Wrriten by Emily Gorlewski It was going to be the biggest semester in years. 215 students had applied and been accepted for Fall 2020 study abroad programs. Their application deadlines had been February 22 and March 1, just the time that outbreaks of COVID-19 forced Wesleyan to first cancel its ECCO Bologna program and then…
Written by Olivia Drake, first published in The Wesleyan Connection Katerina Ramos-Jordán ’21 is the recipient of a Beinecke Scholarship, which will support her graduate career and her academic goal of becoming a cultural studies scholar. She’s among 18 college undergraduates nationwide to receive the honor, and she’s the first Wesleyan student to receive the award in…
Written by Olivia Drake, first published in The Wesleyan Connection As recipients of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, two Wesleyan seniors will explore their academic aspirations internationally through a yearlong personal project. Inayah Bashir ’20 and Luka Lezhanskyy ’20 are among 47 Watson Fellows selected from 153 finalists. This year’s class comes from 20 states and…
By Joshua Petersen and Ruhan Nagra, University Network for Human Rights The University Network for Human Rights, based on Wesleyan’s campus, trains undergraduate students at Wesleyan and across the country in community-centered, interdisciplinary human rights advocacy. Read more about the University Network’s inaugural intensive summer training program here. Are you a Wesleyan student who…
Jed Munson ‘19, who majored in English with a minor in the College of East Asian Studies, won a Fulbright creative arts grant to South Korea. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a federally funded program established by Senator J. William Fulbright after World War II to promote “international good will through the exchange of…
Written by Abe Kipnis ’19 with Inayah Bashir Abe Kipnis ‘19, a physics and College of Integrative Sciences major, won a Fulbright grant to Finland for 2020-2021 to pursue a Master’s degree in Computational Engineering and Technical Physics at the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT). (Click to read about Wesleyan’s other 2020 Fulbrighters). The Fulbright…
Written by Magdalena Zapędowska [za-pen-doff-ska] Top: Abe Kipnis ’19, Afrah Boateng ’20, Ananya Subrahmanian ’18, Anthony Price ’20 Bottom: Gustavo Sanabria ’19, Inayah Bashir ’20, Jed Munson ’19, Nicole McCann ’18 Congratulations to the six Wesleyan alumni who won Fulbright grants this year! Inayah Bashir ’20, who majored in the College of Social Studies, won…
Written by Inayah Bashir ’20 Gabriel Snashall ’20 Shaya Tousi ’21 The Udall Foundation, established by the U.S. Congress in 1992, is an independent executive branch agency to honor Morris K. Udall’s impact on America’s environment, public lands, natural resources, and his support of the rights of…
Despite uncertainties, the Office of Study Abroad hosted a well attended pre-departure orientation for Fall 2020On Wednesday May 6, the Office of Study Abroad hosted a virtual pre-departure orientation for students planning to study abroad for the fall semester. The orientation covered Wesleyan-specific considerations and items such as health and safety practices, acclimating to a…
Returning from abroad can be difficult for students as they reacclimatize to life back in their own country. You have changed during your time abroad, home has changed, and you will be seeing familiar people, places, and behaviors from new perspectives. These changes will lead to some new emotional and psychological responses as part of a process called…
