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Boston Urban Teaching Fellows

Students participate in winter internships at Boston public schools

Senior Symposium Keynote: Sherine Hamdy

Sherine Hamdy (Brown University) will be presenting this year’s keynote address at on February 2nd at the 35th Annual Sociology Anthropology Senior Research Symposium.

Conversation with George Kunhardt ‘09

February 10, 2017 Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and Wheaton alumnus George Kunhardt ’09 will discuss the art and practice of producing documentaries with a spotlight…

Dana Polanichka receives tenure

On 12 December, the Tenure Committee enthusiastically granted tenure to Prof. Polanichka. Please join us in congratulating her!

Government in action

Students from Urban Politics course travel to the Rhode Island State House.

What is the value of Philosophy?

Recently Robert Audi said this: “I see philosophy as having a unique and essential role in education, in strengthening democracy, and in advancing human knowledge.”…

Gender matters in the legislature

Professor Westfall works collaborates with a former student to show that gender quotas to increase the number of women can indeed make a difference to…

Model UN team brings home two wins from Cornell

Model United Nations (MUN) team wins two awards in the Cornell International Affairs Conference in the group’s first time attending the event.

#WheatonMAVotes!

Wheaton students partake in the tumultuous week before Election Day, engaging each other in discussion, debate, research, polls, and – of course – voting.

Italy: The Extraordinary Common Place – A Talk from the Italian Consulate

Dr. Domenico Teker from the Italian Consulate discusses career opportunities in numerous fields in Italy and the value of continuing Italian studies.

New Course for Spring 2017 Anth 298: “Environmental Anthropology: Ecology, Politics, and Culture”

Professor Josh MacLeod will be offering a new course this Spring, focusing on contemporary ecological issues from a social scientific perspective. Topics including: climate change,…

Public opinion and the future of the EU

Professor Westfall provides empirical support for the argument that the future of the European Union is associated with its adoption of cosmopolitan values.