On Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, approximately 30 students gathered in Boger Hall for a post-inauguration discussion on student organizing efforts under the new Trump administration, moderated by the Wesleyan Democrats’ (WesDems) Executive Committee. Their discussions focused on the flaws of the unsuccessful Harris campaign and the future of student organizing on campus in the face of the […]
After a five-day voting period ended on Monday, Feb. 3, the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA)’s Referendum Protecting the Partnership Between the University Network for Human Rights and the Human Rights Advocacy Minor passed with 97% of the 812 votes cast in support. The referendum was held after 637 students signed a petition in support of […]
According to an email sent by Director of Public Safety (PSafe) Scott Rohde on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 12:30 a.m., an intruder broke into three residences on campus, one on Brainerd Avenue and two on High Street, between 11:20 p.m. and 11:48 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. All three incidents were called into PSafe by […]
In the two weeks following his second inauguration, President Donald Trump has signed a swath of powerfully worded executive orders targeting universities across the nation. His orders have taken aim at nearly all corners of the federal government’s relationship with higher education, ranging from authorizing the Department of Education to punish schools that allow transgender […]
A section of the third floor of Bennet Hall flooded on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The leak occurred after heavy snowfall and several days of unusually cold weather, with temperatures reaching a low of 10 degrees Fahrenheit. “The leak was caused by the cold weather freezing a coil in an exhaust recovery unit, which brings air […]
Days before the Spring semester began, members of Wesleyan University’s Human Rights Advocacy Minor (HRAM) received communication about the potential dissolution of the program’s contract with the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR), an external organization based in Middletown, C.T., focusing on the study and practice of global advocacy. After conversations with the administration about contractual issues within the academic minor, HRAM Steering […]
University employees making the state minimum wage saw an increase in their hourly pay from $15.69 to $16.35 beginning on Jan. 1, 2025. This increase is mandated by HB 5004, passed by the Connecticut state legislature in 2019. The law required that, beginning in 2024, the state minimum wage be tied to the federal employment cost index, […]
Post-Election Series In the wake of the reelection of former president Donald Trump, the University hosted a three-day series of events exploring student and faculty research in domestic and international politics. The events began with a town hall event on Wednesday, Dec. 4, followed by a reception and student presentations the following day, and a post-election […]
After a months-long Community Standards Board (CSB) judicial process centered on charges of discriminatory harassment, Reana Akthar ’27 has now seen her case closed. Akthar was one of the eight students charged in connection with the Sept. 21 rally advocating for divestment from companies invested in Israel. She has now received an additional five points […]
The Wesleyan Young Socialists hosted a meeting on Monday, Nov. 25 to discuss the future of organizing following the election of former president Donald Trump earlier this month. Around 15 students were in attendance at the meeting, which featured a talk by Hartford Public Schools teacher and Workers’ Voice member Sean Phillips. The meeting was […]