Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor April 29, 2024

On the Creation of WesGLU: Should FLTAs Be Able To Unionize?

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 ...

Letters to the Editor April 29, 2024

In Defense of Free Speech

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 ...

Letters to the Editor April 25, 2024

Announcing Wesleyan Faculty for Justice in Palestine

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 ...

Letters to the Editor April 25, 2024

Five Reasons to Do Advocacy Work This Summer

There’s something about a lovely liberal arts college up on a hill that arouses political awareness without stimulating political participation. It’s like there’s an invisible barrier that keeps students from activating their ...

Letters to the Editor April 22, 2024

Saying No

Two days ago, I joined members of SJP to unfurl banners with messages of Palestinian solidarity at a Wesfest event. President Roth somehow spun our demonstration into another pitch for ...

Letters to the Editor March 28, 2024

Dear Board of Trustees: Not Good Enough

Last week we learned something sickening: Wes too. According to anonymous testimony in an online zine (Begging for Table Scraps) the Chair of our Board of Trustees “made inappropriate contact” ...

Letters to the Editor March 3, 2024

Wes Is Far From Perfect, We Deserve Better

I am an openly gay student on campus. Wesleyan was the first non-religious institution I have ever attended in my life. Growing up, I went to a catholic elementary school ...

Letters to the Editor February 26, 2024

Viewpoint Diversity

Here’s some good news about viewpoint diversity in the American academy! We think of our elite institutions as being populated by well-informed, thoughtful types, most of them from culturally rich ...