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Patricia Flaherty '83
May 5, 2013"...you can achieve what others think is impossible." More » -
New minor in Peace and Social Justice
April 12, 2013Students pursuing Wheaton's new minor in Peace and Social Justice Studies will be encouraged to explore relevant opportunities through fieldwork, experiential learning, internships, and study abroad. More » -
Sociology degree deepens experience abroad
January 30, 2013When sociology major Joseph Donahue ’10 joined the Peace Corps he found his experience to be deepened by his liberal arts degree. More » -
Grant funds global perspective on violence
January 29, 2013Professor Yllo and Professor Torres win a prestigious grant to help them shed new light on a rarely discussed, frequently misunderstood form of intimate violence: marital rape. More » -
McCormack comments about foreclosure on NPR
January 29, 2013Professor McCormack appears on NPR to discuss home foreclosure on social inequality. More » -
Leveling the playing field with soccer
November 28, 2012Alumnus Stefan Viragh ’11 takes his love for soccer to Uganda, where he works as a coach and team leader for Soccer Without Borders. More » -
Professors Torres and Yllo to Host an International Conference on Sexual Violence
August 27, 2012.. funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, to promote the development of anthropological research and theory on kinship, gender, violence and social suffering. More » -
Lindsay Powell '13 awarded Davis Fellowship
August 2, 2012During the summer, Lindsay Powell will write reports on proceedings of the South African Parliament for the Parliamentary Monitoring Group, a non-profit, governmental organization in Capetown, South Africa. Lindsay is a sociology major from Brooklyn, N.Y., More » -
Joe Donahue '10 in Morocco
June 20, 2012Since I graduated from Wheaton in 2010, I have been a Peace Corps volunteer in a rural Moroccan town called Ait Oumghar. During my service, I have been working on various health and youth related projects, such as health and English classes. I am also currently working with a newly-formed women’s association in my town [...] More » -
Iraimi Mercado ’12 wins Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
April 11, 2012Sociology major Iraimi Mercado ’12 will explore YMCAs around the world and learn the different building blocks of positive youth development. [...] More »
