Monthly Archives: November 2019

WesStories: Performances of Multilingual Voices

We still have a few spots for performers at WesStories! Multilingual singers, poetry readers, speech givers, and other forms of oral performance/lecture are welcome. The performance will take place on Nov. 21st at 7:30 pm in the DFC as part of International Education Week. Dinner will be served (Indian or Thai – we’re still deciding).…

Admission Open House: November 11, 2019

We aspire for Wesleyan to be a strong liberal arts institution where students become globally competent leaders. This requires knowledge, language skills, and cultural sensitivity in order to exercise effective and responsible citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world. We strongly believe that multilingual literacy has many benefits (cognitive, economic, social, health-related) and that as a result,…

Paid Opportunity: Winter Break RA for International Students 

The Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) is looking to hire 2-3 residential advisors (RAs) during the winter break for international students who stay on campus. The compensation is $200. For job descriptions and application form, click here. The applications are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 17.

A Trip to Secondary Inspection

Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

This article is summarized by Shakeel Jessa The Office of International Student Affairs staff took a trip to Boston Logan International Airport to meet with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to gain crucial insider rules concerning travel for international students. Always DECLARE: Whether it is food, cash, perishable items, gifts; items you didn’t have…

Migration and the Coded Language of Colonialism in Contemporary Italy

Wednesday, November 20, 4:30pm Highwaymen Common Room Department of Romance Languages and Literatures 300 High Street, Middletown, CT This talk will investigate the persistence of history and narrative on the body, exploring the ways certain female bodies are bound by gendering and racializing logics that attempt to freeze the body in a particular moment, refusing…

Writing Workshop Colloquium (RSVP Required)

Dr. Rebecca Lorimer Leonard’s talk, “Writing on the Move: Literacy Relays in the Lives of Multilingual Migrants” will take place on Thursday, November 14th, 2019 at 4:30 in Downy House Lounge as the English Department’s annual lecture. The Writing Workshop invites the Wesleyan community to sit down to talk with Dr. Lorimer Leonard about her…

Wesleyan University Joins Nationwide China Event with George Stephanopoulos

Wesleyan University Joins Nationwide China Event with George Stephanopoulos, November 18 Friction between the United States and China in politics, security, and trade affect the global community and influence the lives of every American. To encourage wider discussion of how Americans are being affected, leading political commentator George Stephanopoulos will host a special nationwide CHINA…