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Starr Lab Develops New Model to Study Novel Phase Change Material
Professor of Physics Francis Starr and student co-authors developed a new model to simulate phase changes, like transitioning from a liquid to a solid, in soft matter and materials. The model, which uses machine learning, could offer insight into phase changes that impact things like the storage of data on smartphones.
February 4, 2025

Dynamic Pluralism in Chaotic Times
President Michael S. Roth ’78 wrote a message to the University community in response to recent changes in governmental policy. Roth said, “the University will do everything it can to protect the most vulnerable among us. We remain committed to principles of non-discrimination, including equal protection, regardless of gender, national origin, or citizenship.”
January 31, 2025

Angle’s New Book Debates Critical Questions About Confucianism
Professor of Philosophy Stephen Angle’s latest book, Progressive Confucianism and Its Critics: Dialogues from the Confucian Heartland, debates critical questions about Confucianism through eight conversations between Angle and experts in China.
January 28, 2025
Wesleyan in the News: January 2025
January 21, 2025
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The New York Times
The New York Times interviewed President Michael S. Roth ’78 in an article on universities’ responses to President Trump’s endowment tax proposals. Roth acknowledged the difficulties that a potential tax hike would have on Wesleyan, stating that “it means we will be serving fewer worthy applicants.”
CBS News
Rob Rosenthal Distinguished Professor of Civic Engagement of Civic Engagement Khalilah Brown-Dean appeared on CBS News to speak on the aftermath of the D.C. plane crash, specifically President Trump’s comments on DEI. “It’s not about parties or ideology,” said Brown-Dean, “it’s about ‘can we reaffirm the humanity of the people that have been lost?’”
A Crucial Time for Higher Ed
President Michael S. Roth ’78 joins Wesleyan’s Executive Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and host of NPR’s Disrupted Khalilah Brown-Dean for a wide-ranging discussion on fostering hope in the face of cynicism, escaping our echo chambers, what DEI really means, and building fellowship by granting the permission to be wrong.
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