Wesleyan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University will be jointly hosting its first annual bilateral conference. Starting from June 2025, a group of scholars and students from both institutions will meet periodically to explore issues of global concerns. The first conference will be held at Shanghai Jiaotong University on June 7-9, 2025 with the theme “Confronting…
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Introducing Our Fall 2024 Global Correspondents!
by Julia Gardner Wondering what your fellow Wes students are up to all around the world? Curious about what a day in the life studying abroad looks like? Our Fall 2024 Global Correspondents are here to take us along for the ride! Global Correspondents are students who are abroad this semester and will be sharing…
Debating China Politics in Chinese (激辩中国政治) Begins September 26
by Adriana Alfaro Liendo Interested in learning more about current issues in Chinese Politics? The New University in Exile Consortium is offering a free 10-week online seminar held in Chinese that will offer a series of timely debates in Chinese and aimed at a global Chinese audience, focusing on the most important and controversial issues that involve…
Mooncakes, Karaoke, and Belonging: The Chinese Cultural Club’s Mid-Autumn Festival
by Beatrice Oey, Chair of CCC Last Friday, on September 29th, our community came together to celebrate the enchanting Mid-Autumn Festival, and what a wonderful evening it was! The event was a heartwarming blend of cultural traditions, delicious mooncakes, lively karaoke, and entertaining skits that left everyone with cherished memories. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a…
Add/Drop’s Saviors: Six Fall 2023 Courses with Seats Available
Add/Drop’s Saviors: Six Fall 2023 Courses with Seats AvailableThis fall, six courses with seats available are being offered in collaboration with the Center for Global Studies. These courses are part of the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Initiative, which employ the use of languages other than English to explore and discuss topics in…
Migrant/Queer Youth Space in Shanghai Questions What Education Actually Means Outside of Institutional Structures
“We all know what kind of education we don’t want, but what kind of education do we want?” Yuqing, the initiator of Temporary Park and a queer Chinese sculptor, opened with this question I was too afraid to ask. Yuqing, along with their fellow artist Yufan, visited Wesleyan on Sunday, April 30th, to hold a…
“Stitching Radical Friendship” — Chinese Artists and Organizers’ Collective Visit to Wesleyan
On March 5th, five artists from Chinese Artists and Organizers Collective (CAO) held an artist talk and stitching workshop at the CFA’s south gallery in collaboration with student-artists at Wesleyan. CAO Collective is a group of Chinese diasporic queer feminist artists. They see their practice as rooted in China, the Sinophone diaspora, and every life…
Russian Politics Class Held Virtual Discussion with Students at Presidential Academy of Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Peter Rutland, the Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, professor of government, is teaching the Spring 2021 course Russian Politics. As a part of the course, students joined a virtual discussion with students from a class in Ethnopolitics taught by Guzel Yusupova, Assistant Professor at the Presidential Academy of Public…
Happy Year of the Ox!
The Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the traditional lunisolar calendar, and is a joyful festival celebrated in China and other Asian countries, such as Vietnam and Korea. While this year we won’t see any in-person celebrations on campus, we hope to bring a sense of festivity by sharing a few cheerful…
Meet Elisa Chi: Global Marketing Intern
My name is Elisa Chi, and I’m a senior majoring in the College of Social Studies. I’m an international student from Shenyang, China. As a global marketing intern at the Fries Center for Global Studies, I create contents for FCGS social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WeChat, and strive to expand FCGS’ outreach.…