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Wesleyan Celebrates 190th Commencement
Wesleyan University gathered together May 22 at its 190th Commencement to celebrate the resilience and creativity of the Class of 2022. "Today’s ceremony marks a transition in your lives from students to alumni, closing out a truly extraordinary four years—a good portion of which will be indelibly stamped on our collective memory for their many difficulties and your uplifting response to them,” said Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth '78.
May 22, 2022
Wesleyan Community Comes Together To Celebrate Reunion and Commencement 2022
Alumni from the class years ending in 2s and 7s returned to their alma mater for Reunion & Commencement Weekend 2022 to celebrate and immerse themselves in all things Wesleyan.May 21, 2022
Commencement Speakers Stress the Freedom of Laughter, Plotting Your Path, Culture Peace
Commencement speakers Freeman Hrabowski III, Dr. Joseph J. Fins ’82, Gloria Steinem, Kalli Jackson '22, and President Michael Roth ’78 shared uplifting remarks with the Class of 2022. "Don’t let anybody else define who you are, to keep hope alive, and to never, never, never give up," Hrabowski said.May 22, 2022
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Stephen Talbot '70 discusses how he got into acting. Talbot made his acting debut as Gilbert on the hit classic TV sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” in 1959. “[His parents] said, ‘OK, we’ll get you a good agent and you can act, but you’ll always have to stay in a regular school.’ So I started going out on interviews and got roles right away.”W42ST
A 19,000-pound landmark artwork, created by Malcolm Cochran ’71 is now on display at Pier 96 in New York City. Titled “Private Passage,” the artwork was hauled, rolled, pushed, and cajoled back onto its foundations.
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Wesleyan Community Comes Together To Celebrate Reunion and Commencement 2022
Mittelstadt ’92 to Explore Historic Right-Wing Grassroots Organizations as 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
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“A Very Intimate Process:” Farina ’23 and Chaffee ’00 on curating the Senior Thesis Showcase
Shapiro-Silverberg Distinguished Writers in Residence Program Launches in 2022-23
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Hoffman ’23 Earns All-American Honors in Women’s Indoor Track
Peek ’22 Named Division III All-American in Men’s Basketball
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Children, Parents Tour the New Neighborhood Preschool Facility on Campus
Wesleyan Celebrates the Class of 2022 at the 190th Commencement
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