Jaggi to Address Honors Convocation
Professor of Physics Narendra Jaggi will present the keynote address, "Refracting Honor Through a Personal Prism," at the annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 10.

Panel: Eckley's Book Important Contribution to Lincoln Scholarship
A panel of Abraham Lincoln scholars praised the late IWU President Robert S. Eckley's final book, the first biography of Lincoln's friend and fellow attorney Leonard Swett.

Theune Creates "Voltage Poetry" Anthology
Expanding his work with poetic "turns," also seen as a measure of energy in poems, Wesleyan's Michael Theune is collaborating in the creation of a new online anthology.

Wesleyan Awarded $300,000 Grant for Humanities Initiatives
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Illinois Wesleyan a $300,000 grant for Re-Centering the Humanities, to reclaim humanities' position at the core of the liberal arts curriculum.

New Book Continues Balina's Work on Soviet Children's Literature
The development of Soviet children's literature in Russia, explored by Wesleyan's Marina Balina, is more complex than the common views that see either propaganda or a rare space for free expression.

Fritzsche Elected to Foreign Language Group's Executive Committee
Language professor Sonja Fritzsche has been elected to a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages.

Balina Reappointed as Isaac Funk Professor
Based on her contributions in scholarship, teaching and service, Marina Balina has been reappointed to the Isaac Funk Professorship.

Mathematics Professor's Publications Add Up
Thinking creatively about math drives both the teaching and research endeavors of Mathematics Professor Tian-Xiao He, who has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.