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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.

Alumnus Publishes Article

Gabriel White ’15 analyzes what the future holds for Germany’s Bundeswehr.

“Cannabis and Spirituality”

Stephen Gray, teacher and writer, spoke on the spiritual benefits of cannabis for the 28th Annual Martin Lecture in Religion held on October 5 in…

Visiting Global Scholar, Jenny Bryant-Tokalau to Present First Table Talk

Jenny Bryant-Tokalau, a Geographer and Associate Professor at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand comes to lead an interactive community talk on critical issues that…

Student work: subtitles

Professor Anderson’s French 307 (Translation: Art & Craft) students added English subtitles to a series of French t.v. commercials.

Shout out to JCSU

Lexomics Group travelled to JCSU for a three-day gig. (Oct. 5-7, 2016)

Working on What it Means to be Human

After finishing her degree at Wheaton College, Margaux Fisher ’12 went further on her quest to find out what it means to be human.

On the experimental nature of democracy

Professor Dorzweiler contrasts the optimism of political movements with the experimental nature of democracy in practice.

Janaira Ramirez ’18 witnesses history in the making

As a civic engagement intern she mobilized voters for the upcoming presidential election.

The Future is Functioning in this Room

October 4, 2016 Zackary Drucker is an independent artist, cultural producer and trans woman who breaks down the way we think about gender, sexuality and…

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks to overflow crowd at Wheaton College

Over 250 students and residents packed the Hindle Auditorium to hear the presidential hopeful discuss her platform Sunday. After a 30-minute speech, Stein welcomed questions…