The April 13th edition of the New Yorker featured an article by cultural critic, Alex Ross, about the 70th anniversary of Marian Anderson's historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  Ms. Anderson had been denied access to perform in the historic Constitution Hall by the Daughter's of the American Revolution, because of the [...]

Even though we're small in rank We've only just begun We join you Eliza's Daughters We're Eliza's Sons. Those are the closing lines of the song, "Men of '92," which was penned by former Dean of Students Sue Alexander at the start of Wheaton's transition to coeducation. The song was first performed by the men of the Class of '92 [...]

With our own reaccreditation visit from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in the fall, the opportunity to lead the review of another school proved to be extremely valuable. Indeed, it affirmed the power of a community united around a common purpose.

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