Software engineer turned Tony-nominated Broadway producer finds community behind the curtain
While growing up in China, Harry Cheng ’15 never expected to end up at an American liberal arts college. Nor did he expect to […]
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Ashley Kistler to lead academic affairs as provost at Wooster
After a national search, The College of Wooster selected Ashley Kistler as provost and chief academic officer, to begin July 1, 2026. Kistler brings […]
Award-winning short story writer credits Wooster for supporting his career path
David Means ’84 received the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short story writing earlier in June 2025. Means, who teaches at Vassar College and […]
Economics alumnus develops photography to fund medical research
While Jeff Keefer ’74 studied economics at The College of Wooster and went on to work at the biotechnological and chemical manufacturing company DuPont […]
Class of 1963 physical education major scores rewarding coaching career
Going into Wooster with the hope of coaching professionally, Reggie Minton ’63 dove into the physical education program and took away life experiences that […]
Students learn to articulate their career-readiness skills to employers
Members of the Curriculum to Career Faculty & Staff Learning Community at Wooster led several successful projects this year to help students communicate their […]
Social Entrepreneurship program celebrates 20 years of student research for community impact
Students don’t come to Wooster expecting a front-row seat to how businesses solve real-world problems, but through the Social Entrepreneurship (SE) program, they learn […]
Wooster’s fall annual report highlights a year shaped by strength, purpose, and connection
In the first year of The College of Wooster’s Framing Our Future strategic action plan, the student experience drew new energy through continuous and […]
Giving Woo Day celebrates connection and impact at Wooster
On Nov. 5, The College of Wooster community came together to celebrate Giving Woo Day, raising $507,793 from 596 individual donors and surpassing this […]
Reopening of Douglass Hall signals next phase of residential excellence at Wooster
The College of Wooster celebrated the reopening of Douglass Hall this fall with the College Board of Trustees, project partners, and Wooster community officials. […]
Professor Matthew Krain shares expertise in political violence on disturbing new trend in multiple media outlets
Perpetrators of political violence have been engaging in a new way to get their messages across: engraving their bullet casings. Matthew Krain, professor of […]
Professor Jeff Roche’s new book about West Texas’ role in the rise of US conservatism earns national attention
Jeff Roche, professor of history at The College of Wooster, wrote a new book that’s earned national attention, titled The Conservative Frontier: Texas and […]
College of Wooster celebrates planting of native black gum trees outside Kauke Hall
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, The College of Wooster celebrated the planting of two striking rows of Black Tupelo “wildfire” (black gum) trees outside Kauke […]
US News praises Wooster Independent Study program and educational value
With fresh praise for The College of Wooster for 2026, U.S. News & World Report again commended Wooster’s signature Independent Study program, educational quality, and […]
Award-Winning Poet Ross Gay to be featured in Wooster’s Mortensen Lecture
Ross Gay, critically acclaimed author and essayist, will give The College of Wooster’s Peter Mortensen Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at […]
Geology professor uses her undergraduate training as an engineer to bring new insights to field
Stephanie Sparks, visiting assistant professor of geology at The College of Wooster recently published a paper that outlines a method for applying sensitivity analysis […]
The College of Wooster welcomes community for fall arts events
The College of Wooster will showcase a wide variety of arts events throughout the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Open to the […]
Wooster introduces new Alumni Board members
The College of Wooster welcomed new members to its Alumni Board for the 2025-26 fiscal year, including Vedica Jha ’18, David Sterna ’81, George […]
Wooster welcomes three new Board of Trustee members
The College of Wooster announced three new members to its Board of Trustees for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Kim Patton ’85 and Sandeep Bhatia […]
Wooster physicist Niklas Manz goes beyond his discipline to study how phenomena get their names
Niklas Manz, associate professor of physics at The College of Wooster, studies the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction, but why was it named for those two scientists, […]