Join the Allbritton Center for three panels this fall about the 2016 Presidential Election. All panels are free and open to the public. The Role(s) of ReligionOctober 27, 7 pm, PAC 001 ANTHEA BUTLER, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania and author of Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making a Sanctified World…
This spring, the Center for the Study of Public Life (CSPL) is showcasing several classes taught by some exciting and unusual visitors, in addition to the usual lineup of wonderful Wesleyan professors. Read on to find a potential class to add as you embark on pre-reg! Group Psychology in Politics: Local, State, and National Perspectives…
Working on your pre-reg list? Want the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom through meaningful community service, in addition to guided instruction with peers in the classroom? Consider enrolling in a service-learning course! As a reminder, all service-learning courses may count towards the Civic Engagement Certificate. — Living in a Polluted World (ENVS 361)…
Many service opportunities have upcoming deadlines! Check out some of the opportunities below to find a service program that is a good fit for you. The list will be updated periodically, so bookmark it and check back! Ambassador Corps The Ambassador Corps program is the leading social enterprise internship program. A select group of students from the top undergraduate…
The Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is looking for class proposals for children in grades 1-5 in music, visual art, culture, languages, dance, movement, nutrition, media, other arts disciplines, environment, science, and math. We are particularly interested in classes that integrate art, math, and science in a fun, hands-on way that children may not be…
Did you know there are about 100 million black holes in our galaxy? Or that two black holes can collide and merge into one? Or that there’s an actual scientific term called spaghettification? I did not, but I learned all of this and more, as well as looked through one of Van Vleck’s telescopes for…
Because so many young voters are considering voting Libertarian or Green, the Campus Election Engagement Project has put together a concise nonpartisan resource on the trade-offs of voting Third Party this election, offering historical perspective on the strengths and downsides of Third Party choices. For anyone voting by absentee ballot in your home state, they also have…
This is the last of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election. This panel, “The Future of Foreign Policy,” will feature: DANIEL J. JONES, Penn Quarter Group and Lead Author on the Senate “CIA Torture Report” Daniel has extensive experience advising senior business executives and U.S. government officials. He has spent…
Net neutrality is a central issue of freedom of speech and access on the Internet. If you’ve ever streamed movies, TV, or sports games on your computer, then net neutrality is something important to you! In February 2015, the FCC voted to uphold Net Neutrality and forbade Internet providers from charging some users to access…
This is the second of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election. This panel, “Behind the Curtain: Campaign Financing, Gerrymandering, and Barriers to Voting,” will feature: Dave Daley, CT Mirror, author of Ratf*cked David Daley is the author of “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy”…
