Inside Other Bubbles: Headlines from the Ivory Tower
A recent survey suggests that, on average, first-semester freshmen spend more time drinking than studying. The survey, conducted by the ...
News
Roth Overturns Eclectic Sanction
In a March 25 entry on his blog, “Roth on Wesleyan,” President Roth announced that the sanction has been replaced ...
Speaker Rose to Fame in Golden Age of Journalism
President Michael Roth announced on Tuesday that distinguished novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anna Quindlen P’07 has been selected to ...
Weird World Headlines
After a Somaliland mosque lost power during a sermon by a senior Muslim cleric, thieves hurled a feral cat into ...
Endowment Falls Further
At the end of January, Wesleyan’s endowment was $488 million dollars, a thirty two-percent loss since its peak in late ...
Enrollment to Increase
This weekend, the Board of Trustees approved the proposal to increase student enrollment for the next four years, beginning with ...
Tuition Hike Down to 3.8%
Although the University’s endowment now sits around $488 million, next year’s tuition increase will be substantially lower than originally proposed.
Wesleyan is Not Alone in Economic Woes
As the economy deteriorates, institutions across the nation have been digging deep and implementing new policies to make ends meet.
Selected Financial Aid Cuts Considered a Possibility
In separate meetings this weekend with the Board of Trustees and the Board’s Finance Committee, President Roth discussed new measures ...
Students Head to D.C. for Gritty Spring Break Protests
The organizers of D.C.-based Our Spring Break, a two-week program begun by students to promote anti-war activism, have a different ...