A private, non-sectarian liberal arts university in Middletown, Conn. Founded in 1831, Wesleyan offer
Her name is Atiya Walcott ’16, and she's incredibly fashionable. Before becoming a successful full-time content creator, Atiya worked hard and played hard while studying film at Wesleyan. Her career illustrates a valuable lesson: don’t be afraid to switch things up.
06/15/2026
77 members of the Class of 2026 were inducted into Wesleyan's chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. As the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, it celebrates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. https://bit.ly/3SyL0Np
06/12/2026
Wesleyan University is a founding partner of the Research & Education Station at Manresa Wilds (R.E.S.A.) in Norwalk, CT, alongside Manresa Island Corp., and four other institutions. The mission is to turn the 125-acre Manresa Wilds site into a "living lab" for coastal research, environmental stewardship, and place-based education.
So far at Wesleyan, there have been seven undergraduate and graduate courses that have engaged in interdisciplinary studies of Manresa. Courtney Fullilove, professor of history, has also led the Manresa Stories Oral History Project, in which students are documenting the human and industrial history of the island. https://bit.ly/4fvylo6
06/10/2026
Congratulations to Alex Levy '08 for an incredible night at the Tony Awards! He was part of the producing teams behind three Tony-winning productions this season: "Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman", "CATS: The Jellicle Ball", and "Giant". Overall, the three shows brought in 10 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play for "Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman," where Alex Levy ’08 is pictured on the right.
📸: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
06/08/2026
Wesleyan University is a proud partner of Connecticut's largest pride event: Middletown PrideFEST, held last weekend in downtown Middletown.
In a moment when voters across party lines feel democracy is in crisis, higher education is essential, which is why we're launching Democracy 250.
Get involved by going to https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/democracy-summer-participation/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=other-wescommunity-learn-more-ucomm-kbd-wesexperts-democracy-250 or by emailing [email protected].
Wesleyan alumni classes ending in "1" and "6" came back to campus to celebrate their reunion years and also the next class of graduates entering the world. Read more about the weekend: https://bit.ly/3RM4kqa
05/30/2026
"Wesleyan is inefficient. Because inefficiency is good, actually." Senator Chris Murphy Hon. ’26 used his Commencement address to not only encourage students to take the slow road, but to design it.
Watch his full address: https://bit.ly/4ebXfYA
05/29/2026
Shakur Collins '26 became the first student to graduate from the Center for Prison Education's (CPE) new Bachelor of Liberal Studies Completion Scholars program at the 194th Commencement Ceremony. “Shakur’s graduation as Wesleyan’s inaugural CPE BLS Degree Completion Scholar is enormously meaningful for our program and our wider student and alumni community—not simply as an individual achievement, but as ‘proof of concept’ for a path we have long hoped could exist more fully for formerly incarcerated students seeking to continue their education after release,” said Tess Wheelwright, director of CPE.
Learn more about Collins and the Center for Prison Education program: https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2026/05/center-for-prison-education-first-on-campus-graduate.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=connection-wescommunity-learn-more-ucomm-cpe-shakur-collins-grad-26
"Wesleyan is inefficient. Because inefficiency is good, actually." Senator Chris Murphy Hon. ’26 used his Commencement address to not only encourage students to take the slow road, but to design it.
Watch his full address: https://bit.ly/4ebXfYA