Students Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe ’24, Sam Adjei-Sah ’24, and Endrias Tesfaye ’24 presented their research on childcare services to Community Action of Wayne and Medina Counties.

Wooster’s AMRE program celebrates 30 years of meeting client goals through student-led initiatives

Providing solution plans to nationally recognized companies like Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, supporting the growth and development of community organizations, and connecting with […]

Alexander Drummond ’23

Recent grads expand global perspectives as teaching assistants in France

Three recent graduates from The College of Wooster will participate in the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) for the next academic year. French […]

Claudia Partridge ’23, Zoe Seymore ’23, Tomoka Adams ’23

Fulbrights awarded to three soon-to-be Wooster graduates

Tomoka Adams ’23, Claudia Partridge ’23, and Zoe Seymore ’23 will represent The College of Wooster when they take their talents overseas as 2023 […]

Rashmi Ekka '08

Fighting poverty through economics: Rashmi Ekka ’08 uses microfinance and agricultural development to tackle big-world food problems

Rashmi Ekka ’08 grew up as part of the Oraon tribe in Jharkhand, India, and has seen first-hand the impact of poverty. Over one-third […]

Mahi Lal '22

Economics alumna analyzes effect of pandemic on student assessment

Mahi Lal ’22, a College of Wooster economics alumna recently contributed to a national press release elaborating on the effect of the pandemic on […]

Brooke Krause, associate professor of economics and business economics

Brooke Krause to study cost-effective vision programs for students in Sierra Leone schools

Brooke Krause, associate professor of economics and business economics at The College of Wooster, is part of a research team that received a $1.5 […]

Chemistry Lab

Wooster receives $475 thousand HHMI grant to support inclusive excellence in research mentoring in STEM

The College of Wooster has received a grant of $475,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative for work over […]

Wooster students

The College of Wooster partners with Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management to expand access to master’s programs

WOOSTER, Ohio—A new partnership between The College of Wooster and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will offer early admission and scholarships to Wooster students […]

Iván Akiri ’22 and Sarah Brunot ’22 present their data and insights to The Wilderness Center.

Social Entrepreneurship program students perform local research projects to solve community business problems

The Social Entrepreneurship (SE) program at The College of Wooster once again designed community-based projects that connected talented students seeking experiential learning opportunities with […]

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Wooster welcomes former Nike executive Stefan Olander as James R. Wilson Lecture Series speaker

Stefan Olander, former Vice President of Global Digital Innovation, will visit The College of Wooster on Thursday, April 28 as part of the James […]

Wooster Science Cafe Spring 2022

Wooster Science Café resumes for spring season Feb. 1

A new season of the Wooster Science Café kicks off Feb. 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. Sponsored by The College of Wooster and The […]

Melanie Long, assistant professor of economics

Melanie Long calls attention to figures that will affect the economy in 2022

Melanie Long, assistant professor of economics at The College of Wooster, called attention “real weekly earnings” and their impact on the cost of consumer […]

Economics classroom

Economics Major reclassified as a STEM program expands opportunities for international graduates

Students who graduate with an economics major from The College of Wooster can now count themselves as STEM majors. The new classification—with science, technology, […]

group migration workshop

Uniting Different Worlds Through Dance and Independent Study

Every August, students come to The College of Wooster from various locations – down the street, out of state, or even overseas – to […]

SE Team

Social Entrepreneurship team supports local economy with food incubator research

After a year when many businesses sought to capitalize on a booming e-commerce market, students and faculty from The College of Wooster’s Social Entrepreneurship […]

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye '95, photo by @marcgoldbergphotography

Urban studies alumna confronts housing inequity in New York City

After graduating from The College of Wooster, Rasmia Kirmani-Frye ’95 immediately knew she wanted to move to New York City and begin a career […]

Trustee Emeritus Donald Kohn ’64, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Emeritus Trustee Don Kohn ’64 speaks with NPR’s Morning Edition

NPR’s Sarah McCammon spoke with College of Wooster Alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Donald Kohn ’64, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of […]

Melanie Long, assistant professor of economics

Melanie Long offers suggestions for Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill

Melanie Long, assistant professor of economics, commented on the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief plan in an article for The Conversation, an independent news organization featuring articles from academic experts. The article, “What does the […]

Karl Ruter '10 in 2018

Political science alumnus finds success with restaurant technology

Karl Ruter ’10 relied on problem solving he learned at Wooster to help restaurants adapt to Covid-19 precautions

Wooster mourns the passing of Gene Pollock, emeritus professor of economics

Gene Pollock, emeritus professor of economics at The College of Wooster, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, at 85. Pollock ,who began his […]