The Fries Center for Global Studies is releasing the first episode of Wes and the World: The Podcast next week! Click here to tune in and learn more! Here at the Fries Center, we work to make Wes a more knowledgeable, curious, and intercultural community. Languages, studying and working abroad, intercultural learning – there’s a…
Tuesday April 28 at 4:30-5:30pm, Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk 201 Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree outside the United States? Do you want to learn about funding options that could help you do it? Join us in person or online to hear from Wes students and alumni! We will talk about…
Friday April 24 at 12:15-1:15pm, Fries Center for Global Studies, Fisk 201 Are you interested in pursuing a creative project abroad after graduation? Join us to hear from Wesleyan alumni who have received fellowships in support of projects in dance and visual arts. While this event’s panelists work in sculpture, print making, art history, and dance,…
Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree outside the United States? Do you want to learn about funding options that could help you do it? Join us in person or online, April 28th from 4:30-5:30 pm in Fisk 201, to hear from Wes students and alumni! Hear from alums Natalie Sweet ’25, Baron Fisher ’26, Ben…
Join us on April 24th 12:15-1:15 pm to hear from current graduate students and recent recipients of fellowships that support pursuits in dance and visual arts. Creative arts students in any discipline are welcome to join. Featuring Malia Detar Cheung ’25, Eury German ’16, Spencer Klink ’25, and Michael Eustace ’23. Keep an eye out for…
By Erica Kowsz, Director of Fellowships Friday, March 27 at 12:15 pm in Fisk 201 or on Zoom: a conversation with current Wesleyan Watson Fellows Maryam Badr ’25 and Malia Detar Cheung ‘25 – Register on WesNest to help us get a head count for food! Or to get the Zoom link if you need to join online. More info below. The Thomas J. Watson…
By Cecilia Briana Foldessy-Stiegemeier ‘26 Last Friday, the Office of Fellowships hosted an alumni panel during the 2026 Power of Language Week. The event featured Teva Corwin (’25) and Czarina Yuffa (’25), both currently serving as Fulbright English Teaching Assistants, with Corwin in Mexico and Yuffa in Uzbekistan. Students were able to hear first-hand about…
The Fulbright US Student Program is the United States’ premier international cultural exchange program for US citizens and nationals. Through Fulbright, Wesleyan graduates can teach, research, or study in one of 140+ countries for an academic year. Come to our alumni panel to learn more about the program and to hear how the application process works at Wes! Wesleyan has…
Scout McKibben-Baier ‘27 has become the first Wesleyan University student to receive the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. As one of 100 Voyager Scholars selected nationwide in 2025, Mckibben-Baier, an English major and minor in civic engagement, will be working with the Obama Foundation, with funding from Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky, to…
The Fries Center for Global Studies is delighted to announce that for the seventh consecutive year, Wesleyan University has been recognized as one of the top-producing academic institutions for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Each year, Fulbright sends hundreds of Americans abroad to…
