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 […]
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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, […]
Community of Scots converges for start of 156th academic year at Wooster Convocation
The College of Wooster convened its 156th academic year with its annual Convocation Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, also honoring the start of senior […]
Wooster earns 2026 Best 391 Colleges distinction from Princeton Review
Once again, The College of Wooster earned recognition as one of the nation’s top schools by The Princeton Review in its guidebook, The Best 391 […]
Wooster to welcome speakers for Democracy and Academic Freedom: A Forum beginning in September
The College of Wooster will welcome three speakers for a series of lectures and dialogues titled Democracy and Academic Freedom, A Forum. Speakers will […]
Wooster student develops data research skills through interfaith outreach internship
Jessica Gapfizi ’26, a statistical and data sciences major with a minor in education at The College of Wooster, spent the summer before her […]
Biochemistry and molecular biology major advocates for accessible healthcare with Operation Smile
Louise Fenny ’27, a biochemistry and molecular biology major pursuing a public health pathway at The College of Wooster, served as a program support […]
Neurobiology major serves Wooster communities suffering from medical marginalization
Ruhee Mehta ’26, a neurobiology major pursuing a public health pathway at The College of Wooster, interned with the Viola-Startzman Medical Clinic the summer […]
Neuroscience major conducts research on rare disease through research assistantship at Johns Hopkins
Chrissa Baldy ’26, a neuroscience major at The College of Wooster, spent the summer in Baltimore, Maryland, as a summer research assistant at Johns […]
Biology and Chinese studies major learns how to incorporate traditional medicines in veterinary practice
The summer before her senior year, Nurain Amier ’26, a biology and Chinese studies major with minors in environmental studies and music at The […]