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New and Experienced Musicians to Perform at 49th Annual Jazz Festival

January 31, 2024 | By Julia Perez

Young musicians from the region will perform and gain feedback from seasoned jazz artists at the 49th annual Jazz Festival hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Music on Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3.

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Art Celebrating the Power of Place and the Human Figure on Display at IWU Galleries

January 23, 2024 | By Julia Perez

Artwork featuring astronomical human figures from a local painter and decades of printmaking from a Chicago workshop is on display in Illinois Wesleyan University’s Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in the Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art and Design...

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Hodge '25 and Muto '24 Named Getz Scholarship Recipients

January 16, 2024 | By Emily J. Schubert '27

"Here at IWU, every student is greeted with respect, care and compassion from every professor," said scholarship recipient Lacey Hodge '25, explaining his choice of Illinois Wesleyan.

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Gospel Fest and Campus Workshops to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

January 4, 2024 | By Julia Perez

Music, dance and spoken word performances will celebrate the 34th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Gospel Festival at Illinois Wesleyan University.