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MIRIAM LESHIN
HOMETOWN:
 Newton, MA
HIGH SCHOOL:
 Newton South High School
MAJOR:
 African American Studies
THESIS:
 The social, economic, and political roots of
The Great New Migration
ACTIVITIES:
 I served as Editor in Chief of The Wesleyan Argus in the fall of 2008 as a junior and then studied abroad on an SIT program in Durban, South Africa for my spring semester.  During my sophomore year, I worked as Features Editor for The Argus and as a senior I am now an Executive Director.  I took flute lessons and played in the Wesleyan Wind Ensemble my freshman and sophomore years. I also tutored at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Middletown for two years as well.  Additionally, I worked in the admissions office as a tour guide for three semesters.
OUTSIDE
WESLEYAN:
 After my freshman year, I worked as a counselor at an arts campus in Dover, MA, called Charles River Creative Arts Program, where I ran a daily newspaper for kids between the ages of 8 and 15. The following summer I taught eighth grade Math and Spanish in Atlanta, GA though Breakthrough Collaborative. This past summer, I worked as a receptionist in a law firm in Boston in June and then interned at a racial justice think tank in New York City in July.
AFTER
WESLEYAN:
 I hope to participate in a service or teaching program, such as Teach for America or City Year.
FAV WES EXPERIENCE:
 My sophomore year, my RA in 202 Washington Street was really enthusiastic about Halloween, so our entire house helped plan an elaborate haunted house. We set up a scene for each room in the house - such as fake executive/guillotine room - and everyone performed their scene for three straight hours, as kids from Middletown and Wesleyan walked through. It was one of the craziest and most collaborative experiences I've had at Wes.
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