skip navigation

Wheaton College     Norton, Massachusetts
news

Current News

Hip hop culture: a closer look

February 17th, 2009

Byron Hurt, a filmmaker, writer and anti-sexism activist, will visit Wheaton on Wednesday, February 25, to lead a discussion about hip hop music and its underlying messages on race, gender, violence, sex, and visual media.

Giving a year to change the world

February 17th, 2009

Four Wheaton seniors will devote ten months of community service to help urban children August through City Year, an AmeriCorps program.

Readings by the Writer, Margot Livesey at Wheaton College

February 17th, 2009

The Department of English and the Dale Rogers Marshall Visiting Artists Program Endowed Fund within the Evelyn Danzig Haas'39 Visiting Artists Program proudly present author Margot Livesey on Wednesday, February 18, at 5 p.m. in Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts. The reading is open to the public without charge.
Margot Livesey grew up in a boys' [...]

Blazing a path to financial success

February 10th, 2009

A partner in one of Boston's best-known institutional investment firms will visit campus to discuss economic theory, investing and careers in financial management as a Wheaton Distinguished Fellow.

Psychology major co-authors language acquisition study

February 9th, 2009

Molly Rose Galdston '09 is the co-author of a study on language development in children with autism that has been presented at two international conferences. The study points up important differences between bilingual and monolingual children with autism that could help refine treatment and intervention methods.

Wheaton Quarterly team wins awards for excellence

February 3rd, 2009

The Wheaton Quarterly magazine has won two silver awards for excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Wheaton previewed Oscar-nominated film

February 3rd, 2009

The Wheaton community was among the first to preview renown filmmaker Werner Herzog's documentary "Encounters at the End of the World," which was screened on campus last fall. Now that the film has been nominated for an Oscar, there is even more to celebrate.

Hope for a hungry planet

January 30th, 2009

The global problem of poverty in the midst of plenty, and what that says about the modern food industrial complex, is the subject of a lecture and related events on the Wheaton campus.

Lunch: $69.80; Experience at Sundance Film Festival: Priceless

January 14th, 2009

When Mike Plante bought lunch for Associate Professor of Art and Film Jake Mahaffy at Red Stripe in Providence, RI, he made one stipulation. In exchange for the meal, Mahaffy must agree to produce a short film. After a couple of burgers and beers, Plante, a Sundance Film Festival programmer, drew up a contract on [...]

Wheaton seniors to join teacher service corps

December 10th, 2008

Wheaton seniors Sarah Mielbye and Kristine Vilagie have been chosen to participate in Teach for America (TFA), a select corps of college graduates who commit to teaching for two years in low-income communities across the nation.

A turkey on every table

November 26th, 2008

Students in the anthropology course "Feast or Famine" conducted an emergency fundraising drive on campus to provide Thanksgiving dinners for local families.

Vespers concert Dec. 7

November 21st, 2008

Wheaton presents its annual holiday Vespers concert on Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Greenhouse open house

November 21st, 2008

Come visit Wheaton's greenhouses during open house and repotting clinic on Friday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wheaton grad named Marshall Scholar

November 14th, 2008

Derron "J. R." Wallace has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship that will further his aspiration to improve the situation of impoverished rural communities around the globe by enhancing educational systems.

Wheaton ranks among top ten in Fulbrights

November 11th, 2008

Seven students from Wheaton won Fulbright Scholarships in 2008, placing the college among the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country. The success of the top Fulbright-producing institutions was highlighted in the October 24 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bloch explores intersection of math and literature

October 31st, 2008

Professor of Mathematics William Goldbloom Bloch explores the intersection of math and literature in his recently released book The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel.

Honoring Bojan Jennings

October 27th, 2008

Wheaton will present Professor of Chemistry Emerita Bojan Jennings with an honorary degree on Thursday, Oct. 30, at noon in Cole Memorial Chapel.

Twinkie, Deconstructed

October 22nd, 2008

The next time you're savoring a Hostess Twinkie, think about what is inside that treat: carbon monoxide, petroleum and rocks. Confused? Author Steve Ettlinger will visit Wheaton on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to explain.

Make peace

October 22nd, 2008

What would you do with $10,000 to promote world peace? 
Wheaton students interested in answering that question have until Jan. 12, 2009, to develop a plan. That's the deadline for submitting a proposal for the Davis 100 Projects for Peace program. 
The Davis Projects for Peace program is made possible by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an accomplished [...]

Focused on campus

October 19th, 2008

A new online video series, Wheaton InFocus, has been launched, and the series' first installment focuses on the creation of a site-specific sculpture for the college.

Groundbreaking

October 13th, 2008

President Ronald A. Crutcher and the Board of Trustees are inviting the Wheaton community and local residents to the groundbreaking for the new Center for Scientific Inquiry and Innovation on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m.

One vote's lasting power

October 3rd, 2008

College students voting in this year's presidential election can thank others for leading the way in earning their right to cast a ballot. Among them: Candy Yaghjian Waites '65 and a group of her friends and classmates.

Greenhouse open house

October 2nd, 2008

The Wheaton College greenhouses will offer an open house and repotting clinic on Monday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Professor's art drawn from life

September 24th, 2008

Arc of Intent: Claudia R. Fieo, Selected Works, 1988-2008, which is currently in the Beard and Weil Galleries through Oct. 19, reflects Professor of Art Claudia R. Fieo's faith in creating art, as well as traces the arc of her life. As a printmaker, this marks Fieo's 11th solo exhibition. The works span a range of techniques, stylistic choices and creative periods, but ultimately center upon what Fieo calls the "mystery of life's contrasting forces."

CPR stat!

September 22nd, 2008

Wheaton and Norton officials have teamed up to improve safety on campus and in town. Through a program called Citizen CPR, Wheaton's peer health advocates, Norton Emergency Medical Service staff and Norton High School faculty will work together to train all Norton high school students in CPR, which can double a cardiac victim's chances of surviving. Wheaton's resident advisors also will receive the training.

Founders' Day: A tradition reborn

September 18th, 2008

On Friday, September 26, the college will celebrate the 199th birthday of Eliza Baylies Wheaton, the principal founder of Wheaton Female Seminary. The event, which begins at 1 p.m. in Cole Chapel, marks the revival of Founders' Day, a tradition first celebrated in 1889 to mark the 80th birthday of Mrs. Wheaton.

Not child's play

September 15th, 2008

Tom Farrey, a regular correspondent with ESPN's primetime newsmagazine E:60, will speak at Wheaton College on September 24 about youth sports in the United States. His talk will be at 7 p.m. in the Holman Room in Mary Lyon Hall. His book, Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children, explores the pressure on younger and younger children to excel in organized athletic competition.

The emerging alliance of religion and ecology

September 15th, 2008

The Religion Department will host scholar Mary Evelyn Tucker as the college's annual Martin Lecturer. Her address, entitled "The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology," will take place in the Holman Room of Mary Lyon Hall at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22.

Opening convocation: "Where do 'The Two Cultures' Intersect?

September 5th, 2008

Miss opening convocation? You can watch it online. President Ronald Crutcher delivered the keynote address, "Where Do 'The Two Cultures' Intersect?: Engaging the Sciences and Humanities in a Broader Dialogue."

Sculpture with a twist

September 3rd, 2008

On campus for three weeks as a visiting artist, internationally known sculptor Patrick Dougherty will work with Wheaton College students to create a piece of outdoor art that will be visible to passers-by on the town of Norton's busiest street.