Patricia Ross ’06

President Biden nominates Wooster Alumna for assistant secretary of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs

Patricia Ross ’06 nominated for key role based on her career in domestic policy

Commencement 2021

Wooster to hold in-person Commencement for the Class of 2021

WOOSTER, Ohio (March 25)—The College of Wooster will recognize the Class of 2021 during an in-person commencement ceremony held Saturday, May 8 at 10 […]

New student organization promotes inclusivity in performing arts

Teresa Ascencio ’23 and Victoria Silva ’23 founded the BIPOC Performing Arts Alliance at Wooster to empower students who are underrepresented in the industry

Barbara Burrell, associate professor of Roman Archaeology in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati

Classical Studies co-sponsors lecture in archaeology

Barbara Burrell, associate professor of Roman Archaeology in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati, to present ‘Archaeology and Ancient Texts: Friends or Enemies?’

Jennifer Faust, assistant professor of chemistry

Wooster chemistry professor receives CAREER grant from NSF

Jennifer Faust awarded $641,239 grant over 5 years to support research with students in atmospheric and environmental chemistry

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Annual Phi Sigma Tau Lecture to feature alumnus Lindsay Brainard

Lindsay Brainard ’10, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will present “What is Creativity?” at The College of Wooster’s […]

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Ahmet Atay receives award recognizing his impactful contributions to gender and sexuality studies, queer studies

Ahmet Atay, professor and chair of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS); Global Media and Digital Studies, and Film Studies programs at The […]

Wooster issues statement in response to the racist violence against Asian and Asian-American people in the U.S.

President Sarah Bolton issued the following statement March 17 to the Wooster community in response to the racist violence against Asian and Asian-American people […]

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Interdisciplinary research team publishes article on geographic tongue

Wooster alumni and professors integrate math, physics, computer science, and dentistry in study published in peer-reviewed journal

Jennifer Winge named Wooster’s next vice president for enrollment

WOOSTER, Ohio (Mar. 12)—Jennifer Winge, a 25-year college admissions executive and current dean of admissions, has been named to the role of vice president […]

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Noriega to direct four plays for international theatre festival March 16-19

Wooster theatre chair explores new ways to make theatre despite pandemic challenges

Sofia Visa, associate professor of computer science

NSF Grant to fund interdisciplinary research at the intersection between computer science and genetics

Student research supports development of “tastier tomatoes” through image and data analysis

Wooster announces plans for a return to in-person operations in fall 2021

WOOSTER, Ohio— The College of Wooster announced plans to welcome all students to learn and live in person on campus in the fall 2021 […]

Fifteen Wooster students attend Harvard’s Latina Empowerment and Development Conference

Annays Yacamán ’22 and Giuli Morales ’23 receive General LEAD Undergraduate Awards

Erika Poethig ’93

Wooster Trustee to serve as special assistant to President Biden for Housing and Urban Policy

Erika Poethig ’93 offers perspective to Biden Administration based on years of experience in urban policy and development

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Lowry Center renovation and expansion aims to move forward this summer

Matching gift opportunity offered to encourage support for Lowry renovation and expansion project.

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Wooster’s Fall Dance Concert released in video form

Theatre and Dance students come together to perform amid pandemic challenges

Ahmet Atay, professor of communication studies and chair of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Global Media and Digital Studies, and Film Studies

Ahmet Atay coedited two books on intercultural communications studies

Professor of communication studies highlights underrepresented perspectives in the field

Wooster Science Café

Wooster Science Café resumes this spring beginning Feb. 24

Discussions and insights on current science topics open to the community via Zoom

Pictured left to right: Chris Gumpper ’18 , Amberleigh Ray ’18 , Sarah Comstock ’18, Rick Lehtinen, professor of biology, Laura Sirot, associate professor of biology, and Mackenzie Kellar ’18. completed research at Bijagual Ecological Reserve in Costa Rica in 2017 that resulted in a study published in a scholarly journal. Photo: Paul Foster.

Rick Lehtinen coauthors publication on second-growth rainforests with Wooster graduates

Study results from five years of expeditions and Independent Study projects