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In aftermath of Ferguson, students respond with events and discussion

A few weeks before many new students started their first year at Wheaton, a future freshman’s life was lost before he could even begin his college career. On Aug. 9, Michael Brown, who was scheduled to begin school at Vatterott College in the fall, was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. His […]

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With eyes towards retention, a new network of support for sophomores

In light of increasing difficulty by colleges in retaining sophomore students, Wheaton is implementing a new program designed to give sophomores added support as they go throughout their second years. The program, called the sophomore peer mentors, was conceived when representatives from Wheaton participated in a webinar about sophomore retention with a number of different […]