Adjusting to college is never an easy task. Learning to balance workload and social well-being, dealing with homesickness, and living in a new environment can pose challenges for everyone. While programs like New Student Orientation (NSO) aim to make the transition to life at college smoother, some students—whose backgrounds may magnify these challenges—require additional support. […]
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The pandemic not only prevented students from traveling through the University’s study abroad program, but also inhibited foreign exchange students from coming to Middletown. During the 2020-2021 academic year, international students had trouble obtaining visas and hesitated to travel due to COVID-19. As a result, the University hosted only one undergraduate exchange student and no foreign language teaching assistants […]
From the way his eyes light up when talking about his time spent in neuroscience labs, you’d never guess that Ben Filio ’22 came to Wesleyan to pursue the College of Social Sciences (CSS). He’s worked for Pi Café and Weshop for his entire academic career, was one of the first mentors for Wesleyan’s FGLI […]
Every other Thursday night, the Wesleyan chapter of John Quincy Adams Society (JQAS) gathers around the wooden tables in Usdan 110 to discuss non-United Nations International Organizations and foreign policy. The club was founded this year by Connor Matteson ’23, who was inspired to create a space for foreign policy discussion on campus after taking a gap […]
Though at first convinced that his WesCeleb nomination was a practical joke, Noah Olsen ’22 is well-known on campus: He spends his days setting records on the track team, cosplaying as a cardinal at football games, and being tagged constantly in the senior GroupMe. The Argus (miraculously) was able to convince him to share more […]
Foundations of Contemporary Psychology (PSYC105) is undoubtedly one of the most popular classes at the University. As of Fall 2021, Wesleyan is home to 266 psychology majors, each of whom has taken this introductory course or placed out of it through an advanced placement credit. The class covers a wide range of topics, including emotion, […]
The promise of studying abroad has always been a draw of college life: universities advertise their study abroad programs to incoming first-years, many parents urge their kids to travel, and certain majors even list a semester away as a requirement. However, travel restrictions and COVID-19 regulations have drastically impacted present and future study abroad experiences. […]
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The University celebrated its first-ever National First Generation, Low-Income (FGLI) Day on Monday, Nov. 8 with a social open to all FGLI students, faculty, administration, and local high schoolers at the Labyrinth Tent. The FGLI Advisory Board, the Resource Center, and the Office for Equity and Inclusion organized the celebration. Members of the FGLI Advisory […]