FJP condemns the subjection of 5 Wesleyan students to detention and threats of suspension and expulsion while exercising their fundamental right to protest the university’s complicity in Israeli apartheid and US-funded genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. We reaffirm what had, up until Friday, September 20, seemed to be a shared commitment to keeping […]
We, faculty members at Wesleyan University, fully support the Wesleyan Graduate Student Union (WesGLU) in their efforts to form a union with OPEIU Local 153. Signed: Jeffers Lennox, History Cori Anderson, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Joe Fitzpatrick, College of Letters Matthew Garrett, English & American Studies Dave Constantine, Mathematics Ulrich Plass, German Studies & College of […]
On Sunday, Sept. 22, the Board sent out a letter telling us that it “rejected a proposal from the Committee for Investor Responsibility (CIR) for divestment of the University’s endowment from companies that supply services, equipment, or weapons to Israel.” There will of course be many opinions about the specific recommendation as it relates to Israel. […]
Hello friends of The Argus! Welcome (back) to Wesleyan! As the chill of the fall descends upon campus, so does our reign descend upon The Argus. We are very excited to be serving as your Editors-in-Chief (EICs) for Fall 2024! We want to thank our predecessors Anne Kiely ’24 and Executive Editor Sam Hilton ’25 […]
Dearest readers, We begin this letter with our thanks. This semester, we’ve seen an incredible amount of engagement and discussion at The Argus. In our letter to you all at the start of the semester, we declared a goal of making this newspaper a forum for dialogue about campus issues, and we’re so glad that […]
The Wesleyan Chapter of the AAUP and the undersigned express our anger and frustration at the University’s response to the alleged actions of John B. Frank, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, who has been accused of sexually inappropriate conduct towards a student worker at the Board’s February 2023 retreat. We identify three related […]
“Wesleyan Graduate Students Continue Union Drive Despite Delay in University Response,” published on May 2, 2024, states: “Though their visas cap the amount of hours they can work in a week to 20, many FLTAs—especially those in the College of East Asian Studies—routinely go over this limit.” The interviewed FLTAs are teaching in other departments, […]
Dear members of the Wesleyan Community, On April 22nd, the graduate students at Wesleyan University delivered a letter to President Michael Roth’s office announcing the formation of our Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU) in partnership with the OPEIU Local 153. The OPEIU already represents a major portion of the campus workforce, including all Physical Plant […]
On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the student group Wesleyan University Students for Justice in Palestine organized an encampment [as] part of a national movement in protest against Israeli actions in Gaza. The protest also calls for Wesleyan University to divest from companies profiting from the war between Israel and Hamas. Wesleyan is now part of […]
In solidarity with scholars, activists, and Palestinian advocates worldwide, we announce the founding of Wesleyan Faculty for Justice in Palestine [(FJP)]. We define ‘faculty’ broadly, encompassing all who work to make education available at Wesleyan, including tenure-track and tenured faculty, professors of the practice, visiting professors, postdoctoral scholars, program coordinators, and staff. We join over […]