Wesleyan University News

A student with Evanston ties -- Russell Perkins -- is among the 32 American men and women named Saturday as 2009 Rhodes Scholars, considered one of the world's most prestigious academic honors.

A prestigious list came out early Sunday morning. The 2010 Rhodes scholarship recipients include two local students.

MIDDLETOWNBy ALEX WISERHour CorrespondentDespite a record-setting performance by senior standout Shelby Fortin, the Weston girls swim team had to settle for second in the state Class S meet Tuesday night at Wesleyan University.East Catholic won its fourth straight Class S championship .

November 18, 2009 - 12:10 a.m. EST West-Oak High School senior Billy Joe Highsmith, seated center, signs of letter of intent to play golf at Southern Wesleyan University on Tuesday in Westminster.

Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse on 2009-11-17.   Oddfellows Playhouse, Connecticut's oldest and largest youth theater, will mark a major milestone in its history, its 35th birthday, with a gala celebration and fundraiser on Thursday, June 17, at St.

In many ways it was just another day, another class of Wesleyan University , one of the more selective colleges in the Northeast.

Charles Fritz Hyde, Jr., age 89, passed away on Friday, November 13 at his home in Oshkosh.

Nebraska Wesleyan University is kicking off its third annual diaper drive November 9-13. Nebraska Wesleyan is collecting diapers of all sizes and diaper wipes.

The state's recent "Day of Caring & Compassion" garnered more than 25 tons of food at the 15 fire station/collection centers throughout Connecticut.

Even the fittest young musician can lose his or her footing when taking that giant evolutionary step from the nurturing sanctuary of the conservatory into the struggle for survival in the Darwinian jungle of the Big Apple.

Elvin Lim is Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University and author of The Anti-intellectual Presidency , which draws on interviews with more than 40 presidential speechwriters to investigate this relentless qualitative decline, over the course of 200 years, in our presidentsa ability to communicate with the public.

No one spends much time in New Haven without noticing the works of Henry Austin.

The Gallery Talk for "The Continuous Line: Off the Wall" installation at The Gallery at Sams Hall of Fine Arts on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University has been postponed.

The annual Where On Earth Are We Going? symposium Saturday at Wesleyan University will feature three climate experts who will discuss: "Global Environmental Change And Freshwater Resources: Hope For The Best Or Change To Prepare For The Worst?" Sponsored by the Robert Schumann Lecture Series in the Environmental Studies Program, the event begins at ...

A A A After devoting the past 46 years to theatre leadership at Illinois Wesleyan University, John Ficca has proven that he still maintains the ability to entertain audiences with his wickedly creative work.

Jim Krehbiel and an Ohio Wesleyan student spent years uncovering why ancient kivas were built in such remote sites in Utah.

Leeann Michalack wiped away tears as she watched hundreds of Polytechnic High School students, parents and supporters march down Rosedale Street on Saturday, celebrating the students' double-digit gains on a state assessment test that kept the east side school open.

Matthew Schwan and Leslie Mangrum look at sheet music for "The Marraige of Figaro" to determine the best places to take breaths while singing.

Since 2005, King High School marketing students have been participating in the Accounting Leaders of Tomorrow Program at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Elvin Lim is Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University and author of The Anti-intellectual Presidency , which draws on interviews with more than 40 presidential speechwriters to investigate this relentless qualitative decline, over the course of 200 years, in our presidentsa ability to communicate with the public.