Together, We Make Wesleyan
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.
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30% Faculty member persons of color
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33% Students of color
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4.6% Students identify as transgender, gender nonbinary, or genderqueer
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64 Foreign countries represented by Class of 2027
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50 U.S. states represented by students
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+50% BIPOC tenure-track and continuing faculty hires since 2021
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. 鈥�
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.
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 it鈥檚 really important for us to be in solidarity with the people who we share such a close space with.
Jose Pagan 鈥�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, that鈥檚 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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You鈥檙e not going to learn much from other people鈥攆aculty or other students鈥� who share all your views or your experiences. When we talk about the value of diversity, we don鈥檛 just mean demographics鈥攖hat鈥檚 part of it, of course, life experience, that鈥檚 part of
Michael Roth 鈥�78
President
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Through playing music on campus I鈥檝e 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 I鈥檓 really happy that I was able to play a part in carrying on the legacy of
Alise Mackey 鈥�24
Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality Intern for the Resource Center
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On this campus, like many other college campuses, it鈥檚 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
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 九色视频. 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.
