The University is continuing its steam-to-hot water pipe conversion and is currently on the sixth of nine phases scheduled to be completed by 2029. The half-finished project intends to reduce the University’s carbon footprint as part of their commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2035. This past summer, the University converted the pipes for Nicolson 7; […]
Hamas—a Palestinian Islamist political and military organization—launched a large-scale attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory bordering the country, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. As the brutal war between Israel and Hamas fighters continues, its presence on the Wesleyan campus and in surrounding communities is impossible to ignore. Student activism has since […]
The University hosted this year’s Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (KNAC) Fall Symposium, which brings together faculty and students from eight liberal arts colleges and universities in the Northeast to present astronomy student research and foster interaction between campuses. Astronomy and physics departments from Colgate University, Haverford College, Middlebury College, Swarthmore College, Vassar College, Wellesley College, […]
The Gordon Career Center (GCC)—the University’s office for assisting students in professional development through career advising, document review, recruiting, and educational programming—launched a new website in spring 2023. The new website is intended to serve as a digital career center that can provide comprehensive resources for students to explore potential careers and make informed decisions after graduation. GCC Director Sharon Belden […]
Professor of Accounting at Eastern Michigan University Howard Bunsis delivered the results of his external audit of Wesleyan’s finances at Russell House on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Wesleyan’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) sponsored the audit, which comes shortly after the AAUP launched its One Faculty! Campaign in Spring 2023 in an effort to institute a series of policy […]
Red & Black Cafe customers may have noticed a new area with paint jars on desks and paintings on walls behind the glass window next to the cafe’s entrance. This two-story facility at 45 Broad St. has served as a temporary workspace for seniors in the art studio program to work on their theses since the beginning of classes […]
President Michael Roth ’78 announced that loans will no longer be a part of student financial aid packages beginning with the Fall 2024 semester in a campus-wide email sent on Thursday, Sept. 28. The new no-loan policy encompasses both institutional loans as well as Federal Direct Loans issued to U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens who complete Free Application for […]
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state minimum wage will increase from $15 per hour to $15.69 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024 in a press release published on Monday, Sept. 18. The wage increase is the first implementation of Connecticut’s economic indicator adjustment, a measure that reflects increasing costs of living and employment in the […]
The management of Red & Black Cafe (RBC) and WesWings (Swings) voluntarily recognized a union for student and permanent employees in a statement released on Aug. 28, 2023, after an independent service certified union cards that were signed by employees and collected by UNITE HERE. The recognition came as a surprise to many after a contentious […]
The Middletown XtraMile shuttle service, an on-demand ride program operating to and from 17 stops around the city, has replaced the app for requesting pickups and updated its hours of operation for the fall 2023 semester. The changes come as the program, which started last year, applies for additional funding to expand the shuttle service. Through the XtraMile app, users […]