October 2002
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Campus News & Events
2003 Commencement speaker announced
David Levering Lewis, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of History at Rutgers University, will deliver Wheaton's 168th commencement address. The Fight for Equality and the American Century: 1919 through 1963, is the second and final volume of his Pulitzer prize-winning biography of W.E.B. Dubois; it covers the second half of Dubois' life, charting 44 years of the culture and politics of race in the United States.
"David Levering Lewis is one of the finest historians in America today," says Provost Susanne Woods, citing his selection as one of four historians interviewed for the big Newsweek memorial issue on Sept. 11.
Wolf Kahn lecture available online at WGBH
Influential modern landscape painter Wolf Kahn lectured at Wheaton on Sept. 9; his taped lecture is now available for on-demand viewing at WGBH.org, as part of Wheaton's new partnership with the public broadcast organization.
Through the WGBH Forum Network, Wheaton seeks to deliver its cultural programs to alumnae/i, parents and friends over the Web. Other partners in the WGBH initiative include the New England Aquarium, the John F. Kennedy Library and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Great theatre--on a shoestring
Wheaton's Theatre Department invited the submission of 10-minute plays and selected 10 to be produced on time (within a day, that is) and within budget ($0) . On Saturday, Oct. 4, the plays were performed in the Experimental Theatre. Here, we share a few of the scripts selected for performance.
Brooding on some dark tidings: Antigone comes to the Weber Theatre
In the sequel to Oedipus the King, Sophocles' Antigone explores themes of social justice, loyalty, gender roles and political leadership. What's more, it's darn fine drama. See it in Wheaton's Weber Theatre Nov. 14-16 and 21-23. Alumna Stephanie Burlington '97 directs the Greek tragedy.
Going global
Wheaton's Center for Global Education opened in August with the arrival of Dr. Harvey Charles, the recently appointed dean for global education. The center, an important part of the college's new curriculum, which stresses connections across disciplines, will emphasize cross-cultural competency for all students. Study abroad is a part of that emphasis. Several students who ventured off campus last semester shared snapshots upon their return to campus this fall.
Intersections showcases faculty expertise
Intersections seminars: If you're interested in hearing what Wheaton experts have to say about skyscrapers, supernovae and the science behind artistic masterpieces, come to our roadshow, Intersections. You can register online, or by calling 800-394-6003.The seminars are open to prospective students, as well as alumnae/i and friends.
Media Moments
Living in: Globe cites Wheaton as part of national trend
The faculty-in-residence program in Wheaton's Beard Hall is leading a national trend in connecting academic and residential life, according to The Boston Globe. "This generation is more connected to their parents,'' Dean of Students Sue Alexander told the Globe. ''They look to the older generation as possibly having something to say.''
Bookshelf
Alumna Deborah Figart '81 waxes on wages and women's work
Figart, Ellen Mutari and Marilyn Power recently
published Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labor Market Policies in the United States (London and New York: Routledge, 2002). Wage setting has historically been a deeply political and cultural as well as economic process. This informative and accessible book explores how U.S. wage regulations in the 20th century took gender, race-ethnicity and class into account. Focusing on social reform movements for living wages and equal wages, it offers an interdisciplinary account of how women's work and the remuneration for that work has changed along with the massive transformations in the economy and family structures.The title is available at Amazon.
Athletics
Soccer teams soaring again in 2003 season
For the 2002 season, Wheaton's women's soccer team is ranked fifth nationally and first in New England. The men's soccer team became NEWMAC (New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference) champs for 2000 and 2001. Watch their 2002 seasons unfold online.
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