Divestment—the act of reducing financial exposure to an asset in the interest of financial or social goals—has been a major topic of discussion at the University following Howard Bunsis’ external audit of University finances in September 2023, student protests regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the publication of an anonymous zine, “Begging for Table Scraps.” Divestment movements, popularized during […]
On Wednesday, April 17, investigative journalist Andrea Bernstein P’20 met with University students and faculty to discuss her career in journalism and her recent coverage of former President Donald Trump’s criminal charges in New York City. The talk, sponsored by the Government Department and the College of Social Studies, was organized by Professor of Government Sonali […]
The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) has made the decision to slowly transition Washington Street program housing to more central locations beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, citing issues of safety and potential isolation from the rest of the campus community. Lotus House, currently located at 356 Washington St., will be the first to move, relocating to 267 […]
Over 1000 people gathered on Foss Hill on the afternoon of Monday, April 8 to watch the Great North American Eclipse, which traced a path of totality across 13 U.S. states. From the Middletown vantage point, the moon obscured approximately 92% of the sun during the eclipse’s maximum coverage, at 3:27 pm. Students in the […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, President Michael Roth ’78 announced that the Wesleyan will award honorary degrees to three individuals at the 192nd Commencement on May 26, 2024. The recipients include Imani Perry, Raj Chetty, and Michael Greenberg ’76 P’14, all of whom currently teach at Harvard University. Perry will also deliver the commencement speech. In […]
On March 25, the University’s annual Hugo L. Black Lecture on Freedom of Expression hosted Carleton College professors Amna Khalid and Jeff Snyder to analyze academic freedom in higher education in a presentation entitled “Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee: Campus Censorship from the ‘STOP WOKE ACT’ to Israel-Palestine.” Sponsored by the Allbritton […]
In light of recent divestment concerns, the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) is reviving the Committee for Investor Responsibility (CIR), a student, faculty, staff, and alumni panel that advises the University’s board of trustees on ethical matters related to University endowment. The CIR, an auxiliary committee of the WSA, represents the community in advocating for greater […]
At least 26 cars near the University had their windows broken and valuables taken from them around 3:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25. Two of the vehicles were student cars parked on Pearl Street and Court Street, and at least 17 other vehicles were damaged north of Washington Street. Detectives from the Middletown Police Department […]
On the evening of Saturday, Feb. 17, a senior house on Brainerd Avenue had a carbon monoxide leak, leading to an evacuation of the building. Debbra Goh ’24, the only resident who had been staying in her house on Brainerd Avenue for an extended period of time that day, recounted having a headache and feeling dizzy. […]
Members of the Black Student Union, Ujamma (BSU), worked with University administrators to arrange events throughout February in celebration of Black History Month (BHM). The calendar included workshops, discussion spaces, social gatherings, film screenings, and performing arts events. The planning committee consisted of Alise Mackey ’24, Shekinah Mba ’26, Oluchi Chukwuemeka ’25, Tre Studgeon ’26, […]