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Author and Activist Menah Pratt-Clarke to Visit Campus on Book Tour
Renowned scholar and activist Menah Pratt-Clarke will visit Illinois Wesleyan University while on a tour for her new book “Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower.”
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Best-Selling Author TJ Newman '06 to Speak at May 5 Commencement
Best-selling author and Illinois Wesleyan University alumna Torri “T.J.” Newman '06 will deliver the University’s Commencement address on Sunday, May 5.
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Drici Named 2025 Kemp Award Winner
Professor of Mathematics Zahia Drici was awarded the highest teaching honor at Illinois Wesleyan University on April 17 as the 2025 recipient of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Do Well, Do Good Awards Highlights “Best of Who We Are”
Several student leaders, organizations and advisors from Illinois Wesleyan University were recognized by the Office of Student Involvement at the annual Do Well & Do Good Involvement Awards on April 8.
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Record-Breaking $2.7 Million Raised During All In for Wesleyan
A record-breaking $2,779,070 was raised by thousands of Titan supporters who gave green to benefit the University during All In for Wesleyan on April 9.
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Sheahon Zenger Named 21st President of Illinois Wesleyan University
Sheahon J. Zenger, previously the interim president at the University of New Haven, has been named the 21st president of Illinois Wesleyan University, effective July 1.
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Students to Present Research from Variety of Disciplines at John Wesley Powell Conference on April 13
Students from a wide range of disciplines will present research at the 35th annual John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference on Saturday, April 13, at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Celebrated Poet John Keene to Join Joanne Diaz for Poetry Conversation
The Illinois Wesleyan University English Department is teaming up with Illinois State University to bring nationally celebrated poets to Bloomington-Normal and the IWU campus on Wednesday, April 10.
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Give Green, Give Back During All In for Wesleyan on April 9
By giving green during All In for Wesleyan on Tuesday, April 9, Titan supporters can contribute to the growth of students and programs at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Students Explore Marketing and Communications Careers with Chicago Alumni
Illinois Wesleyan students interested in marketing and communications jobs spent their spring break in Chicago engaging with alumni who work in the field during the annual Career Immersion Excursion organized by the Hart Career Center.