Students experience the inequities in how people eat around the world at the annual Hunger Banquet

Tunnel of Oppression Seeks to Raise Awareness
An interactive Tunnel of Oppression -- including a Hall of Enlightenment -- will incorporate student work, seeking to raise awareness about social bias and what individuals can do to create change.

May Term Strives to Make Human Rights Real
Students enrolled in May Term this year have the opportunity to attend a variety of co-curricular events encompassing the theme of "Making Human Rights Real."

LaLonde's Tool Library Wins $25,000 Grant
A tool-lending library founded by Matt LaLonde '14 at the West Bloomington Revitalization Project has received a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant.

Students Develop "Water for Wellness" Campaign
Millions of people around the globe lack access to clean water, and students in the Perspectives in International Health class are addressing this human rights issue one drop at a time.

IWU to Host Peacebuilding Workshop and Lecture
Students from Macalester, Luther and Beloit Colleges will join Illinois Wesleyan students and faculty to discuss their independent research on human rights issues.

Students to Build Homes During Alternative Spring Break
Illinois Wesleyan students will volunteer during spring break to build homes in Laredo, Texas as part of Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge program.

Civil War Gave Democracy "Moral Grandeur"
Founders' Day speaker Allen C. Guelzo contends that the primary goal of emancipation was a return to democracy and revolt against the aristocratic habits promoted by slavery.

Lincoln Scholar to Speak at Founders' Day Convocation
At Founders' Day Convocation on Feb. 27, scholar Allen C. Guelzo will speak in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

MLK Teach-In Addresses Prison Reform, Political Prisoners
Invoking the words and ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his 1966 visit to Wesleyan, a campus teach-in explored human rights issues related to prison reform and political prisoners.

Wesleyan to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Illinois Wesleyan will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a teach-in focused on prison reform and human rights, and the 23rd annual MLK Gospel Festival.