Seven Wesleyan Student Ambassadors, Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean and Dr. Clifton Watson, attended the inaugural HBCU Democracy Day hosted by the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T) Center of Excellence for Social Justice on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The nonpartisan event brought together scholars, journalists, and civil rights activists…
Reclaiming the Right to Vote: Overcoming Hurdles After Incarceration
As part of Wesleyan’s Democracy 2024 programming, which aims to promote civic participation, especially on the heels of a pivotal election, three leaders working on restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals convened on October 8th. Co-sponsored by the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Center for Prison Education (CPE), Barriers…
Meet the Civic Engagement Interns for 2024-25
Hello! I’m Katie Williams, excited to join the Allbritton Center as a Civic Engagement Intern. I’m a first-year student from Chicago, Illinois, planning to major in Government and Economics with a Civic Engagement minor. I’m passionate about spreading civic engagement through innovative initiatives that involve students and the community beyond the classroom. At Wesleyan, I…
Apply to the Political Engagement Fund. Summer 2025 Grant Cycle is Open!
Apply today! 2024-2025 Political Engagement FundAbout the Political Engagement Fund Wesleyan University has a long history of supporting student civic engagement and recognizes this moment’s unique opportunity for liberal learning through engagement with the public sphere. We are pleased to welcome applications for the Political Engagement Fund’s 2025 Summer Cycle through April 27, 2025 (11:59pm).…
Re-Imagining Community Safety Conference
The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships and the Center for Justice Innovation are excited to host the upcoming Re-Imagining Community Safety: Research in Practice Conference that will take place on April 13th (11:00am-4:00pm) at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. We are hoping that you can join us for this wonderful opportunity to network and explore…
March Community Newsletter
The Wesleyan Community newsletter includes upcoming events, K-12 resources, and job and volunteer opportunities that are most relevant for our community partners in Middletown. You can keep up to date with the Allbritton Center on the Wesleyan ENGAGE blog. Upcoming Events Middletown Recreation’s Book Drive: Donate your gently used or new books for ages 12-18…
SSP and DIY Tea!
Join us for a FUN event with games and activities that’ll help you learn more about Wesleyan’s Strategic Sustainability Plan (SSP)! Our SSP Champions are working on effective and creative initiatives that will decrease Wesleyan’s carbon footprint, support sustainability curricular integration, and expand sustainable practices in waste, dining, grounds, and purchasing. You’ll get to make…
2/21 Engage Newsletter
Latest News Last week, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing about the application of a charter school that proposed to re-open a former juvenile prison as the site of the school. Please consider learning more about this issue and signing this petition to keep the prison closed. Petition to not open Capital…
The Launch of the Ukraine Event Series!
Dear Friends of Ukraine, The Ukraine Event Series marks one year since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine. All events are free and open to the public. They offer new lenses on the current situation and ways to support Ukraine. Please join us and please feel free to share the posters below. Thank you! Feb.…
2/7 Newsletter
Latest News We are excited to announce that we will be continuing our CSPL 120 Civic Engagement Practice! The Practice brings together the ever-growing and evolving community of students at Wesleyan who are invested in civic engagement. To enroll and learn more, please review our CSPL 120 Engage blog post. Please contact us at engage@wesleyan.edu with questions. Upcoming Events…