Campus Headlines
How F1RST Fund Helps First-Generation Students at Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University welcomes students of all educational backgrounds and journeys into the Titan family, including those who are first-generation college students, who make up more than half of undergraduate students in the United States.
SBA Administrator Loeffler and Congressman LaHood Visit Petrick Idea Center
Illinois Wesleyan University students shared their entrepreneurship experiences with U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler and U.S. Representative (IL-16) Darin LaHood during a visit to the newly opened Petrick Idea Center...
How Illinois Wesleyan University Ghosts Are Helping Keep Oral Traditions Alive
While finals week may be creeping up for students this time of year, the lingering campus ghosts are ready to come out of the woodwork just in time for spooky season.
Author, Lawyer and IWU Alumna Renee Fehr to Speak About Domestic Violence
Renee Fehr ‘86 will speak about her book “The Wheels of Justice: The True Story of a 27-Year Battle to Convict My Sister’s Killer,” at Illinois Wesleyan University this week in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Mannat Kandal ‘27 Receives Lincoln Laureate Award
Mannat Kandal ‘27, a psychology major with a minor in Interdisciplinary Education, was selected as Illinois Wesleyan’s 2026 Student Laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
Inaugural IWU Bake Off Photo Recap
Illinois Wesleyan University students faced off in the first-ever “Great IWU Bake Off.”
Illinois Wesleyan University Students to Compete in Inaugural IWU Bake Off
Illinois Wesleyan University students will face off in the first-ever “Great IWU Bake Off” this week.
Joanne Diaz Publishes Third Book of Poetry with ‘Electric Dress’
The latest poetry collection by Joanne Diaz has been a long time coming for Illinois Wesleyan's Isaac Funk Professor of English. The book titled “Electric Dress” features 27 poems and was released in April of this year, but Diaz said some of...
Former U.S. Diplomat Gordon Duguid to Deliver Stevenson Lecture
Author, educator, and former U.S. diplomat Gordon Duguid will speak on "Trends in U.S. Foreign Relations" as part of the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center at Illinois...
Author and Alum Lindsey Fitzharris to Return to Illinois Wesleyan for ‘Sleuth-Hound’ Book Tour
Lindsey Fitzharris ‘04 is bringing her world of macabre to Illinois Wesleyan University next month in celebration of her forthcoming book “Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.”