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“You will get to decide, in your early life, whether the cult of efficiency wins or whether exploration still has a role in American lives.” — @chrismurphyct.bsky.social delivers Wesleyan University's 194th Commencement address www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2... #HigherEd

No night before commencement at Wesleyan University is complete without President @msroth.bsky.social joining the band for a jam session under the tent!

Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social joined @cnn.com's @audiecornish.bsky.social to address the topic of grade inflation at Harvard, noting there are bigger issues the media should be focusing on #highered.

@katiephang.bsky.social recently spoke with Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social about our initiative to get students across the country involved in the midterm elections. #highered @meidastouch.com

Giving Chinatown vibes.

"You shouldn’t be able to pepper spray [protestors] or execute them on the street because you don’t like what they stand for…this is an aberration." Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social speaks with @velshi.com on the latest rebuke of Trump's attack on college protestors #HigherEd

What can be done to repair division and promote civil discourse in our fractured society? Wesleyan University is convening scholars, experts, and civic leaders for “Dialogue for Change: From Conflict to Action” to address that critical question. www.wesleyan.edu/shashaseminar #HigherEd #AcademicSKY

“You learn more when people feel they belong or are included in the environment. And you learn more when it’s fair…this cudgel of DEI, as if it’s some mysterious thing, is really unfortunate.” —Wesleyan University's @msroth.bsky.social addresses the #HigherEd "compact" @cnn.com #AcademicSKY #EDUSky

"Stay true to the mission of your college or university…the government doesn’t get to dictate how we teach and who we teach." —Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social joined MSNBC to discuss the threat of the Trump administration's compact for #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Over the next three years, Wesleyan University will lead “Renewing Democracy’s Promise,” an initiative to strengthen democratic culture at a moment when polarization is testing communities. We begin in Nov. with “Dialogue for Change: From Conflict to Action" led by Provost Nicole Stanton. #HigherEd

“The very idea that Trump’s actions are part of some great effort to defend the Jewish people is, as charades go, slightly less convincing than a toddler playing hide-and-seek.” #HigherEd

A message from @mollyjongfast.bsky.social to anyone looking to build the base: go everywhere and have a shot at winning an election!