Wheaton's emphasis on diversity and a student-centered approach to education. He advocated and implemented programs to apply liberal arts teachings to social entrepreneurship and making the world a better place. One of his initiatives offers a full scholarship to one refugee student each year, with preference for students from countries subject to immigration restrictions proposed by Donald Trump in 2016.
Wheaton's current president is Michaele Whelan.
=== Presidents ===
The following is a list of Wheaton College presidents with the years of their presidential tenures.
Samuel Valentine Cole (1912–1925)
George Thomas Smart, Acting President (1925–1926)
John Edgar Park (1926–1944)
A. Howard Meneely (1944–1961)
Elizabeth Stoffregen May, Acting President (1961–1962)
William Courtney Hamilton Prentice (1962–1975)
Alice Frey Emerson (1975–1991)
Hannah Goldberg, Acting President (1991–1992)
Dale Rogers Marshall (1992–2004)
Ronald Crutcher (2004–2014)
Dennis M. Hanno (2014–2021)
Michaele Whelan (2022–present)
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