Bill HolderCanadian dance critic Michael Crabb previews "Fallen Rain," a production by Artist in Residence Hari Krishnan that will be performed this weekend in Toronto.
David PesciIndonesia's Mount Tambora is rumbling, which may have implications for the Pacific Rim and the world
Foreign aid, usually an effective leverage tool, is not working for the U.S. with the Palestinian Authority
If the sense that President Obama is weak on Russia lingers, it could be an issue in 2012
Olivia DrakeWant to stay up to date on Wesleyan campus life, events and student and faculty news? The university offers several ways to stay connected to all-things-Wes. The Wesleyan Connection online newsletter, which you're reading right now, is an image-rich news-piece e-mailed to Wesleyan's faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni about twice a month. It highlights faculty and student research, Wesleyan staff members, faculty publications, grants and achievements and recent events. The editors welcome story ideas. The newsletter is online here. The Wesleyan Connection isn't to be confused with Wesconnect the online community for Wesleyan alumni. Wesconnect is the best source of information…
Professor Bruce discusses this landmark composition, which he will conduct live on Sept. 17
Even in oppressive countries nonviolent uprisings succeed more often than armed rebellions
An article by Katie McConnell '13 and Emma Leonard '13 was featured in a recent Permaculture Institute of the Northeast newsletter. McConnell and Leonard are members of the new student group WILD Wes (Working for Intelligent Landscape Design). They've been vying for permacultural principles to be adopted into the University’s landscaping practices. In the past year, the group hosted its first annual Sustainable Landscaping Design Charrette, where Wesleyan faculty, administrative members, permaculturists, landscaping experts, and students from Wesleyan and nearby Northeastern colleges converged. In the newsletter, McConnell and Leonard explain how at the conference, groups collaborated to develop permacultural and sustainable…
In an opinion piece for The Hartford Courant, Jonathan Cutler, chair and associate professor of sociology, explains how a austerity budget deal brokered by Connecticut’s governor with a coalition of public employee union leaders was then torpedoed by rank-and-file union members. The Connecticut deal was initially applauded nationally because Democratic Governor Malloy, unlike Wisconsin’s Republican governor Scott Walker, seemed better positioned to win painful union concessions without sparking street protests by labor and liberals. Those applause came too early, however, as state employee union members rejected the cuts agreed by an anti-democratic union structure created by the the state and…
President Roth discusses short- and long-term economic impact of private universities and colleges
The noted film scholar introduced three classic films at the popular annual Texas-based film festival.
Armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan may set up a Georgia-style invasion by Russia