Desiree Weber

Political science professor writes introduction to first-ever English translation of Ludwig Wittgenstein book

Désirée Weber argues that Word Book offers significant insight into the philosopher’s later work

Students in the class explored Wooster’s campus together in a scavenger hunt.

Globally minded approach to FYS Course connects students studying remotely

First-year Seminar (FYS) courses at The College of Wooster build students’ writing and critical thinking skills in their first semester at College. Composed of […]

: Hayward (center) com worked with colleagues (from left to right) Benjamin Hernández Pacheco, Michelle Prain Brice, Tess Henthorne ’16, Maria Paz Zegers Correa at the Digital Imaging Lab of the National Library of Chile in the summer of 2019.

Jennifer Hayward leads Chilean newspaper digitization project

The National Library of Chile publishes nineteenth century Anglophone newspapers digitized by a transnational team that includes Wooster students

Student volunteers offer homework help to Wooster City Schools students.

Wooster students volunteer to support Wooster City School students through online program

For education majors, experience working closely with students in the classroom is a crucial part of their education. When the teaching and learning environment […]

Mahi Lal ’22

Economics major receives Flywire Scholarship in Social Justice

Mahi Lal ’22 sees her education at Wooster as the first step in changing the narrative of developing nations

Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication studies

Denise Bostdorff comments on ‘aggressive rhetoric of Trump’s fundraising emails’

Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication studies, consulted based on her expertise in political rhetoric in an article by Vox Media that examined “why Trump’s […]

NYT’s columnist Ron Lieber lauds The College of Wooster for its test optional policy and its purely test blind approach to merit aid

New York Times’ columnist Ron Lieber praised The College of Wooster for its early aid estimator and test-blind approach to merit aid in an […]

Students take tree samples

NSF grant supports Wooster team’s climate change research in Alaska

Researchers track temperature change through analyzing wood samples from melting glaciers

Professor Pollock works with students in her Earth Materials Class in the fall of 2019.

NSF awards grant to support underrepresented students in earth sciences

Wooster program to include experiential learning and peer mentorship opportunities

Indiana Amish Farm Buggy

David McConnell and Lyn Loveless collaborate on book about the Amish relationship to the environment

The scholars bring together their fields of anthropology and biology

New College Trustees 2020-21

Wooster welcomes new trustees

The College of Wooster welcomed several new members to its Board of Trustees for the 2020-21 academic year. Wooster’s board of 45 members includes […]

Susan Clayton

Susan Clayton speaks about the psychological effects of natural disaster with Los Angeles news podcast

Susan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at The College of Wooster, spoke with “Press Play with Madeleine Brand,” a news podcast on NPR in […]

U.S. News Again Gives Nod to Wooster for Top Mentored Research Programs, Most International Students

First among state peers in international students and a leader in undergraduate teaching WOOSTER, Ohio – The College of Wooster once again finds itself […]

Josephine Wright comments on NFL decision to play “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Josephine Wright, professor of Africana studies and music, was recently quoted in an article from Sky Sports News criticizing the National Football League’s (NFL) […]

New faculty add to academic excellence at Wooster

A virtual new faculty orientation earlier this summer as well as a number of teaching workshops allowed faculty to collaborate and develop strategies for online classes.

Lisa Wong

Lisa Wong shares music that shaped her life in new podcast

Lisa Wong, associate professor of music at Wooster and director of choruses at The Cleveland Orchestra, was recently featured in season two of the […]

Mark Wilson

Wilson publication uses complex fossil database to explore evolutionary events

Trace fossils reveal evidence of ecological engineering by ancient organisms

Jamil Zaki

Author Jamil Zaki To Present The War for Kindness

Dr. Jamil Zaki, psychologist and author, will present his book and this year’s first-year summer read, “The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a […]

Pam Frese

Pam Frese co-edits recent book exploring ethnographic performances in the classroom

Experiential and Performative Anthropology in the Classroom includes quotes from Wooster students

Wooster Campus

Wooster featured in The Princeton Review’s Best 386 Colleges

The Princeton Review praised Wooster’s professors, community, internships, library, and more