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2 weeks ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Andrew Chatfield |Mike Mavredakis
Out of 10 students who pitched their startup ideas at the 2025 New Venture Awards in Memorial Chapel on April 4, three won the top prizes of $6,000 in grant funds from the Patricelli Center for Entrepreneurship. The New Venture Awards, formerly known as the Seed Grants, aim to recognize and support impactful student projects, organizations, and companies across sectors and communities.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Mike Mavredakis |Andrew Chatfield
By: Phuc Ngo ’27President Michael S. Roth ’78 penned an article for TIME discussing the strategy of de-escalation versus appeasement that universities and other institutions have used in response to attacks on higher education. Roth argues in the piece that while de-escalation with Trump would be a desirable solution, it is currently difficult to achieve. The failure of de-escalation so far has led to appeasement, a far less effective and dangerous strategy.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Jeff Harder |Mike Mavredakis |Andrew Chatfield |James Sims
By: Jeff Harder and Mike MavredakisIt’s difficult to track every superlative that the Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team notched during the last six months. The team registered a 24-0 record in the regular season, setting a program record and becoming the first NESCAC team to complete an undefeated regular season since the league became a formal playing conference and championships began in the 2000-01 season.
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1 month ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Mike Mavredakis |Andrew Chatfield
By Mahek Uttamchandani ‘26On Saturday, Feb. 15, Wesleyan’s South Asian Student Association, Shakti, presented their annual Samsara performance. The showcase reached new heights with an impressive array of dances, musical performances, and even an emcee duo whose playful banter evolved into an unfolding stage romance. The night was a celebration of South Asian arts and culture in all their variety.
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1 month ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Andrew Chatfield |Ziba Kashef |Mike Mavredakis
For the sixth year in a row, Wesleyan has been recognized as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program.
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2 months ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Ziba Kashef |Mike Mavredakis |Andrew Chatfield
While Professor of Philosophy Stephen Angle was on sabbatical in Beijing, China in 2016-2017, he wanted to find a way to directly engage fellow experts on and advocates of Confucianism. He attended conferences and met with other Confucianists before coming up with the idea of organizing a series of dialogues about the meaning of Confucianism today. The dialogues—eight in all—culminated in Angle’s latest book Progressive Confucianism and its Critics: Dialogues from the Confucian Heartland.
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2 months ago | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Ziba Kashef |Mike Mavredakis |Andrew Chatfield
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Iris Yoon first became intrigued by topology—a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of shapes—as an undergraduate student. “I took a topology class in undergrad which was fascinating to me,” said Yoon. “And I found this field by accident.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Andrew Chatfield |Mike Mavredakis |James Sims
The Wesleyan community has demonstrated a commitment to the University’s sustainability goals. Undergraduate participation in sustainability in coursework, workshops, and research incorporating environmental justice is on the rise, as is the University’s engagement with Middletown on sustainability efforts.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | Ziba Kashef |Mike Mavredakis
By: Phuc Ngo ’26Each semester, The Connection shares highlights, including faculty fellowships, awards, publications and other achievements, with the community. Read more about the research and accomplishments that define the intellectual life of the University. Fellowships and AwardsProfessor of Dance, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Global South Asian Studies Hari Krishnan was awarded a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship for Choreography.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu | James Sims |Mike Mavredakis
A month after one of the most momentous national elections in recent memory, the Wesleyan Media Project hosted their 2024 Post-Election Conference at the Frank Center for Public Affairs on Dec. 6. The all-day event featured four panels, moderated by Government department faculty members: Associate Professor of Government Logan Dancey, Associate Professor of Government Alyx Mark, Professor of Government Erika Franklin Fowler, and Assistant Professor of Government Justin Peck.
