Shinohara’s Monotypes to be Exhibited at Plantsville Gallery
The work of Keiji Shinohara, artist-in-residence of art, artist-in-residence of East Asian studies, will be exhibited at a gallery in Plantsville, Conn., Oct. 4-31. The exhibition at Paris in...
View ArticleVolleyball Coach Lackey to Retire After 37 Years, Hundreds of Victories
Wesleyan head women’s volleyball coach Gale Lackey, the senior athletics department member with 37 years of service, will retire in June. In her 30th year coaching volleyball, Lackey is also the senior...
View ArticleMatesan Studies Contentious Politics, Violence in the Middle East
Ioana Emy Matesan, assistant professor of government, is teaching two sections of GOVT 157 Democracy and Dictatorship. Matesan is an expert on Middle Eastern politics and joined the faculty this fall....
View ArticleBurge Specializes in Software Engineering, Design Rationale
Janet Burge, associate professor of computer science, is teaching a service learning course, COMP 342 Software Engineering, this fall. The course includes a survey of current programming languages,...
View ArticleGrossman Discussant at Economics Research Conference
Richard Grossman On Oct. 24, Richard Grossman, professor of economics, was a discussant at a conference titled “Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development,” organized by the National...
View ArticleAssistant Professor of American Studies Grappo ’01 Teaches Latino Studies,...
Assistant Professor of American Studies Laura Grappo, who graduated from Wesleyan in 2001, is interested in Latino studies and queer studies. Q: Welcome back to Wesleyan, Professor Grappo! Can you...
View ArticleProfessor Emeritus Jason Wolfe Remembered for Mentoring, Cell Biology Research
Jason Wolfe Jason Wolfe, professor of biology emeritus, died Dec. 23 at the age of 73. Wolfe joined the Wesleyan faculty in 1969 after receiving his BA from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. from the...
View ArticleWillis’s Poem Published in The New Yorker
Elizabeth Willis A poem by Elizabeth Willis, the Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing, professor of English, is published in the Jan. 12 edition of The New Yorker. Willis, a 2012-13...
View ArticleStudents, Faculty Participate in Metacognition Workshops Jan. 29-30
The Center for Faculty Career Development offered four different teaching and learning workshops and a luncheon focusing on metacognition to Wesleyan faculty, students and staff on Jan. 29 and 30. The...
View ArticleWeil Leads Workshops in Chile on Trends in American Animal Studies
Kari Weil, University Professor of Letters, director of the College of Letters, spoke on “Current Trends in American Animal Studies” at the Pontificia Catholic University of Chile. Her invitation was...
View ArticleFaculty Curate Picture/Thing Exhibit in Zilkha Gallery
Sasha Rudensky, assistant professor of art, and Jeffrey Schiff, chair and professor of art and art history, curated and introduced the exhibit Picture/Thing Jan. 29 in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha...
View ArticleFaculty, Students Invited to Workshops on Contemplative Pedagogy Feb. 19
How do faculty help students, and themselves, thread a path through an ever-growing body of information? What practices can faculty and students find that enable them to bring a clear and sustained...
View ArticlePetit Foundation Awards Grant to Green Street
Green Street Director Sara MacSorley accepts a $12,500 grant from Dr. William Petit. Wesleyan’s Green Street Teaching and Learning Center has received a $12,500 grant from the Petit Family Foundation...
View ArticleKrishnan Receives Choreomundus Scholars in Residence Award
Professor Hari Krishnan recently received a prestigious award and residency at the University of Roehampton.(photo c/o Stephen De Las Heras) Hari Krishnan, assistant professor of dance, recently...
View ArticleFaculty, Staff Mingle at Ice Cream Social
On June 3, Wesleyan’s Human Resources Department held an all faculty and staff Ice Cream Social in the Usdan Courtyard. On June 3, the Office of Human Resources coordinated an Ice Cream Social for...
View Article9 Faculty Retire in 2014-15
Nine members of the Wesleyan faculty retired during the 2014-15 academic year. They include John Carr III, professor of theater (1984-2014); James Donady, professor of biology (1972-2015); Richard...
View Article5 Faculty Receive Endowed Professorships
In recognition of their career achievements, five faculty members are being appointed to endowed professorships, effective July 1: Stephen Angle, professor of philosophy and East Asian studies, is...
View ArticleWesleyan Welcomes 15 Faculty this Fall
This fall, Wesleyan welcomes 15 new faculty to the university. They are: Francesco Aresu, assistant professor of Italian; Joseph Coolon, assistant professor of biology; Daniel DiCenzo, adjunct...
View ArticleNew Faculty Attend Orientation Program
New faculty members gathered for a group photo on Sept. 1. This fall, Wesleyan welcomes to campus 15 new tenure-track faculty and more than 40 visiting faculty with research interests ranging from...
View ArticleFaculty Hold Advising Appointments with Class of 2019 Students
On Sept. 3, Class of 2019 students met with their faculty advisor to discuss their fall semester pre-registration enrollments and educational goals. The individual faculty advising appointments are...
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