The Wesleyan Summer Grants application is now open! Wesleyan Summer Grants provide up to $5,000 to help alleviate costs associated with pursuing career-related summer experiences such as internships, volunteer work, academic programs, research (with an organization), independent projects/research, thesis research, and entrepreneurial ventures. The first application window is open from Monday, February 3rd, until Thursday, … Read more
Reach out to fellowships@wes about the Beinecke Scholarship by January 10, 2025! The Beinecke Scholarship provides $35,000 toward a PhD for students in the humanities or social sciences or a MFA for arts students. You must apply for a nomination through Wesleyan during the winter of your junior year in order to be considered for … Read more
The Shu Tokita Prize application is now open. This prize is for students of color studying literature in any major who can demonstrate financial need. It’s open to sophomores and juniors, and winners will receive $1500/year for their one or two remaining years at Wesleyan. The deadline to apply is December 9
Anna Deavere Smith: “This Ghost of Slavery”Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3pmCrowell Concert Hall$8 for Wesleyan students. Renowned playwright, actor, and educator Anna Deavere Smith, the Wesleyan University Center for the Arts artist in residence for 2024-2025, presents the first public staged reading of “This Ghost of Slavery: A Play of Past and Present,” which … Read more
Curious about graduate school?Thinking about pursuing a path to a Ph.D.? MMUF/McNair Info SessionMonday, October 75:30-6:30pm in Boger 114Food will be served! The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (link) and the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (link) are national programs supporting students as they work toward applying to graduate school, with a particular focus … Read more
At Wesleyan University, the rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) offers both promising opportunities and significant challenges within our academic community. While tools like Google Translate have already become a part of our educational landscape, the emergence of more sophisticated GenAI technologies necessitates a reexamination of our policies and practices. Students are encouraged to … Read more
Wesleyan has a long tradition of civic engagement. CSPL 120 plays a critical role in helping continue this tradition. This quarter credit experience provides space for civically minded students to build community with peers, faculty and staff, and community partners while bolstering their civic knowledge, bolstering their content knowledge around critical issues (related to education, … Read more
Getting around Middletown can be tricky, but WesPass makes travel affordable and easy. WesPass allows students to ride River Valley Transit (RVT) buses and RVT’s XtraMile on-demand shuttle service for FREE just by showing your Wesleyan ID. River Valley Transit is expanding its popular XtraMile shuttle service starting August 30! XtraMile lets you travel around … Read more
For the next couple of weeks, you’ll participate in your first pre-registration cycle at Wes. You can find information about this process through resources such as our Faculty & Student Advising Handbook, Advising Guidelines, within sections of the Academic Road Map on WesPortal, and through the assistance of our wonderful Academic Peer Advisors (APAs). Check … Read more
