Study abroad in spring 2020 was certainly not what any of our students expected. The Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris celebrated the end of its semester on April 24 with a reception, held, of course, on Zoom. Vassar Professor Vinay Swamy, who was Resident Director of the program for 2019-2020, provided some highlights for students who…
Written by Inayah Bashir ’20 In an effort to help students begin their fellowship application process with the support of our community, we have added a section called “Tips from Applicants” to the Fellowships webpage! In this section you’ll find four short videos featuring this year’s applicants for the Fulbright, Watson, and Luce fellowships, who…
Written by Inayah Bashir ’20 Amad Amedy ‘19, a neuroscience and behavior major from Nashville, Tennessee, won the Fulbright Open Study/Research Award to Spain for 2019-2020 and is conducting schizophrenia research in Barcelona. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a federally funded program established by Senator J. William Fulbright after World War II to promote…
Wesleyan’s Interim Provost, Rob Rosenthal, and the Director of the Fries Center, Steve Angle, recently announced that Wesleyan has joined the New University in Exile Consortium (NUEC), re-joined Scholars At Risk (SAR), and is working actively with both SAR and with the Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) to identify and bring to campus a scholar who…
Several study abroad providers are visiting Wesleyan in February. Drop by their tables in Usdan, attend an information session, or meet with them one-on-one during open advising hours. They can’t wait to meet you and share more about their program offerings! The Swedish Program Tuesday, February 11 Info Table in Usdan, 11am – 2pm…
Wesleyan-Fudan Summer Session: The Foundations of Cinema Wesleyan-Fudan Summer Session: The Foundations of Cinema In conjunction with Fudan University’s International Summer Session in Shanghai, China, Wesleyan is offering a one credit Film Studies course taught by our own Professor Lisa A. Dombrowski. “The Foundations of Cinema” is a 24-person, seminar-style immersion in narrative and stylistic analysis…
Please welcome our 2019-20 Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) to Wes! Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) are non-degree seeking graduate students who come to Wesleyan for one year to enhance our students’ language learning experience. They come to Wes from China, Japan, Tunisia, France, Spain, Italy, and Colombia! They are appointed through Wesleyan’s language departments…
