by Tasmiah Akter Dr. Gebremedhin Gebremeskel Haile walks into the room around ten minutes earlier than our agreed-upon meeting time. I extend out a hand to shake his, but I quickly realize that Cheeto dust covers my fingers from the bag I was indulging in seconds earlier. I excuse myself to wash my hands and…
by Meera Pawale There is only one thing that Danes love more than beer— it’s bicycling. The first few days after arriving in Copenhagen, before crossing the street, I would whip my head right and left in fear to check if there would be any bikes zooming in the bike lanes. A tinge of fear…
by Tasmiah Akter For two months this summer, Maryam Badr ‘25 traveled to the Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, India to do computational neuroscience research on hippocampal place cells with Dr. Sachin Deshmukh in the Department of Life Sciences. Maryam chose to take on this endeavor due to her passion for science, medicine, and…
by Anita Deeg-Carlin This past Monday, the Office for Intercultural Learning hosted an info session about Iracambi Research Center in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. Returned students Tamira Le ’26, Cecilia Foldessy-Stiegemeier ’26, and Josie Dickman ’26, shared their inspiring and entertaining experiences from last summer. Volunteer and Research Coordinator Patanjaly Barbosa de Andrade…
The Offices of Intercultural Learning and Study Abroad are excited to host an Intercultural Pre-Departure Workshop over lunch for this spring semester’s outgoing study abroad students. On Sunday, December 3rd at 11:30 a.m. in the Daniel Family Commons, Director for Intercultural Learning, Anita Deeg-Carlin, along with her colleagues in the Office of Study Abroad, will…
Registration for the Language Buddies program is open for the winter break! Coordinated through the Fries Center for Global Studies, Language Buddies is a program that matches Wesleyan students, faculty, or staff members with one another to practice their language skills over academic breaks through a series of self-paced, online conversational activities. This initiative was…
by Julia Gardner Starting in the fall semester of 2009, Wesleyan University has extended its classes beyond the lawns of our Middletown campus and into classrooms in Connecticut state prisons through the Center for Prison Education initiative. Each semester since, faculty from Wesleyan, in conjunction with faculty from Middlesex Community College, bring courses from their…
by Oleksandra Volakova Cyn Le- the current Multilingual Writing Fellow, who graduated from Wesleyan with a Government major and Global Engagement minor – talks about GEM, how it helped them throughout undergrad studies and after, and why freshmen will benefit from minoring in this. Q: How would you explain Global Engagement Minor to people who…
Imogen Frazier Pé na areia, literally translating to “foot in the sand”, is how Brazilians describe the pleasure of being at the beach. As I type this, I am currently sitting at a restaurant pé na areia and sipping a cool glass of passion fruit juice, or suco maracujá, for which I will certainly have…
Julia Gardner This Thursday marks the start of a very exciting week at Wes- International Education Week! (Even though International Education week officially begins on Monday, November 13, we’re too excited to wait!) Schools around the U.S. participate in this national initiative every year to promote intercultural learning, exchange, and celebration, and here at Wesleyan…
Language, beyond being a means of communication, serves as the embodiment of culture and history, acting as the vessel through which stories are conveyed, knowledge is transmitted, and identities are forged. Within this fusion of language, culture, and history, emerges the book“Pre-Modern History of Korea” written by Wesleyan Professor and Co-Curricular Coordinator of the Korean…
The James C. Gaither Junior Fellow Program is a program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a unique global network of policy research centers with the mission to advance the cause of peace through analysis and development of fresh policy ideas and direct engagement with decisionmakers in government, business, and civil society. It offers ~18 one-year…
Tuesday Nov 14 at 4:30pm, Fisk 201 The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, open to Wesleyan seniors, allows a group of daring young leaders from select US colleges and universities to travel the world for a year after graduation, pursuing a project of their own design, centered on their own personal passions. As a Watson Fellow,…
by Nataly Huyhua At the core of Wesleyan University, a remarkable initiative led by Khai Tran, Wesleyan’sacademic support coordinator, and Diana Tran, a passionate second-year student, stands as abeacon of cultural celebration and community. The establishment of a Vietnamese LanguageTable, serving as a gathering for students to engage in conversation and immerse themselves inthe Vietnamese…
Are you interested in a career in public service? Is pursuing a career that advances the public good the way you want to make an impact on the world? If so, and if you’ve been building a track record of leadership experience, you might be interested in the Truman Scholarship.This session will discuss the campus process…
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…
