Roth on Wesleyan

As the results of the elections sink in, some at Wesleyan will be cheered by the outcomes, others will be distressed. It may be challenging now to remember that democracy and higher education hav...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/11/06/work-to-do-after-the-election/

Yesterday I sent the following message to all faculty, staff and students at Wesleyan.  Americans will now cast their votes in one of the most consequential elections in our country’s history....

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/11/05/vote/

Today marks the start of Homecoming + Family Weekend, and it should be a lovely few days. The Advancement team has planned a spectacular array of programs, from a conversation with artist Glenn L...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/11/01/welcome-home-3/

This week, my Advancement colleagues Frantz Williams ’99 and Cecilia McCall ’91, P’24 joined me in taking the Wesleyan banner on the road to Mumbai and Delhi. We saw several old friends—a...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/10/19/wesleyan-in-india/

A year ago today, I wrote on my blog about the “sickening violence” of the massacres and kidnappings by Hamas. Little did I know that the violence would provoke a response that, while profoun...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/10/07/reflections-on-october-7th/

As I prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, I looked back on my first High Holiday season at Wesleyan in 2007. That week I found a vibrant faith community, as I was able to atte...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/10/02/turning-towards-peace-for-the-new-year/

Over the years on September 11, I have reflected here on the meaning of this sad date in American history. Like so many others, I remember watching the news as a plane slammed into the Twin Tower...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/09/11/on-september-11-work-for-peace/

This morning the following message went out to the campus community. Written a few days ago, it arrives in boxes amidst more tragic news from Gaza and intense uncertainty here at home. What can w...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/09/01/the-semester-begins/

Here we are again! After meeting athletes, international students, and participants in our First Gen program, today The Frosh Arrive! I so enjoy this day filled with promise, excitement…some t...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/08/29/arrival-day-2/

It’s about three months from Election Day — the perfect time for students, faculty and staff to work for the candidates and issues of their choice. At Wesleyan, we have have the great good fo...

https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/08/06/the-time-to-engage-is-now/