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Wesleyan in the News 1. USA Today: “America Has a History of Lynching, but it’s Not a Federal Crime. The House Just Voted to Change That” Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language Ashraf Rushdy is interviewed on the topic of legislation that would make lynching a federal crime. In the interview he called lynching “the original hate crime.” “Lynching is a blot on the history of America,” he said. “But it’s never too late to do the right thing." 2. The New York Times: “Starbucks Baristas Accuse Service Company of Abuse and Pay Gaps” Associate Professor of Sociology Jonathan…

Hadler discusses how roommates can be helpful guides to international students

President Michael Roth hopes Wesleyan's new online courses will shed light on how people learn

Assist. Prof. Laura Stark talks about the evolution of IRBs and discusses some fascinating medical history

Assistant Professor Stark urges students to become more involved in the government health care debate

In a recent Inside Higher Education article, Claire Potter, chair and professor of American studies, professor of history, director of the Center for the Americas, comments at length about academic inquiry into LGBT struggles going back before Stonewall and into the near future.

Inside Higher Education has a report on the recently-approved Wesleyan Center for Prison Education program, which will begin this fall and has grant funding for the next two years. The program will feature Wesleyan faculty and students teaching inmates at the Cheshire Correctional Institute, which is a maximum security prison here in Connecticut. Cathy Lechowicz, director of community service and volunteerism and one of the program's advisers, is quoted in the article

Claire Potter, chair and professor of American studies, professor of history, was cited in Inside Higher Ed on the debate among academics of the so-called "Obama Effect" on education, and particularly test-taking among African American students. Researchers from Vanderbilt University recently released a study stating that the test-taking performance gap was virtually eliminated during key moments of President Obama's candidacy, showing the effect of positive role models. Professor Potter had another view articulated in an essay on her blog and Inside Higher Ed took note (it is the last item in the round-up here).

Claire Potter, chair of American studies and professor of history, and Elvin Lim, assistant professor of economics, both briefly discuss what they would say to the President-elect.

Wesleyan in the News

Making International College Students Feel at Home

Roth Discusses Wesleyan’s Foray into MOOCs

Stark on Her New Book “Behind Closed Doors”

Stark: Where Are Students in the Health Care Debate?

Potter on Stonewall to Now and Beyond

Prison Education Program Gains Approval

Potter in Inside Higher Ed on ‘The Obama Effect’

Potter, Lim: What I’d Say to the President