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Founded in 1831, we are a diverse, energetic, liberal arts community, enrolling approximately 3,000 undergraduate and 200 graduate students.
Middletown, Connecticut
Joined March 2009
Original #intheheights program, debuted at Second Stage in 2000 when @Lin_Manuel '02 was a sophomore @wesleyan_u!
“@Vegalteno: Esto es mas viejo que el frio. Original 2000 @Lin_Manuel In the Hgts program @Wesleyan_U
http://t.co/CIFSZIH5I6” whoa.
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Congrats to #HamiltonPrize winner Audrey Nelson (@audjbird), a senior at @BHS_Spartans in Washington. Her prose titled “Complications” was described as delightful & moving by members of the selection committee!. About the Hamilton Prize for Creativity:
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#TBT to one of our favorite commencement addresses: Thanks for the positivity + inspiration @Lin_Manuel '02!.
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Really. Big. News. 🌟 shoutout to @HamiltonMusical creator and original A.Ham, Lin-Manuel Miranda '02, Hon '15 (@Lin_Manuel) and director Thomas Kail '99! #HamilFilm.
.@Disney to release @HamiltonMusical with the Original Broadway Cast. Filmed on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. In a theater near you. October 15, 2021. #Hamilfilm
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Congrats to the first-ever @wesleyan_u #HamiltonPrize winner @Audrey_Wey! 🌟 History has its eyes on you.
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Congrats to #HamiltonPrize winner Brianna Johnson, a senior at The @BerkeleyCarroll School in Park Slope, Brooklyn! Your original album/mixtape Tell ‘Em The Truth blew us all away! 🌟 . Learn more about the Hamilton Prize for Creativity here: (1/4)
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We’re SO excited for the Oct. 15 #WestWingSpecial, featuring @wes_alumni @BradleyWhitford ‘81 and a guest appearance by @Lin_Manuel ‘02. 🙌. The episode will benefit @WhenWeAllVote, a non-profit, non-partisan org that aims to increase participation in every election in America.
🎶 there goes the last great American dynasty 🎶. Tune into the #WestWingSpecial on @HBOMax this Thursday, October 15th 👏. While you're watching, sign and seal your ballot!
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.@BradleyWhitford '81: "If we learn anything from this pandemic, it must be that we are all connected on this delicate little planet. that the pernicious myth of separateness that lies at the root of so much oppression and injustice in this world must finally be obliterated."
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Congrats to Sydney Kim, this year’s @wesleyan_u #HamiltonPrize winner! 🌟 History has its eyes on you.
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We're waiting in the wings for you. Meet our all-star all-alumni #HamiltonPrize selection committee:
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Wesleyan students have a proud tradition of activism, and Wes supports students’ rights to peaceful protest. Admission reviews details of any suspension reported by an applicant. A suspension for a peaceful protest against gun violence will not impact an admission decision.
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Congratulations to Jennifer Lame '04 for her Oscar for Best Editing for her work on the film "Oppenheimer." Jennifer was a film studies major at Wesleyan and previously worked on "Manchester By the Sea" and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.". Photo credit: AFP
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“Today’s #SupremeCourt decision on the consideration of race in college admissions is extremely disappointing…Wesleyan remains deeply committed to admitting a class of students that will lead to a diverse learning community on our campus.”
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"I am asking you in anticipation of achievement and disappointment and accomplishment and failure to make another way, to trace a different path to another set of social arrangements so that we might all live." Saidiya Hartman '84 Hon. '19 #Wes2019:
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Please RT - Candian native Jesse Gaganov '17 has been missing in Peru since September 28.
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"The time is always right to do what is right.". We are honored to have hosted Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. four times during his lifetime, including visits in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966. His words are inspirational and as true today as they were then.
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We can’t wait to see "@Findmeunafraid" by @KennedyOdede '12 & @JessRPosner '09 - a book about the incredible work they’ve done transforming lives of vulnerable girls & urban poor in Africa’s largest slum - turned into a movie by @tonygoldwyn!
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🎶 Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets 🐾. Meet Lola, the newest member of the family of @mroth78 and University Professor of Letters Kari Weil! We look forward to seeing this sweet face around campus. #TogetherWes #DogsOfWesleyan
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Congratulations to honorary degree recipients Hazel Carby, Edwin Sanders II ’69, and Saidiya Hartman ’84! #Wes2019:
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Proud to be featured in @nytimes among colleges that have successfully contained the spread of COVID thanks to frequent testing and other measures. Keep up the great work, Cardinals!. Read here:
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We’ve heard you and we’re reversing course on the new monogram ‘W’. We’ll provide regular updates on the process of replacing this icon. This is Why.
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Beauty in the darkness. We love seeing Olin lit up across campus!
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Congratulations to Mike White '92 for winning the Best Limited Series Award at the #GoldenGlobes for his hit series "The White Lotus".
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Martha “Marty” Gilmore, the George I. Seney Professor of Geology and professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been awarded the 2022 Claudia J. Alexander Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for her study of Venus’ geology.
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We'd also like to congratulate Honorable Mention winners, Luka Netzel (@LukaNetzel02), a senior at The Pembroke Hill School (@PemHillSchool) in Kansas City, MO, and Chiara Kaufman, a senior at Tarrytown, NY's @HackleySchool. Congrats Brianna, Luka, and Chiara! #Wes2024 (2/4)
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Free semester of study @ Wes in spring 2018 to students enrolled in the University of #PuertoRico: 🇵🇷
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"The time is always right to do what is right.". We're proud to have hosted Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. four times during his lifetime, and we're proud to honor his legacy today. Join our annual #MLK Commemoration on Fri., 1/31 w/ speaker @BreeNewsome:
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It's (virtual) WesFest time! @Lin_Manuel Miranda '02, Hon. '15 has a very special message for our newly admitted students 🎉 Check out our schedule of Zoom panels, open classes, department events and more. We hope you'll say yes to Wes!: #Yes2Wes2024
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After reading #HamiltonPrize Honorable Mention Nolan Lewis’s lyrics, Selection Committee member @BeanieFeldstein ’15 said, “It feels like Nolan's music seamlessly enters the world, like a magic spell with thought provoking, clever and impactful lyrics and rhymes.”
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Congratulations to Associate Professor of Psychology Anna Shusterman (@goldfishglitter), recipient of a $1.8 million @NSF grant to design and test preschool math games:
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.@RevDrBarber: "We cannot go back to normal or just a new normal. We need the challenge to change. use your degrees, your education, your influence, your intelligence, to be instruments of change." Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. #WesGrad #Wes2020 #TogetherWes
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It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of Wesleyan student Jack Seivwright ’24. Jack, who was studying abroad this semester, passed away February 12 following a skiing accident.
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Given the current public health trajectory for Connecticut, Wesleyan hopes to welcome most students, faculty and staff back to campus in safe conditions in late August. Expect updates about the fall term in early July. More info here:
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We're aware of the recent news surrounding statements made by Dr. Paul L. Ewell, a dean at Virginia Wesleyan University. To clarify, Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. is *not* affiliated in any way with Ewell or Virginia Wesleyan University (@VAWesleyan).
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Happy first day of winter, and Happy Holidays from Wesleyan University! ❄️
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What a beautiful day it was to celebrate the Class of 2022! Congratulations to all our graduates! Check out all the Class of 2022 photos from the weekend at or re-watch the ceremony:
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Congratulations to @wes_alumni @Lin_Manuel '02 for winning the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media as the songwriter behind the Encanto hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”
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NEW: Today, the U.S. government decided not to pursue new rules that would have forced many international students to return home if studying online this fall. @mroth78 speaks for all of us when he says "we are thrilled by the outcome.". More:
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The Wesleyan community mourns the passing of a soccer great and humanitarian, Pele, who was a Wesleyan University honorary degree recipient in 2001. Our thoughts go out to Jennifer Nascimento ‘01 and her family.
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"We need you to take your wonderful Wesleyan educations out of the confines of our cozy campus and get it out on the streets where it belongs. Because it turns out that we don’t just get a democracy. we have to make it, every damn day. And for that, we need you." #WesGrad.
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Congratulations to our newest #Classof2026 admits from our Early Decision 1 program! Welcome to Wes - we’re so glad to have you! ❤️🖤. #CardinalPride #GoWes #WesPride
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You look good in red @Lin_Manuel '02 😉❤️🎓
Being a good parent means working as hard as u have to 2 so your kids @Lin_Manuel graduate from college.
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We're waiting in the wings for you. 🎶🌟 Meet the cast of our 2018 all-star all-alumni #HamiltonPrize selection committee + apply for this four-year full-tuition #scholarship today:
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Tomorrow, it’s GAME TIME! Be sure to tune in to watch @wes_wsoccer in their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance take on TCNJ during the Final Four. Game starts at 1:45pm. #RollCards #GoWes #GoCardinals.
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“I’m first-generation and low-income, but I’m also a scientist, I’m a musician, I’m Muslim,” says @melisaolgun '20 on her multifaceted identity as a first-gen student. More on how Wesleyan supports first-gen: #ActivateTalent
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Yesterday, we welcomed 810 first-year and 44 transfer students to campus on Arrival Day. After a hot, humid, and emotional day of moving, let the adventure begin! Welcome to Wes! ❤️🖤 #Wes2022
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🎓763 bachelor of arts degrees.🎓44 master of arts degrees.🎓22 master of arts in liberal studies degrees.🎓11 doctor of philosophy degrees .🎓3 honorary doctor of letters degrees.🌟1 amazing day. Congrats, #Wes2019! For more photos, visit us on Tumblr 👉
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We are so proud of our winning @Wes_Lacrosse men’s team, and all of our scholar-athletes who continue to excel! #GoWes #CardinalPride
There is no better feeling for a college athlete then winning an NCAA Championship! #D3Champs @wesleyan_u
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The sun has set, the moon is up, and finals have come to an end. Congratulations on completing another semester, Cardinals. Have a wonderful winter break.
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"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.". Today we remember the life and legacy of Toni Morrison, who was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at Wesleyan University's 1983 Commencement Ceremony.
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A winter wonderland ❄️. 📸 by Lisa Pinette - thank you for sharing!
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Men’s Basketball team wins the NESCAC championship in an overtime victory over Williams, 78-75! #CardinalPride @wes_mbball.
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A message from @mroth78: Daniel Handler has chosen to withdraw as Commencement speaker this May. The focus of the event should be on Class of 2018, their families & the celebration of graduation. I’m pleased to share that Anita Hill has graciously agreed to deliver the address.
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Don’t throw away your shot! Apply for the #HamiltonPrize for Creativity, a four-year full-tuition #scholarship to @wesleyan_u:
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Congratulations #Wes2020 graduates! We are so proud of you! 🎓. For a full reading of the names of this year's graduates, click here: #WesGrad #TogetherWes
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An earlier sunset doesn't mean activity on campus slows. Enjoy your evening, Cardinals!
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“Heart-warming in capturing the impact and confusion of childhood trauma really well, while relating to the reader,” said Bozoma Saint John ’99 (@badassboz) of #HamiltonPrize Honorable Mention Cecilio Munoz’s screenplay titled “The Greatest Generation.”
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A time capsule from 1954 was unearthed during recent PAC construction. It was found encased in concrete on the east side of the building. In it was a trove of Wesleyan institutional information-including copies of the Wesleyan Argus and a campus view book.
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Oliver Egger ’23 was named one of five Connecticut Collegiate Poets by the Connecticut Poetry Circuit for 2022-23, joining students from Eastern & Western Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, & Yale Universities. Egger will travel the state participating in poetry readings and events.
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Happy new year, Cardinals! Here’s to a joyous and prosperous year.
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.@annatjelt, your one-act play “Five Steps” blew us all away! 🌟 Congrats on winning this year’s #HamiltonPrize! Read more about Anna's piece, plus our two honorable mentions:
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The #HamiltonPrize wouldn't be possible without our all-star @wes_alumni Selection Committee! Thank you to chairs @Lin_Manuel Miranda '02, Hon. '15 and Thomas Kail '99! Many thanks to judges @CarterBays '97, @AmyBloomBooks '75, @alexanderchee '89, @BeanieFeldstein '15. (3/4).
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ICYMI: A full circle Wesleyan moment at the #Oscars, as @BeanieFeldstein '15 greets Lin-Manuel Miranda '02 Hon. '15 (@Lin_Manuel), a meeting that naturally ended with "fight fight fight fight for Wesleyan, GO WES!" via @accessonline at 1:20
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"In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action, we believe it important to formally end admission preference for “legacy applicants.” — Michael S. Roth '78, President
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🏈🙌🎉 What a finish! #WeAreWes.
LITTLE THREE CHAMPS!!! David Estevez scores the game-winning TD on the Cardinals’ first play of OT as @Wes_Football defeats Williams, 27-21! #WeAreWes #RollCards
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Extending our pride and congratulations to Fitzroy “Pablo” Wickham ’21, who has been named the Jamaica 2021 #RhodesScholar! 🎉. He plans to pursue an MPhil and DPhil in neuroscience at @UniofOxford under the Rhodes Scholarship. Read more: . @rhodes_trust
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Good luck to @Patriots Head Coach and @wesleyan_u alumnus Bill Belichick '75, P'07 in #SuperBowlLIII this Sunday! #TBT to @Wes_Football receiving a visit from Coach Belichick the day before defeating little three rival Williams 35-0 during #homecoming weekend in 2017! 🏈
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"I see your magic. I see your brilliance. I see the way you are doing the hard work already and changing the world already. I love what y’all are doing, and I love who you’re becoming. I love what this world is going to be because of you." @JackieWoodson #WesGrad #Wes2020
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Homecoming + Family Weekend 2022 was a weekend to remember! From our football team beating Williams 35-21, to families and alumni coming from all over the nation to reunite with each other and their students:
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"We can move through the darkness of the hour to the brightness of a new day," said Martin Luther King Jr. in an address to the Wesleyan community in 1964. Looking back over his four visits, one is struck by how many of his concerns still exist today.
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#HCFW2020 is here‼️ 🎈🎉 . Discover how student-athletes, coaches, and staff are making creative adjustments in order to keep teams in top shape & #KeepWesSafe. Go Wes! 👏. Join in on the weekend's virtual events: @wes_alumni @wes_athletics
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.@amandapalmer '98, @mary_roach '81, Bozoma Saint John '99 (@badassboz), Craig Thomas '97 (@HimymCraig), Santi “@Santigold" White '97, @BradleyWhitford '81, and @angelayee '97! . Learn more: (4/4) . #HamiltonPrize #Wes2024.
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This afternoon we get to welcome the newest members of our Class of 2026 and we can't wait! Stayed tuned. #Wes2026
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June 19 will be officially recognized as #Juneteenth in the City of Middletown via proclamation by Mayor Ben Florsheim '14 (1/3) #Juneteenth2020.
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54 years later, these words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. still ring true. Wesleyan's community was lucky enough to welcome Dr. King to campus four times in the 1960s for speeches and rallies, including Commencement 1964 (pictured here). #MLKday #TheResistance
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Wesleyan will recognize four remarkable change-makers with honorary degrees during its 190th Commencement—@UMBC’s Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, @WeillCornell’s Dr. Joseph Fins '82, @TheRitaMoreno and @GloriaSteinem
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Hey #Wes2021 applicants: Decision letters are being mailed today + will be released electronically tomorrow afternoon!
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Your hard work has paid off! Finals are over and it’s time for the holiday season. Congratulations, Cardinals – you did it 🎉
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Cardinals Win Historic Little Three Titles in Men’s Ice Hockey, Basketball, Football @Wes_Athletics #GoWes
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Have a wonderful first day of classes, Cardinals! Here’s to a safe and healthy semester.
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Today, the House passed legislation that would make lynching a federal crime. @USATODAY quotes Professor Ashraf H.A. Rushdy, who calls lynching "the original hate crime.".
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation that would make lynching a federal crime, a move supporters say is long overdue.
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Congrats to Wesleyan alumni Philip Casnoff ’71, @BeanieFeldstein ’15, and @WhitfordBradley ’81 for their roles in three Oscar-nominated films: @GetOutMovie @LadyBirdMovie, and @ThePostMovie! #Oscars @TheAcademy
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