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AFAM Program Welcomes Its First Core Faculty
This fall, the African American Studies Program hired its first core faculty members. They include Kali Nicole Gross, professor of African American studies, and Khalil Anthony Johnson Jr., assistant...
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AFAM Program Welcomes 2 New Faculty
This fall, the African American Studies Program welcomed two new faculty members: Kali Nicole Gross, professor of African American studies, and Khalil Anthony Johnson Jr., assistant professor of...
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Alumnus Slowik ’03 Returns to Wesleyan, Joins Film Studies Faculty
Michael Slowik ’03 As an undergraduate film studies major in the early 2000s, Michael Slowik admired how Wesleyan’s film faculty emphasized “their unabashed enthusiasm for movies,” the history of film...
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Board of Trustees Confers Tenure on 4 Faculty
In its most recent meeting, the Board of Trustees conferred tenure on four faculty members including Tiphanie Yanique, associate professor of English; Jay Hoggard, professor of music; Ron Kuivila,...
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Wesleyan Thinks Big Dec. 8
On Dec. 8, Wesleyan will hold Wesleyan Thinks Big, a biannual TED-talk style event featuring Wesleyan faculty and administrators giving 10-minute speeches on an experience, a personal passion, an...
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Naegele Teaches Neuroscience to Tibetan Buddhist Monks
In June, Jan Naegele, professor of biology, professor of neuroscience and behavior, traveled to Mundgod, India to teach Tibetan monks through the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI), a program...
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East Asian Studies Welcomes Korean Politics Expert Joan Cho
Joan Cho This fall, the College of East Asian Studies welcomes Joan Cho to Wesleyan. Cho is an assistant professor of East Asian studies, a tenure-track position partially funded by the Korea...
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Cervantes Expert Ponce-Hegenauer Joins College of Letters
Gabrielle Ponce-Hegenauer Last fall, the College of Letters (COL) welcomed Gabrielle Ponce-Hegenauer to the department as an assistant professor of letters. Ponce-Hegenauer is an expert on the...
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Otake, Johnston ‘Fukushima’ Project Culminating Events in NYC on March 11
Eiko Otake stands on the top of a breakwater in a dark gray kimono. To her right, the ocean crashes into piles of concrete cubes–their shapes, stacked together, seem almost too clean, like...
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Faculty 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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Biology’s Coolon Studies Variation in Gene Expression
This fall, Assistant Professor of Biology Joe Coolon is teaching Principles of Biology (MB&B181) and Cell and Development Journal Club (BIOL505). (Photo by Olivia Drake) This fall, Wesleyan...
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Velez Studies Political Psychology, Racial and Ethnic Politics
Assistant Professor of Government Yamil Velez’s expertise lies at the intersection of psychology and political science. This year he is teaching Racial and Ethnic Politics and Place and Politics....
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Satoshi Omura, Wesleyan’s Max Tishler Professor of...
Satoshi Omura Hon. ’94, the honorary Max Tishler Professor of Chemistry, received a Nobel Prize on Oct. 5. Satoshi Omura was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing a new drug, which has...
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Basinger Praised as Iconic Film Professor in The Hollywood Reporter
Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies (Photo credit: Smallz + Raskind) Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, was recently featured in a Hollywood Reporter...
View ArticleWesleyan Hires 8 New Tenure-Track Faculty
On Feb. 2, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Joyce Jacobsen announced that Wesleyan has hired eight new tenure-track faculty in fields including African American studies, sociology and...
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Siry Speaks on Energy and Modern Architecture
As part of Wesleyan’s Earth Month celebration, the College of the Environment presented a talk on “Energy and Modern Architecture 1935-2015” April 7. Joe Siry, the Kenan Professor of the Humanities and...
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Weil 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...
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Faculty 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...
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Faculty, 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...
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Petit 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...
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