Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor September 23, 2024

Faculty Petition in Support of WesGLU

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 ...

Letters to the Editor September 22, 2024

Our Political Endowment

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 ...

Letters to the Editor September 5, 2024

Letter From the Editors: We’re So Back!

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 ...

Letters to the Editor May 6, 2024

CEAS FLTAs—A Correction

“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 ...

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 ...