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…
Global Engagement in Nairobi!
By Anita Deeg-Carlin, Director of Intercultural Learning and Global Engagement Minor Safari njema! Have a good trip! Bursting with emotion, we waved goodbye to our new Kenyan friends last Monday, and headed off to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to start our long journey back to Wes. It’s a long story that will probably take us…
The Language That Carried Generations of Women
By Charlotte Li ‘28 In 2022, I was scrolling through my feed, heart heavy with news reports, when I came across a post advocating for collective action against the muting of women’s voices on social media. The post included pictures of white characters against a red background that I didn’t recognize. I did not know…
Learn about the Watson Fellowship with Current Watson Fellows Maryam Badr and Malia Detar Cheung ‘25
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…
Introducing Spring ’26 Global Correspondents
By Caroline Mancini The Spring 2026 Global Correspondents are here to share their journeys abroad! Global Correspondents are students who are studying abroad this semester, sharing snippets of their experiences with all of us. Get ready for takeovers of the study abroad Instagram and an article published by each student in the Wes and the…
The Success of Power of Language Week 2026
By Zaynah Almasri (’27) Power of Language (POL) Week returned to Wesleyan this February with a vibrant series of events celebrating multilingualism, cultural exchange, and the powerful role language plays in shaping identity and community. Hosted by the Fries Center for Global Studies, the annual observance coincided with International Mother Language Day (February 21) and…
GEM Student Establishes Writing Lab in Mongolia
By Anita Deeg-Carlin Global Engagement Minor and international student Tamiraa Sanjaajav ’27 was recently celebrated in The Wesleyan Connection for the work she’s been doing back home in Mongolia to encourage expression and communication skills among underprivileged youth. By way of the 2024-2025 Student Political Engagement Fund, granted through the Allbritton Center for the Study…
Counting Down to Kenya
By Anita Deeg-Carlin On Jumamosi (Saturday) morning, eight students in the Global Engagement Minor (GEM) will pile into a bus headed to JFK – ready to begin their long awaited 10-day journey to Nairobi, Kenya! Accompanied by Anita Deeg-Carlin (Director for Intercultural Learning and Coordinator of the GEM) and co-organizers Iddrisu Saaka (West African Dance professor), and…
Fulbright Alumni Panel
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…
Summer Job Opportunity
ASE Global Bridges, a New York based non-profit focused on fostering connection between people of the US and Eurasian countries through Arts, Sports, and Education, is accepting applications for summer positions. Students interested in the importance of building bridges with international communities should take a look at the jobs ASE is posting for this summer.…
Artolution: Art Through Crisis Comes to Wes!
Artolution: Art Through Crisis is a series of collaborative and interdisciplinary artwork created across refugee camps and crisis zones all over the world. Artist and organizer Max Frieder travelled with and helped grow this collection of art, all the way from areas such as Bangladesh and Ukraine, to be put on display at the United…
Power of Language Week Is Here!
By Zaynah Almasri February 18–28 | Wesleyan University | Fisk Hall & Across Campus The Fries Center for Global Studies is thrilled to announce that the eighth annual Power of Language (POL) Week has officially arrived! Originally launched as a multi-day conference, Power of Language has grown into a dynamic, week-long celebration organized around International…
Finding Balance at the Tip of Africa
By Sara Larson ’27 One of the things I’ve loved most, and will miss the most, about being in South Africa is how genuinely kind people are. South Africans are known for their warm, open nature, and I can honestly say they cultivate a deeply caring culture. I’ve been lucky to become close with a few local students, mostly…
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Alumni Panel
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…
The Power of Language in Love: Why Learning a Language Matters
By Charlotte Li ’28 When we think about what language can do for us, we often imagine it as a key that could unlock grand possibilities. It could open the door to new careers, unlock a foreign world and culture, and connect us to new people. We imagine language as a passport to somewhere else,…
A Semester of Learning and Exploration in Cape Town
By Sara Larson ’27 Academic Life Through the CIEE Arts and Sciences program, I have started my semester taking three classes at the University of Cape Town and one class with my CIEE program. UCT is a large university with nearly 30,000 students, so it has been interesting attending lectures with more than 200 students. At UCT I…