Welcome to the Allbritton Center’s Fall 2025 Highlight Series! As the year draws to a close, we’re proud to reflect on a semester defined by community care, collaboration, and meaningful impact. From food justice initiatives to holiday giving, the Allbritton Center worked alongside students and local partners to support Middletown families during a particularly challenging…
Fall Efforts in Supporting Local Families
Welcome to the Allbritton Center’s Fall 2025 Highlight Series! As the year draws to a close, we’re proud to reflect on a semester defined by community care, collaboration, and meaningful impact. From food justice initiatives to holiday giving, the Allbritton Center worked alongside students and local partners to support Middletown families during a particularly challenging…
Cardinal Community Commitment
Every year, over 400 Wesleyan students choose to enrich their educational experience through civic engagement on campus and beyond. They deploy their curiosity, skills, and practical idealism as they support educational and social enrichment activities for youth, stand with efforts to protect our environment, learn from the wisdom of aging community members, and work in…
Celebrating Diversity in Children’s Literature: Wesleyan Hosts Inaugural Community Book Fair
On Saturday, March 1st, Wesleyan hosted its inaugural Community Book Fair, celebrating Black Representation in literature and the media. The event welcomed over 40 families and included tabling, read-alouds, a panel on the importance of diverse literature, and exciting giveaways. Throughout the day, families had the opportunity to meet local Black authors, businesses, and organizations…
Spotlighting Community Campus Day
Now in its second year, the Jewett Center for Community Participation (JCCP) hosted three Community Campus Days (CCD) during the 2024-25 academic year, each highlighting a unique theme—Legends, Heroes, and Heritage. CCD offers participants a chance to visit Wesleyan’s campus and take part in hands-on workshops, allowing them to explore new interests, develop skills, and…
Join us for our Community Book Fair on 3/1!
The JCCP is hosting this event on Saturday, 3/1 10:00am-3:00pm in Fayerweather-Beckham Hall to raise awareness about the importance of diversity in children’s literature and media. The event will include tabling authors, vendors, and organizations, workshops, author readings, panels, a drumming circle, and giveaways. There will be offerings for all ages. We invite everyone to…
2/26 Championing Immigrants’ Rights Event!
Wednesday, February 26th, The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life invites students, faculty, and the broader Middletown community to our upcoming event: Championing Immigrants’ Rights in the Trump Era. From 5:00 to 6:30 pm, join Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center, for her keynote address that explores the impacts of…
Submit Nominations for the 2025 Morgenstern-Clarren Awards for Social Justice and Employee Recognition!
Nominations for the Morgenstern-Clarren Awards for Social Justice and Employee Recognition! The Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ‘03 Social Justice Award and the Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ’03 Employee Recognition Award were created in memory of Peter Morgenstern-Clarren, who pursued social justice while a student at Wesleyan. His activism included securing benefits for Wesleyan custodial staff, participating in the United Student and Labor Action Committee, and…
Mobilizing the Vote: Wesleyan Students Lead Voter Registration Efforts
At Allbritton, we are so proud of the election season programming this semester! For every Tuesday since National Voter Registration Day (September 17th), until Election Day (Tuesday, November 5th), students have volunteered or been paid through work-study to register students to vote in Usdan and Exley. So far, this collective has trained close to 50…
Post-Election Town Hall Series: Nov. 20 & Dec. 4
Click here to register!