Associate Professor of East Asian Studies and of Government Joan Cho explains the history of political polarization that has led South Korea's democracy to this perilous moment.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science @SZimmeck and Consumer Reports released results from a study on whether if online retailers follow consumers privacy choices.

What do you want to know?.

.@ISSIBern published a collection of papers on the current knowledge of how Venus formed, evolved, and reached its current state. Martha Gilmore, dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and members of her lab contributed to five chapters of the new book.

Register here for the lecture taking place on March 31 at 4:30 p.m. both in-person and on Zoom:

In "The Fate of Free Speech in the Trump Era," Executive Director of the Allbritton Center @KBDPHD speaks with @emilybazelon, a staff writer at @nytimes Magazine, co-host of @Slate's Political Gabfest podcast, and Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at @YaleLawSch.

In the aftermath of a contentious presidential election and declining trust in public institutions, the 2025 Hugo Black Lecture on Freedom of Expression lecture will examine how the proliferation of conspiracy theories and misinformation poses a threat to democracy.

Professor of Physics Francis Starr and student co-authors developed a new model to study phase change material in soft matter and materials. The model could offer insight into phase changes that impact things like the storage of data on smartphones.

Professor of Government and co-director of the @wesmediaproject @efranklinfowler wrote in @abcnews about how "DEI" replaced "structural racism" in the national conversation.

As Professor of Music and Professor of African American Studies, Hoggard has spent the last 24 years guiding his classes toward working together as ensembles while enabling individuals to express their unique perspectives. #BlackHistoryMonth.

Some of the students in his class are music majors. Others are not, representing a spectrum of the sciences, humanities, and arts.

A vibraphonist and composer, Hoggard studied World Music at Wesleyan, touring Europe and playing at Carnegie Hall in his first year of college. After spending 15 years as a freelance musician traveling the world, he returned to Wesleyan to teach Jazz.

Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Thad Jones are just a few of the examples of Black musicians that students study in Jazz Orchestra II, led by Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91.

Visiting Professor of Government @davidcaaron has a new podcast miniseries on the “Just Security Podcast” entitled “What Just Happened.” The show aims to explain the meaning and consequences of policy changes that may not be immediately apparent.

Today is Wesleyan Giving Day! If we reach our goal of 1,831 unique donors, Seta Nazarian ’79, P’13 and Nick Nazarian ’13 will make a $250,000 gift in support of Wesleyan and our student’s greatest needs. Click the link to make an impact:

Giving day is tomorrow! Transform a future student's experience by making an early gift:

Professor of Philosophy Stephen Angle’s latest book, Progressive Confucianism and Its Critics: Dialogues from the Confucian Heartland, debates critical questions about Confucianism through eight conversations between Angle and experts in China.

President @mroth78 joins Wesleyan’s Executive Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life @KBDPHD in Wesleyan University Magazine:

"We can move through the darkness of the hour to the brightness of a new day. I have faith in this. because I believe that somehow the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Hon. 64, addressing Wesleyan in 1964.

Luca D'Agruma ’27 had an (un)conventional summer representing California's 24th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention. Learn more about his experience in the Wesleyan Magazine:

.@wesmediaproject tracked the more than $5 billion spent on political ads this election cycle. Last month, WMP presented research findings and invited scholars from around the country to share their insights at a post-election conference.