Critical Access Studies
2023-04-18 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Much of the literature about accessibility seeks to convince architects of the significance of inclusion. However, the field of Critical Access Studies has emerged in the last 10-15 years to raise additional questions of what counts as access, who benefits, and how designers can know. Aimi Hamraie will discuss some of the insights of Critical Access Studies that can better inform the theory and practice of accessible design.
Aimi Hamraie is Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, & Society and American Studies at Vanderbilt University, and director of the Critical Design Lab, a collaborative of disabled designers, artists, and researchers working within a disability culture framework. Hamraie is also the author of Building Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability. They are a recent appointee to the United States Access Board.
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Designing for Difference brings innovative design leaders, thinkers and humanists to campus, to celebrate the inauguration of Wheaton’s new Design program. Anchored in the History and Theory of Design course, this spring the WIIH asks students, staff, and faculty to challenge the concept of “normal” and reconsider what makes design inclusive. All events are open to the public.
Presented by the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program.

Summer Preview Day
2023-08-18 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour.
We hope to see you on campus soon!
Register to attend Friday, August 18, 2023

Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Miranda Yaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science n for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Damages Denied: The Impact of ERISA’s Statutory Design on Patients’ Access to Health Care.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Despite being written primarily as a pension law, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 has come to apply to the majority of employer-sponsored health plans in the United States. However, despite its health care salience, it has a key statutory design feature that limits patients’ ability to access their prescribed care: it precludes damages recovery for those who have been denied health coverage, an insurance practice that is pervasive and increasing. The absence of litigation incentives creates perverse incentives for insurers because it makes it all the more unlikely that patients will be able to obtain legal representation, such that insurers may deny with impunity. Drawing on extant literature on path dependence and on ERISA’s history and implementation, legislative history, and interviews with key congressional staffers, this paper evaluates this statutory design’s persistence across moments of health care reform including the Patients’ Bill of Rights and the Affordable Care Act, and the ways in which this can not only limit patients’ rights upon a coverage denial but exacerbates inequities in the American health care system and reduces health insurer accountability in a manner that can perpetuate the denials themselves.
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Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Leanna Lawter, Associate Professor of Business & Management for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Effectiveness of Flipped Classroom Format in Quantitative and Non-Quantitative Business Courses – A Meta-Analysis.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
The current meta-analysis investigates two student outcomes of the flipped or inverted classroom format in quantitative and non-quantitative business courses: knowledge acquisition and satisfaction. Data was collected through a search of nine databases to identify empirical studies which compared student outcomes in flipped classrooms to lecture classrooms. A total of 35 studies were identified for inclusion in the study. Results show that flipped format had a positive effect on knowledge acquisition for both quantitative and non-quantitative courses as compared to lecture courses. The impact in non-quantitative courses on knowledge acquisition was larger than the effect in quantitative courses, but was not statistically significant. Student satisfaction in flipped classrooms as compared to lecture classes was higher in quantitative courses, but not statistically significant. The implications for business education is to not use flipped classroom approach as a universal format for instruction but in courses where students benefit from self-directed learning and the increased workload for students merits the gains in learning.
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Technology, Analytics & Innovation Virtual Career Fair
2023-10-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Online
The Technology, Analytics, and Innovation Virtual Career provides you direct access to leading companies, organizations, and startups actively looking to fill internship and full-time opportunities. All students, in all majors, class years, and with all types of career goals from Brandeis University, Suffolk University, and Wheaton College are invited to attend and connect with a wide range of employers.
Whether you’re a computer science major, a data enthusiast, or someone passionate about cutting-edge technologies, this is your career event. Connect with employers and alumni about internships, full-time positions, or simply to explore different career paths.
Why should you attend?

Even when you apply online, the personal employer connections you make during fairs like this one help set you above other applicants.
Gain exclusive insights about companies, roles, the hiring process (application timelines and submission deadlines) and what makes a strong candidate.
Discover new job and internship openings and ask any questions about roles you’re interested in applying for.
Make meaningful connections with recruiters and alumni in the field.
Practice! Employers know that this is an event for you to learn, so don’t worry about perfection!

After you register:

Set your schedule with your employers of interest ahead of the fair. Options include group sessions (30-minute group meetings with organizations) and 1:1 sessions (10-minute meetings one-on-one with you and the employer). Review this quick video to learn how to register for sessions.
Update your Handshake profile and review these preparation materials and tips.

Student registration for this fair opens on October 18th at 1pm ET, spots will fill up fast, so be sure to mark your calendar and be prepared to register!
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This event is sponsored by Brandeis University, Suffolk University, and Wheaton College.

Faculty Research Talk
2023-10-30 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Kathy Morgan, Associate Professor of Psychology for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Healing Dakota: A Story of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Working Dogs.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
An estimated 50,000 working dogs are deployed in law enforcement in the US, most of whom are routinely exposed to dangerous and stressful conditions as a daily part of their jobs. Just as with humans, some individuals are resilient in the face of such stress, but others are not so fortunate, and become so overwhelmed by anxiety that they become dangerous and no longer deployable. In this talk, I will talk about recognizing signs of stress in dogs, and reading dog behaviors that can sometimes be quite subtle, but whose understanding can help prevent canine aggression. Using K9 Officer Dakota and his story as a case study, I will also present a brief history of dogs in law enforcement, and talk about my work and the work of Wheaton College students at the K9 PTSD Center in Seekonk, a nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation of law enforcement working dogs with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their time in service.
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Faculty Research Talk
2023-11-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Montserrat Pérez Toribio, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, The Manly Flight of Mary Stuart O’Donnell, Countless of Tyrconnell.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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Faculty Research Talk
2023-11-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join Sara Donaldson, Assistant Professor of Education for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Leveraging Collective Doubt to Deepen Learning.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Transformational change within social contexts, such as schools, requires a cohesive vision and action plan. This work can be promoted by providing the individuals involved with structured opportunities to collectively grapple with the nuances of terminology and facets of related initiatives in terms of expectations for what the work looks like in practice. Using narrative data collected from field research with mathematics instructional leaders, this faculty research talk will unpack a five-phase framework shown to provide this needed structure. By positioning moments of doubt as opportunities for collaborative learning, this framework serves as a flexible structure to guide shared knowledge development from the initial identification of a shared goal to cohesive understanding and systemic transformation.
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AI in our world: chatGPT and more...
2024-02-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Please join us for a presentation on AI in our world: chatGPT and more… with Mark D. LeBlanc, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor, Computer Science. He will be discussing different chatbots, “stages” of AI and machine learning.
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Faculty Research Talk
2024-03-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Sarah Christensen, Brown/Wheaton Faculty Fellow, History Department, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Marriage as a Path to Freedom for Enslaved Women in the Early Middle Ages.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Description: I examine how enslaved women in the early Middle Ages approached marriage and childbearing as means to secure emancipation. According to a long legal tradition dating to the Roman classical period and lingering in the law codes of both medieval western Europe and Byzantium, marriage offered enslaved women a change in social position as well as a specific transformation of legal status from unfree to free. Looking at legal documents and narrative sources, I examine how individual women strategically leveraged marriage and childbearing to achieve desires that included but were not limited to emancipation, and how these women calculated possibilities for improvement using knowledge of their legal status, social standing, and sexual value.
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Faculty Research Talk
2024-04-04 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Alessandra Ward, Asst. Professor of Education, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Want your child to be a strong reader? Prioritize social-emotional learning.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
The topics of elementary reading education and social-emotional learning (SEL) frequently appear in current news headlines, often as a subject of debate. However, many (if not all!) teachers and families would agree that we want our children to be confident, capable readers and writers, and that we also want them to be able to participate in classroom and community life, get along with their peers, develop their talents, and learn to make responsible decisions. This talk will lay out the theoretical and empirical support behind how teaching SEL in school can positively support children’s literacy development, and vice versa. Practical suggestions will be given for how teachers and families of elementary-aged children can leverage synergies between SEL and literacy; for example, criteria for selecting read-aloud picture books that can address goals in both content areas.
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Faculty Research Talk
2024-04-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Professor of Religion, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Cuisine and Cultural Appropriation: The Case of Palestinian and Israeli Food Tourism.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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Faculty Research Talk
2024-04-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Andrew Davinack, Asst. Professor of Biology, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Invisible Invaders: The Impact of Non-Indigenous Parasites on Global Shellfish Aquaculture.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
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Faculty Research Talk
2024-04-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Ada McKenzie Thomas, Asst. Professor of English, for an upcoming Faculty Research Talk, Abbey Lincoln’s Spiritual Roots.
Presenters will begin by discussing their topic, and each session will close with a question and answer segment. All presentations are virtual and free and the Zoom link will be sent the day before this discussion.
Description: In this talk, I examine Abbey Lincoln’s rootedness in spirituality as evinced in her poetry and songwriting from the latter part of her career. Her albums, Talking to the Sun (1983), Devil’s Got Your Tongue (1992), Wholly Earth (1999), as well as poems from her unpublished collection, In a Circle, Everything is Up, reveal her lifelong identity as a fervent roots-seeker, a spiritual sojourner in search of truth and understanding.
A multifaceted artist whose career traversed the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements, and intersected with Black feminisms and Pan-Africanist discourses, Lincoln’s concerns frequently echo those of other writers and artists of the various eras through which she lived. Lincoln’s thematic eclecticism is a hallmark of her songwriting, poetry, and prose, however her work remains rooted in a deeply personal and spiritual exploration. This talk explores the motifs of this spiritual sojourn emerging from Lincoln’s latter works, as based upon the archival research that I have conducted for my manuscript on Lincoln’s life in letters, Aminata: Abbey Lincoln’s Song of Faith, to be published by Rutgers University Press.
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Jay Goodman Political Series: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
2024-05-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join the Alumni Relations Office virtually for an in-depth look at the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Ted Nesi ’07, Politics Editor for WPRI-TV and Visiting Professor of English, will break down the fundamentals shaping the race, strengths, and weaknesses for both campaigns, the Senate map, and what to watch in the coming months.
Learn more about the Giving Circle formed to establish the Jay Goodman Endowed Fund for the Social Sciences.
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Jay Goodman Political Series Part 2
2024-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join the Alumni Relations Office virtually as we sit down with Gabe Amo ’10, Member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island, for an insightful conversation about his work, journey, experiences, and impact.
This event is our second part of the Jay Goodman Political Series and is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
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Part 1 of the Jay Goodman Political Series with Ted Nesi ’07 can be viewed here.
Upcoming: Part 3 of this series will take place in April 2025 – more news to follow.

Celebrating Wheaton Women Virtual Panel
2025-04-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
We are pleased to invite you to a special virtual event celebrating the remarkable journeys of Wheaton College women. Our alumni panel will feature Chris Toro ’89, Min Jung Kim ’92 and Catherine Gilbert ’15 and be moderated by Katelyn Brewer ’07.
Join us as we delve into the experiences of these accomplished women and explore how Wheaton College has played a pivotal role in shaping their personal and professional trajectories. The panelists will share insights into their time at Wheaton, reflecting on what drew them to our institution, how their experiences influenced their paths and recalling vital moments that shaped their careers.
We hope you can join us for what promises to be an inspiring and insightful discussion.
*This will be a webinar event so only the panelists and moderator will be on the screen.
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Jay Goodman Political Series Part 3
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join Ted Nesi ’07 and the Alumni Relations office virtually as we sit down with Mary Anne Marsh ’79, for an insightful conversation about her work and thoughts 100 days after the election. A principal at Dewey Square Group, Marsh is a nationally recognized political analyst for BBC, WCVB-TV and Radio New Zealand.
This event is the third part of the Jay Goodman Political Series and an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
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Career Conversations
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
What does the President of the Commercial Space Federation and the CEO of Data Protocol have in common? Aside from being college roommates and founding and selling a company together (“CaddieNow”), both credit their experience at Wheaton with helping to launch their successful careers.
Join Dave Cavossa ’01 and Jake Ward ’01 as they discuss the twists and turns of their lives, careers and friendship. Whether you’re interested in space, tech, leadership or government this is a session you don’t want to miss.
This career conversations webinar will be moderated and hosted by Sean Schofield, Ph.D. Associate Vice President of Life & Career Design.
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Orientation
2025-06-26 08:30 - 16:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Start your Wheaton journey this summer.

Academic Orientation is a one-day on-campus program that serves as a fun and engaging start to your Wheaton College academic journey. Choose the date that best fits your schedule to visit campus for the day, and participate in a mix of workshops, small-group offerings, and individualized advising sessions. You will explore your curricular options and honors/scholars pathways, register for fall courses, and make valuable connections with your academic advising team (faculty, staff, & peers) along with other campus resources.
This program will also include optional family orientation/informational offerings, with sessions facilitated by the Provost’s Office, Dean of Students Office, and important Student Services. If you are a Nursing, WheaGo Global, or Transfer student, we recommend that you sign up for the Thursday, June 26, 2025 orientation.
Date Options:
On Campus, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Monday, June 23
Tuesday, June 24
Thursday, June 26 (for Nursing, WheaGo Global, and Transfer students)
Friday, June 27
The registration deadline is June 15, 2025
Learn More and Register Today!
