Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Finance

Abstract In January 1982, Wesleyan University eliminated their aid-blind admissions policy. In response, students from a group called the April 29th Coalition protested the University's decision. The organization collected 1,284 signatures of students demanding Wesleyan return to an aid-blind system. They also demanded several changes to the financial aid and admissions system. Later in the semester, students held a 150 hour sit-in on the second floor of North College, one hour for each year that the...

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This collection consists of oral history interviews with members of the Wesleyan University community, including faculty emeriti, administration officials, and others. They are sponsored by the Wesleyan University Wasch Center for Retired Faculty and are added to on an ongoing basis.

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The Willbur Fisk papers consist of two large series, Correspondence and Papers. The Papers feature items related to Wesleyan University, including his acquisition of scientific equipment. They also contain Fisk's own writings and sermons, on topics ranging from abolitionism to Methodist issues. A subset of the Papers are items written by or belonging to Ruth Peck Fisk, the wife of Willbur Fisk.

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Papers of C. Stewart Gillmor, Professor of History and History of Science at Wesleyan, primarily concerning service to Wesleyan.

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The William John James trustee and financial records concern financial matters brought before the Board of Trustees. Notable subject groupings for these dates include Buildings and Grounds and the Carnegie Foundation accreditations. These records are not a complete collection of Trustee business, but complement other Trustees' holdings in the Wesleyan University Archives.

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The administrative and financial files of Howard B. Matthews.

Scope and Contents Set of four draft reports known collectively as the "Rainbow papers" developed by Colin Campbell and a group of staff related to the financial status of the university at the time. Book I covers the financial aspect and historical overview of the situation. Book II is split into Academic program, Administrative costs, Financial aid, and Faculty characteristics. Book III is "Alternatives for Wesleyan 1975-1980" and Volume IV is "A Plan for Action...

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This collection contains documents that are related to or from the group COPUS either nationally or on the Wesleyan campus.

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This collection consists of information gathered by the Faculty Consulative Finance committee.

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The materials in the Financial Planning Committee records include evaluations of departmental or program proposals, faculty compensation concerns, and student expense issues. The main item of business for the FPC during this period was Wesleyan's growing deficit, and recommendations to address budgetary concerns.