News & Events
Election 2020 Initiative Fund Launches
The Wesleyan E2020 Initiative Fund awards Wesleyan students grants to engage in political campaigns, voter registration efforts, and issues advocacy at the local, state, or national level. Application deadline for Winter Break is Dec. 13 – apply now!
African Culture, Identity Showcased at Taste of Africa
Students Explore Career Paths at ESPN, LEGO, Pfizer, and More
Greenhouse ’73, P’08 Lectures on the Past and Future of American Labor
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Roth on Wesleyan
E2020 — Supporting Student Engagement in Elections
We launch the Wesleyan Election 2020 initiative (E2020) with the goal of encouraging and supporting thoughtful participation of students, faculty and staff in the public sphere.
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Michael S. Roth '78
Wesleyan Magazine
World Views
Global experiences have a special power to challenge and inspire. From Cuba to Kenya, meet the faculty, students, and alumni whose work transcends borders and helps Wesleyan build and sustain enduring connections with the wider world.
Issue 3
2019
Wes in the News
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The Los Angeles Times
Opinion: Our Food is Tainted with E. coli, Yet the FDA is Rolling Back Safety Rules
“We should not be surprised that a regulation-averse administration would disregard the science of food safety, but it is concerning that consumers have become complacent about yearly outbreaks of E. coli contamination and largely silent about the rollback of food safety regulations,” write Fred Cohan and Isaac Klimasmith '20 in this op-ed. -
The Conversation
From Their Balloons, the First Aeronauts Transformed Our View of the World
On the release of the new film, "The Aeronauts," Jennifer Tucker writes about the first hot-air balloon trips in the 19th century, and how they transformed our view of the world and enabled important scientific discoveries. -
Boston Globe
How this Boston musician landed megastar conductor Simon Rattle for her breast cancer fund-raiser
Flutist and breast cancer survivor Julie Scolnik ’78 reflects on the good fortune that saved her life. As artistic director of local chamber ensemble Mistral Music, she found a way to use her resources to help underserved women diagnosed with breast cancer.
