Wes in the News

Sciola on Alumni Turning to Colleges for Networking

David Pesci — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:38 +0000

In The Hartford Courant, Michael Sciola, director of Wesleyan’s Career Resources Center, discussed the recent phenomenon of alumni reaching out to their alma mater for help in networking for job searches

Student-Created Prison Education Program Featured

David Pesci — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:58 +0000

A grant-funded prison education program created by two Wesleyan graduate students, Molly Birnbaum ‘09 and Russell Perkins ‘09, while they were undergraduates, was profiled in The New York Times. Administered in Connecticut’s Cheshire Correctional Facility, the program provides Wesleyan-level courses for selected members of the prison’s population. The inmate-participants must meet rigorous entrance requirements.

H1N1 Flu Update: 11-19

David Pesci — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:44:42 +0000

Wesleyan has been actively involved in monitoring all information and protocols provided by The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and State of Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), and the City of Middletown, and we have been implementing the prescribed measures aimed at precaution and treatment with regards to the Wesleyan Community. The latest information from Wesleyan’s Health Services Department is available here.

Updates and new announcements will be linked in this space as they become available.

Swinehart on Friend’s “Cheerful Money”

David Pesci — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:44:34 +0000

Kirk Swinehart, assistant professor of history, reviews the new book by New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend titled, Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor. Writing for The Chicago Tribune, Swinehart says Friend” has written the memoir of the season–and one for all time. ‘Cheerful Money’ doubles as a bittersweet family portrait and deceptively subtle ethnography.”

Yohe: Indicators Worsening for Warming

David Pesci — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:34:06 +0000

In an article in Science, Gary Yohe, the Sysco/Woodhouse Professor of Economics, discusses how the risk factors for global warming and adverse climate change have increased significantly in recent years. The story cites a recent paper for The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) which Yohe co-authored.

Benjamin ’93 on Searching for “Whitopia”

David Pesci — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:41:04 +0000

Rich Benjamin ’93 talks about his new book, Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, in Time. Benjamin discusses how “Whitopias” in America threaten to create a form of racial Balkanization within the country.

Roth: “Remember the Maine Elections”

David Pesci — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:11 +0000

In a recent piece for The Huffington Post, Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth shares a heartfelt story about the vote on Maine’s gay marriage initiative.

Yohe: Costs of Climate Change Efforts

David Pesci — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:16:17 +0000

Gary Yohe, Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics, is quoted in a New York Times piece on Obama Administration’s assessment of costs versus benefits of climate change action – or inaction. Yohe is also quoted in a USA Today story saying that most economists recognize that humans are to blame for global warming and that inherent risks increase if it is not addressed.

Laskey ‘82 Curates Opening at Holon

David Pesci — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:22:40 +0000

Julie Lasky ‘82 will be one of the exhibit curators at the opening of the new Design Museum Holon in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to The Jerusalem Post, the museum will be dedicated to design and will highlight Israeli artists.

Concourse Design by McCullough ‘10 Praised

David Pesci — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:13:51 +0000

Angus McCullough ‘10, is one of seven finalists in a design competition that re-imagines the Grand Concourse in Bronx, N.Y. The competition, sponsored by the Bronx Museum of Arts and the Design Trust for Public Space, asked participants to envision a revitalization to the Concourse, which is more than 100 years old. McCullough’s design was noted in The New York Times as a concept that “touches on a critical urban subject: the intensifying battle between transparency and privacy in the public realm.” The finalists will be on exhibit in the Bronx Museum of the Arts until Jan. 3. A more extensive feature in the Wesleyan Connection on McCullough’s design can be found here.