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Together, We Make Wesleyan

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Wesleyan welcomes students from all over the world, embracing a wide range of cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, and identities. In our dynamic community, students are equipped with both practical and theoretical tools to explore identity—with respect to themselves and the world.

  • 30% Faculty member persons of color

  • 33% Students of color

  • 4.6% Students identify as transgender, gender nonbinary, or genderqueer

  • 64 Foreign countries represented by Class of 2027

  • 50 U.S. states represented by students

  • +50% BIPOC tenure-track and continuing faculty hires since 2021

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Enough PIE for Everyone

Pathways to Inclusive Education includes six Wesleyan cohort programs that promote equitable access to opportunity by focusing on strength in the community, developing mentorship, and connecting students with faculty and other professionals.

Pathways to Inclusive Ed (PIE)
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I believe in the core principles of liberal education. Great equity and inclusion work unifies a community around common values, beliefs, and goals. When it really works, we create a community where its members are valued, respected, and can be their authentic selves without fear of retribution or critique.
Willette Burnham-Williams
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
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Making Wesleyan Affordable to Everyone

Paying for a higher education is a feat in itself. Wesleyan’s need-based financial aid program allows us to meet 100% of the demonstrated financial need of all undergraduate students who seek financial assistance, offering specialized support through programs such as First Generation, First Things First, the African Scholars Program, and the Freeman Asian Scholarship Program.

Affordability and Aid

A Culture of Inclusion

At Wesleyan, we strive to create an environment where individuals of all backgrounds can connect, learn, and grow. We want our campus to be a place of equity, respect, and belonging.

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    Because we want a safe space for our students, we innately want a safe space for everyone in Middletown. I think its really important for us to be in solidarity with the people who we share such a close space with.

    Jose Pagan 22

    Assistant director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

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    I think this is a way for Wesleyan to be better neighbors and more involved with the community. This is a way for Wesleyan and Middletown to grow together. The fact that this is the first parade, thats monumental.

    Briana Bellinger-Dawson

    Coordinator of Community Participation in the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships

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    We like to promote networking among diverse communities so students can have potentially external mentors as they move in their careers.

    Tere Padilla-Benavides

    Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and leader of SACNAS

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    Youre not going to learn much from other peoplefaculty or other students who share all your views or your experiences. When we talk about the value of diversity, we dont just mean demographicsthats part of it, of course, life experience, thats part of

    Michael Roth 78

    President

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    Through playing music on campus Ive been able to experience amazing community and meet great friends. Music has also had the power to sustain us as a people through generations, so Im really happy that I was able to play a part in carrying on the legacy of

    Alise Mackey 24

    Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality Intern for the Resource Center

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    On this campus, like many other college campuses, its not easy talking about your faith and your identity, or matters around God and transcendency. We really wanted students to feel comfortable within themselves, and with each other, to do that.

    Shaykh Jamir D. Meah

    Assistant Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

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Religious and Spiritual Life

Working to ensure the spiritual and religious well-being of the campus community, we provide leadership, counseling, and programming that supports the whole student and nurtures vibrant religious communities at Wesleyan. We encourage students, staff, faculty, and alumni to grow in their own tradition, learn about other paths and faiths, and find a safe and confidential environment to discuss personal or existential issues or difficulties.

Religious and Spiritual Life
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At Wesleyan, Difference is an Asset

Our increasingly diverse community creates a rich context for students to explore identity and the relationships of various identities to the world.

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    Office for Equity and Inclusion

    Providing leadership to address systemic inequities for all within the Wesleyan community, our culture of inquiry enhances and promotes a healthy, thriving campus climate.

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    The Resource Center

    The RC seeks to support, empower, and engage Wesleyan students with underrepresented identities, promoting dialogue and coalition building between intersections. 

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    Embodying Antiracism

    The Embodying Antiracism Initiative uses the arts to develop and strengthen antiracism practices, and to discover how our campus can further grow in support of these values.

Campus Partners and Resources

Global Engagement

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