Wesleyan University making headlines
May. 14, 2012 by Lauren Rubenstein
In National Geographic, Assistant Professor of Astronomy Seth Redfield comments on the implications of new findings by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite, which show that the sun is moving through the Milky Way slower than previously thought.
May. 14, 2012 by Lauren Rubenstein
WTNH recently featured Brighter Dawns, a charity founded by Tasmiha Khan ’12, which raises money to build latrines and wells in Bangladesh, where sanitation and access to clean water are serious issues.
May. 10, 2012 by David Pesci
In a recent segment focusing on Super PAC spending, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” cited a recent study by The Wesleyan Media Project. It appears at the 1:29 mark in the broadcast.
May. 10, 2012 by David Pesci
In an interview with popular Berkshire radio host Alan Chartock on the NPR affiliate WAMC, Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth discussed everything from his time at Wesleyan to Freud and the creation of the College of the Environment.
May. 8, 2012 by David Pesci
Kennedy Odede ’12 was featured in a recent piece in The Hartford Courant discussing his mother’s impact on all he has done in the last four years. Odede came to Wesleyan from the Kibera slum of Nairobi and has since built a school, a clean water latrine, and a health center back home. He will also give the student commencement address at Wesleyan’s 2012 Commencement ceremonies. He hopes his mother is well enough to attend.
May. 8, 2012 by David Pesci
In an OpEd for The Los Angeles Times, Helen M. Poulos, a postdoctoral teaching fellow, Mellon Environmental Studies Program, and Jamie Workman, visiting professor of environmental studies, examine whether the extending of federal protection to so many millions of forested land inadvertently harmed our long-term water resources.
May. 4, 2012 by David Pesci
Reporting for NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Peter Overby cites a new study by The Wesleyan Media Project that shows negative campaign ads have increased significantly when compared to the same period in 2008 presidential campaign. Wesleyan Media Project Director, Erika Franklin Fowler, assistant professor of government, says that in addition to the rise in negative tone, “60 percent of all ads are sponsored by interest groups, which is really, truly a historic number.”
Additional stories on the study appeared in The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Politico, and WNYC in New York, among others.
May. 4, 2012 by David Pesci
The New York Times gave a favorable review to “You Hurt My Feelings,” the new film by Steven Collins, assistant professor of film studies. The review states that “this fragile sophomore feature, written and directed by Steve Collins, reminds us that watching movies matters much more than listening to them.”
May. 2, 2012 by Lauren Rubenstein
The New York Times turned to Associate Professor of Government Elvin Lim for a story examining New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s frequent use of the term “historic” to describe legislation passed under his watch. From legalizing same-sex marriage in the state to establishing a loan program for energy-efficient home improvements, Cuomo’s administration has “made history” more than 80 times since taking office 16 months ago, judging by press releases issued by his office. “A rich person does not brag about it — only the nearly rich does,” says Lim, who is author of “The Anti-Intellectual Presidency,” a critique of presidential oratory.
May. 2, 2012 by Lauren Rubenstein
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth published a review of Claude Lanzmann’s new autobiography, “The Patagonian Hare: Memoir” in The Washington Post. He writes: “Successful memoirs usually require more than the usual amount of self-absorption, and sometimes an annoying, even comical dose of narcissism. ‘The Patagonian Hare‘ is full of Lanzmann’s cloying self-regard, but we accept it for the single reason that he created ‘Shoah,’ his 1985 documentary about the Nazi war against the Jews, one of the masterworks of cinema. A man who produces a great work of art that succeeds in deeply affecting our consciousness of the past and of the human condition deserves to be listened to. And so we listen to Lanzmann.”
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