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Wesleyan in the News
In this recurring feature in The Wesleyan Connection, we highlight some of the latest news stories about Wesleyan and our alumni. Recent Wesleyan News Variety: “Entertainment Education Report: The...
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Nasta ’07 Presents Beman Triangle Research at CAAS
Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies Jesse Nasta ’07, top left, and the students in his service-learning class, Black Middletown Lives, are focused on an area near campus called...
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East Asian Studies’ Aalgaard Aims to Amplify Voices That Challenge, Reshape...
Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies Scott Aalgaard first visited Japan when he was 12 and living in a small town on Vancouver Island. Interested in questions of collectivity, he says his...
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Pianist/Composer Baerman Directs the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble
Noah Baerman teaches the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble. In this issue, we speak to Noah Baerman, director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble. Baerman is a teacher, jazz pianist, composer, and author. He is also...
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Formerly Enslaved Woman Honored at 1820 Gravesite
Individuals honoring the gravesite and remembering Silva Storms, who was born in Africa and lived as an enslaved person in Middletown, include (left to right) Visiting Assistant Professor of African...
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Wesleyan in the News
In this recurring feature in The Wesleyan Connection, we highlight some of the latest news stories about Wesleyan and our alumni. Recent Wesleyan News BBC: “How Economists Forgot Housework” Joyce...
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11 Faculty Promoted, 3 Receive Tenure
Roger Grant, associate professor of music; Clara Wilkins, associate professor of psychology; and Marcela Oteíza, associate professor of theater, recently received tenure. In its most recent meeting,...
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Gottschalk in The Conversation: Who are Pakistan’s Ahmadis and Why Haven’t...
Peter Gottschalk Wesleyan faculty frequently publish articles based on their scholarship in The Conversation US, a nonprofit news organization with the tagline, “Academic rigor, journalistic flair.” In...
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Shasha Seminar 2018: Suicide and Resilience: Finding the Words
Professor Emeritus of Psychology Karl Scheibe and Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Jennifer D’Andrea PhD are codirectors of this year’s Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, Sept. 14–15....
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Wesleyan Welcomes 71 New Faculty in 2018-19
New Faculty Orientation was held on Aug. 28. This fall, Wesleyan welcomes 71 new faculty, including 15 tenure-track faculty, 10 professors of the practice, 1 adjunct, and 45 new visiting faculty....
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Hatch Speaks on Black Phoenix Rising for 2018 Dwight Greene Symposium
The topic of the 26th Annual Dwight L. Greene Symposium on Sept. 29 was titled “Black Phoenix Rising,” a project consisting of multimedia, digital scholarship, and cultural arts exploring black...
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Faculty, Alumna Celebrate the Publication of Their New Russian Literature Books
Priscilla Meyer, Katherine Lahti ’81 and Susanne Fusso celebrated their new book publications at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Oct. 11. (Photo by Joe Siry) Two faculty and an alumna celebrated the...
View ArticleWesleyan Confers Tenure to 8 Faculty, 1 Promoted
Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees conferred tenure to eight faculty members, effective July 1. They include: · David Constantine, associate professor of mathematics · Megan Glick, associate professor of...
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6 Faculty Retire from Wesleyan in 2018-19
University Organist Ronald Ebrecht gathers with Joshua Kaye ’04 at a reception honoring retiring faculty on May 26. Ebrecht is one of six Wesleyan faculty who retired during the 2018-19 academic year....
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6 Faculty Receive Endowed Professorships
Fred Cohan is one of six Wesleyan faculty to receive an endowed professorship in 2019. In recognition of their career achievements, the following faculty members are being appointed to endowed...
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“Understanding Russia: A Dramatic Return to the World Stage” Topic of 2019...
This year’s Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, “Understanding Russia: A Dramatic Return to the World Stage,” will be held Oct. 11–12. It begins on Friday with a keynote address by Andrew Meier ’85, a...
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Wesleyan Welcomes 48 New Faculty, Postdocs, Scholars
New faculty gathered for a group photo during New Faculty Orientation on Aug. 26. (Photo by Olivia Drake) This fall, Wesleyan welcomes 48 new faculty to campus. Of those, there are 16 tenure-track, 10...
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Tölölyan Honored as Preeminent Scholar of Diaspora Studies
Khachig Tölölyan was named a preeminent scholar of diaspora studies. (Photo by Bill Burkhart) Khachig Tölölyan, professor of letters, professor of English, was honored as the preeminent scholar of...
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Grimmer-Solem Authors Learning Empire
Erik Grimmer-Solem, professor of history and German studies, is the author of a new book, Learning Empire: Globalization and the German Quest for World Status, 1875-1919, published by Cambridge...
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Greenhouse ’73, P’08 Lectures on the Past and Future of American Labor
Steven Greenhouse ’73, P’08 discussed his book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, in the College of Letters Library. (Photo by Simon Duan ’23) Steven Greenhouse ’73, P’08, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The...
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