David Means '84 Photo by Beowulf Sheehan, provided by the subject.

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 […]

Marine Kang ’26, photo provided by subject.

Economics and English student discovers potential career connections through law firm internship

Through an APEX Micro Fellowship at The College of Wooster, Marine Kang ’26 completed an internship at the Broehl Law Office in Wooster, Ohio. Studying economics and English at the […]

Jensen Kugler ’27, photo provided by subject.

Student applies artistic design skills through government internship

Jensen Kugler ’27, an English and studio art student pursuing a digital and visual storytelling pathway at The College of Wooster, completed an internship […]

Donald Dennis '86

English and economics alumnus applies leadership skills throughout eclectic career in financial services

Donald Dennis ’86 sees change as an opportunity for growth. In his almost 40 years as a leader in the financial services industry, Dennis […]

Samrat Upadhyay '87

English alumnus underlines authoritarianism in new novel Darkmotherland

Upon graduating from The College of Wooster with an English degree, Samrat Upadhyay ’87 wrote a few realist fiction books, most of which center […]

Julia Garrison '25

English and global media & digital studies major investigates presidential campaign music as storytelling tool

Originally from Morgantown, West Virginia, Julia Garrison ’25 came to The College of Wooster to study English and global media & digital studies (GMDS). […]

Jessica Israel ’25, a computer science major, highlighted digital storytelling with her Independent Study.

Computer science major examines storytelling and marketability through game development

With a keen interest in video games and a passion for storytelling, Jessica Israel ’25 honed her interests through her interdisciplinary courses at The […]

Audrey Pantaz ’25, an English and French and Francophone studies major, assembled  a collection of short stories and poetry for her Independent Study. 

English and French major pens a creative writing collection on French-speaking immigrants in her home state

Audrey Pantaz ’25, an English and French & Francophone studies major at The College of Wooster completed an Independent Study steeped in the Franco-American […]

Will Strohmeyer

English alumnus blazed the trail to video game design with Fortnite

It might not be surprising that someone with a writer and creative director for parents, who also has a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist as a […]

Featured image: Anna Whiting ’26 and Riley Clever ’25 traveled to University of Maryland for the Fearless Challenge Regional competition.

Six Wooster students compete in Moot Court national tournament

Six students from The College of Wooster’s Moot Court team recently competed in the American Moot Court Association National Tournament. Representing Wooster at the […]

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Two new Wooster grads earn Fulbright Awards to serve as English teaching assistants

Two new graduates from The College of Wooster, Julie Larick ’24 and Abby Thomson ’24, have received Fulbright Awards to teach English abroad for […]

Lee Miller Matsos '06

English alumnus releases debut EP Metamorphosis

In September 2023, Lee Miller Matsos ’06 released his debut EP Metamorphosis, Pt. 1. The EP is the first of three installments of his […]

Mitchell Ecklund '25 stands with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.

Mitchell Ecklund ’25 presents paper at prestigious American Historical Association conference

Mitchell Ecklund ’25, a history and English double major and Africana studies minor at The College of Wooster, presented his junior Independent Study topic […]

Hans Johnson '92

English and Spanish alumnus organizes for social justice in Wooster and across the nation

Hans Johnson ’92 chose to attend The College of Wooster because the school gave him an opportunity to connect with a diverse student body […]

Rue attended the opening of the Digital Studio in 2017.

Rue Endowment supports Wooster Digital Studio and other library services

An English major at The College of Wooster, Nancy Huffman Rue ’68 grew up with a love for libraries. Today, her legacy lives on […]

Anne O. Fisher

The College of Wooster welcomes translator Anne O. Fisher for reading and panel discussion Oct. 17

The College of Wooster will welcome author and translator Anne O. Fisher for a reading from her forthcoming translation of Ukranian writer Olena Stiazhkina’s […]

Derek Mong

The College of Wooster welcomes writer Derek Mong for poetry reading Oct. 16

The College of Wooster will welcome poet, essayist, and translator Derek Mong for a reading from two of his poetry collections. The reading will […]

Nancy Grace, professor emerita of English at The College of Wooster

Nancy Grace and Rocko Foltz ’21 co-publish essay on Beat Generation poet

Nancy Grace, professor emerita of English at The College of Wooster, and Rocko Foltz ’21 collaborated on an essay about the Beat Generation poet […]

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Graham Rayman ’88 tackles history of Rikers Island in new book

This story originally appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Wooster Magazine. Graham Rayman ’88 has a career in journalism that spans over 30 […]

Chantel Massey '13

English alumna helps build community through poetry and performance

Chantel Massey ’13 has always been a writer and a lover of poetry, but she didn’t always recognize that she could turn her passion […]