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English Language Conversation Group

Senior women’s studies major and writing tutor Rasheeda Abdul-Musawwir has begun an English-language conversation group, which met once weekly during the fall semester for informal…

Women’s Basketball Team Fosters Friendship With Heller’s Angels

Vote Lyons today and help the Woman’s Basketball Team win $500 towards its next Special Olympics event.

Professor Mathis talks about Wheaton’s Honor Code

In the first Flash Seminar of the 2012-13 academic year, Stephen Mathis, associate professor of philosophy, discusses the characteristics of social contracts and why Wheaton’s…

Wheaton Philosophers Share Internship Experiences

In the Republic, Socrates argues that philosophers should “go down into the cave again” to undertake 15 years of internships (539e). At Wheaton, we just…

Happy World Philosophy Day!

The third Thursday of every November is World Philosophy Day. Established by UNESCO in 2002, World Philosophy Day’s objective “is to encourage the peoples of…

Marise Jiménez: CBS NYC

Learn more about Marise Jiménez’s summer internship at CBS.

Deisi Cuate: Suffolk University’s DiscoverLaw.org Plus Program / Global Learning and International Program in Costa Rica

During the month of June 2012, I attended Suffolk University’s DiscoverLaw.org Plus program, where I received a curriculum that covered key principles and history of…

New Course—WMST 098: Devising Theatre for Social Change

With the support of a grant from the United States Department of Justice, four Wheaton professors have committed to developing a play meant to broaden…

Melissa C. Barón: HBO Internship Summer 2012

Melissa C. Barón shares her experiences with an HBO Internship during the Summer of 2012.

Molly Skaltsis: Amazon Waterfalls Association Summer 2012

Learn about Molly Skaltsis’ Summer 2012 internship at Amazon Waterfalls Association.

The Water Balloon Challenge

Watch Wheaton College’s introductory physics class leave their lab and put theory to the test.

Professor to lecture on the Spanish Civil War.

Professor Fernández de Alba was invited by the Spanish Department at Bryn Mawr College to lecture on the Spanish Civil War.