David PesciExpert on Russian affairs discusses the possible barriers for the country's potential WTO membership
What happens when $1,624 worth of fashion meets practical creativity and common sense?
Charles Kurose ’10 who graduated in May with a degree in economics, discusses what it is like to go from the very top of one social system – being a college senior – to the very bottom of a new system: the job market and an entry level position, in a June 15 Wall Street Journal article. "The transition from college to the workforce is a watershed in your life, where you leap from the peak of one totem pole to clutch at the bottom of a new one," he writes. "You find yourself in a new setting with new…
Ahmed Ismail ’12 is featured in a profile by The Wall Street Journal of St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, a unique all-boys school in Newark, N.J., that focuses on achievement, self-discipline, and an honor code that in part states: “whatever hurts my brother hurts me.” Located in one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Newark, the school is known for its code of ethics, minority enrollment, outstanding academic programs, and excellence in sports. More than 95 percent of the school’s graduates go on to college.
In a June 2 OpEd for The Hartford Courant, Lauren Valentino '10 outlines how the new rules for student internships issued by the Federal Department of Labor have made internships cost-exclusive for students at liberal arts institutions. Valentino says that one unintended consequence of requiring unpaid internships to be “for-credit” will require liberal arts students to work for free and pay steep fees to attain academic credit. The result is a double financial hit that only the most affluent students will be able to afford. She writes: "A system that already disproportionately benefited those able to work without pay will…
The Kibera School for Girls and The Johanna Justin Jinich Memorial Clinic of Kibera were featured on Channel 3 News. The story discusses the facilities created by a small group of Wesleyan students their organization Shining Hope for Communities. The school was built last year and the clinic will go up this summer. Shining Hope for Communities has received more than $100,000 in grants and awards this year alone. Shining Hope for Communities and the Kibera School for Girls were founded and created by Kennedy Odede '12 and Jessica Posner '09; they were joined by Leah Lucid '10 and Arielle…
Priscilla Meyer, professor of Russian language and literatures, was featured on a recent episode of the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR. Meyer discusses the idea doppelgangers and doubles that permeates myth, literature and life. Meyer’s part of the show begins at the 29:20 mark.
Story profiles school and clinic created by Odede '12, Posner '09, Lucid '10, and Tolman 10'.
The Denver Mayor and Colorado gubernatorial candidate gives a few clues about his upcoming speech
He says decision to attend Wesleyan was in part influenced by a video by Wesleyan Athletes on Unigo's site.
Corrina Kerr"Practical Water" by poet Brenda Hillman was awarded a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry.
Data show fast-growing, flowering plants 110 million years ago, spread quickly through river basins.