The current push by the federal government to stress phonics in teaching children to read will be good for big business, but not so good for the nation¡Ùs children, according to Assistant Professor of Education Mary Lee Griffin, who is speaking out on the subject in an essay published by the Los Angeles Times.

Muslim Chaplain Imam Talal Eid will speak on ''Islam and Pluralism after 9/11'' on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p. m. in the Holman Room, Mary Lyon Hall. A brief reception with refreshments in the May Room will follow the lecture.

Lynda Tocci, Wheaton class of 1989, was cited in The Boston Globe for her role as close advisor to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shannon O'Brien.

David Levering Lewis, the double Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of historian W. E. B. Du Bois, will address the Class of 2003 at Wheaton's 168th commencement on May 17, 2003.

Wheaton's Homecoming, held this year from Thursday, October 17 to Sunday, October 20, celebrates the college's vitality and its commitment to active, lifelong learning through an extensive array of events.