Classes Online Begin
Spring semester resumed on March 23, with students and faculty continuing their classes online. In his blog, President Roth shares some first-day reflections and notes the power of being together again—even via virtual means.
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Roth on Wesleyan
Remote Classes and a Quiet Campus
There is an active discussion among faculty members about their first week of classes teaching remotely. Some are finding it very challenging to manage a series of discussions in real time with "breakout sessions" and the like, while others miss the immediate cues a teacher gets from watching the reactions of students right there, face-to-face, in a classroom.
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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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Inside Higher Ed
Contagious Civic Engagement
President Michael Roth calls for a "virtuous contagion" to stimulate participation among young people in the 2020 elections. -
The New Yorker
Breaking Transmission: The Fight Against the Coronavirus Offers a Strategy for Cutting Carbon
Charles Barber, who has written extensively on mental-health and criminal-justice issues, is quoted in this article on "breaking chains of transmission" as a strategy to combat diverse global challenges. -
The MetroWest Daily News
Westborough Playwright Draws on Childhood in Arlington for 'Our Daughters, Like Pillars'
Playwright Kristen Greenbridge '96 discusses her play, a family comedy based on her enduring bond with her sisters. It premiered March 20 at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company.
