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Three students from our department presented their senior thesis at the annual Eastern Economics conference in Boston this weekend. Amanda Iskin , Rehann Silvanus, and Liam Walker also served as discussants for other research papers. Accompanying them to the conference were their … [Read more...] about Students Present Research at the Eastern Economics Conference in Boston

A group of 13 College of Wooster students guided by Dr Laura Sirot, professor of biology, and Dr Brooke Krause, associate professor of economics went to Costa Rica on a TREK program in summer 2023. Read the full article here! … [Read more...] about Students explore the effects of land-use decisions on humans and wildlife during Costa Rica TREK

Here are some key events and accomplishments for this Fall focussed on student activities. We have two student organizations affiliated with our Economics department. The first is WWGME which supports students with gender identities that are traditionally underrepresented in … [Read more...] about Departmental News Round-up Fall 23

Dan Griffis '94 will be the Wilson Speaker for Fall 2023. Mr Griffis will share his thoughts on how to become a positive disruption in the sports and entertainment industry. He will share his journey from Wooster, as a history major to a career leading one of the worlds most … [Read more...] about Wilson Speaker – Dan Griffis ’94

Help us congratulate Dr Melanie Long. She was just awarded tenure!  Since coming to Wooster, Dr Long has published four peer reviewed papers and made multiple academic and media contributions, even appearing on NPR’s Marketplace. Dr Long’s research interests are in the … [Read more...] about Melanie Long is awarded Tenure