GOP Tax Bill Met With Ambivalence
The Republican tax bill passed in late December, leaving the University and surrounding community with mixed feelings. The final bill omitted many ...
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Deportation of University Janitor Acosta Delayed Six Months
Francisco Acosta, a janitor at the University known for helping SciLi students with their homework and his congenial nature, has been ...
McNair Program Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal
In early December, Wesleyan was awarded a five-year renewal grant from the Department of Education’s Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program. ...
Protest Held Over University Janitor Acosta’s Deportation Order Outside of ICE Office in Hartford
Acosta will not be held in detention by ICE. Instead, he has been fitted with an ankle bracelet after his ...
Wesleyan Janitor Francisco Acosta Faces Deportation Order Monday, Students and Faculty Protest
University janitor Francisco Acosta came to the United States in 2001. The Colombia native was a teacher and union advocate who ...
GOP Tax Plan Could Have “Immeasurable” Consequences on University Graduate Students, University Says
Negotiations in Washington D.C. over the outcome of the current GOP tax bill are hitting close to home for current ...
Following Presentations, Eclectic Decision Deferred to Spring 2018
The University will hold off on making a final decision regarding the reinstatement of Eclectic Society's residential status until Spring 2018. ...
University Receives 2.5 Million-Dollar Grant for Upward Bound Math-Science Program
The University’s Upward Bound Math-Science Program (UBMS) has received a $2.5 million grant that will be distributed over the course ...
African Students’ Association Hosts First Africa Week
From Tuesday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 2, the Wesleyan African Students’ Association held the University’s first Africa Week. Events ranged ...
Medieval Studies Program Hosts Talk on The Alt-Right and the Middle Ages
On Monday, Dec. 4, the Medieval Studies Program, the Division of Arts and Humanities, and the Division of Social Sciences, co-sponsored ...