Wesleyan University

 Wesleyan University in Middletown says it will formally end admission preference for “legacy applicants.” The announcement comes after a United States Supreme Court decision in June that colleges and universities would have to stop considering applicants’ race in admissions. Wesleyan University president Michael S. Roth released a statement, saying legacy status has played “a negligible role” in its admissions process...

The Wesleyan University Democratic Socialists are standing up for reproductive rights. “In this political climate, it is really, really hard to be a person facing an unwanted pregnancy,” Wesleyan Democratic Socialists member Anna Tjeltveit said. Starting in the fall semester, students at Wesleyan will have increased access to abortion services. “The fact that the university is understanding that this is…

A student group at Wesleyan University worked with school officials to secure financial help for emergency contraceptives and abortions for students.

A local university will now be footing the bill for reproductive healthcare costs for students after a push from one of the school’s political organizations. A spokesperson for Wesleyan University confirmed the decision to NBC Connecticut. The decision was made after the university’s Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter launched a campaign calling for the university to commit to...

A graduate of Wesleyan University has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sara Dosa, a 2005 graduate of Wesleyan, is the director of the documentary, “Fire of Love,” which has been nominated for best documentary feature film. It is one of the five documentaries nominated for the award. “Fire of Love” is a National Geographic documentary about French volcanologists Katia…

Dr. Alison O’Neil is turning skin cells from Alzheimer’s patients into brain cells to study the early markers of the illness and hopefully stop neuron degeneration before it starts.