150 Events during 2012 Reunion & Commencement

Join the Wesleyan community for class reunions, educational WESeminars, picnics, campus tours, a parade of classes and much more during the 2012 Reunion & Commencement festivities May 24-May 27 on campus. Read more...

NSM Students Present Thesis Research

Fifteen students presented their research in the sciences and mathematics, with topics ranging from self-driving cars to the growth of galaxies to cognitive therapies for patients with schizophrenia. Read more...

Law Firm Establishes Fund for Women and Gender

A $500,000 gift from the law firm DLA Piper to establish the Amy Schulman Fund for Women and Gender will go to support work in this field at Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities. Schulman '82, P '11 is a former partner and a member of Wesleyan's Board of Trustees. Read more...

Resor Seeks Better Understanding of Earthquakes

Assistant Professor Phillip Resor will lead Wesleyan students in a National Science Foundation-funded study of ancient fault lines in order to improve understanding of earthquakes and their effects. Read more...

Anthropology Class Helps Brooklyn Neighborhood

Students enrolled in the Creative Campus anthropology course partnered with several community activism groups in a North Brooklyn neighborhood to address multiple health, social and environmental challenges facing the community.  Read more...

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Campus News

• High School Humanities Program Celebrates 40 Years
• Professor, 3 Students Named Fulbright Fellows
• 6 Faculty to be Appointed Endowed Professorships
• Wesleyan Hosts Writers Conference June 14-17

People

• 5 Employees Receive Cardinal Awards for April
• Johnson Hired as New University Archivist

Alumni News

• The Avengers, Directed by Whedon '87, Box-Office Hit
• Galinsky '96 Leads Workshop for Patricelli Center
• Rynick '74 Writes Zen Memoir
• Massen '84 Writes Drawing Guide for Clothed Figure

Campus Snapshots

• Energy Experts Discuss Economy of Oil at Shasha Seminar
• Center Hosts Forum on Authenticity in the Americas
• Students Inducted into French Honor Society, Pi Delta Phi
• Writing, Cooks, Books Celebrated at Foodstock
• Local Community Participates in Wesleyan's Big Draw
• Rev. Billy Preaches on Anti-Consumerism
• WILD Wes Hosts Earth Day Gathering
• Wellness Tips, Vendors at Cardinal Fit Kick-Off

Achievements

• Roth Speaks at MCC's Presidential Inauguration
• Bonin Featured Presenter at 2 International Conferences
• Music Department Creates Film to Benefit Japan Relief
• Rudensky's Photos to Appear in Generation Exhibit
• Lana '12, Spates '12 Receive Award to Study in Germany
• Krishnan's Dance Performance Praised in Canadian Media
• Cohen's New Book Reviewed in The New Yorker
• Book by Reed Nominated for Shirley Jackson Award

Grants

• Doris Duke Supports CFA's Feet to the Fire

Publications

• Weil Author of Thinking Animals: Why Animal Studies Now