ARGUS: 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
On May 26, The Wesleyan Argus 150th Anniversary Celebration was held at Russell House during Reunion & Commencement Weekend. Current students and alumni, who contributed to The Argus from the 1970…
Author: Lauren Rubenstein
Associate Manager of Media & Public Relations at Wesleyan University
SPOTLIGHT ON FACULTY: TRACKING TRENDS: WHAT POLITICAL ADS CAN TELL US ABOUT OUR NEXT ELECTIONS
Erika Franklin Fowler codirects the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks and analyzes all political ads aired on broadcast television and national cable during elections. A specialist in political communications, she has…
WES MEDIA PROJECT
Research by Associate Professor of Government Erika Franklin Fowler and the Wesleyan Media Project (WMP) on campaign advertising, health care policy, and political communication is resonating far beyond Wesleyan’s campus…
INCUBATOR FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
Hang around Wesleyan long enough, and you’re bound to hear the phrase “practical idealism.” Coined by the philosopher John Dewey and later adopted by Mahatma Gandhi, “practical idealism” is the third pillar of a Wesleyan…
TWEETS REVEAL PRIORITIES IN CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS
[caption id="attachment_6009" align="aligncenter" width="3596"] Assistant Professor of Government Logan Dancey says Twit…
OPENING DOORS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
[caption id="attachment_5246" align="alignleft" width="2265"] Born in Ethiopia, Nebiyu Daniel dreamed of going to colleg…
VAN VLECK REFRACTOR: TELESCOPE RESTORATION PROJECT BEGINS
[caption id="attachment_4185" align="alignleft" width="2400"] Engineer Fred Orthlieb, a specialist in antique telescope …
COLLEGE OF INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES TO OFFER CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LEARNING SCIENCE
Beginning next year, students majoring in the natural sciences or mathematics will have the option to pursue a cross-dis…
TED SHAW ’76 REMEMBERS MLK ADDRESS: ‘DON’T WAIT TO CHANGE THE WORLD’
[caption id="attachment_4191" align="alignleft" width="2400"] Dr. King gives the baccalaureate address as part of Wesley…
PUTTING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO ACTION
[caption id="attachment_4132" align="alignleft" width="1690"] Scott Plous’ Social Psychology MOOC was the most popular e…