incoming new students read Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric during the summer before their arrival on campus. Rankine, a noted poet and author, had been on campus for Commencement 2017, when she received an honorary degree and addressed the graduating class. On Sept. 1, Rankine was back at Wesleyan to address the Class of 2021, offering insights into the development of the book. She also entered into a discussion with first-year students, taking questions from the audience, who gave her snaps of approval throughout her talk and a standing ovation at the…