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Breaking Down ‘Barriers to the Ballot’
Formerly incarcerated individuals face tremendous obstacles following their reentry, including the right to vote. Three advocates for reform—reentry expert Tracie Bernardi Guzman, organizer James Jeter, and State Senator Gary Winfield—discussed ways to break down these barriers during a panel at the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life on Oct. 8.
October 15, 2024
Renamed College of Science and Technology Studies Aligns with Growth in the Field
The Science in Society Program has been renamed and elevated to the College of Science and Technology Studies (STS). The new name reflects trends in the field. “We think it offers clarity for faculty and students—it offers a proper alignment with the world outside of Wesleyan,” said Professor of STS and Chair Anthony Hatch.
October 16, 2024
Bringing ‘Job’ to Broadway
In about a decade since he first took a class at Wesleyan, playwright Max Wolf Friedlich ’17 has a Broadway production, Job, which has taken the theater world by storm. He said he got there through a do-it-yourself type of approach. Read more in Wesleyan University Magazine.
October 2, 2024
Wes in the News
ABC News
Erika Franklin Fowler, professor of government and co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project, joined ABC News’ “FiveThirtyEight Politics” podcast to break down the political ads flooding the nation’s screens.
The Guardian
The JOIDES Resolution, a large research vessel, has been influential in the scientific community’s understanding of the climate crisis, tectonic plates, and natural events like earthquakes over its 40-year history. Its current voyage to Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, will be its last. The Guardian spoke to Suzanne O’Connell, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, who has been on eight voyages on the JOIDES.
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Wesleyan in the News: September 2024
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Center for the Study of Guns and Society to Host Annual Fall Conference
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