From Global Pandemic to Anti-Racism: 2020 in Review

2020-2021 Winter IssueFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021

From Global Pandemic to Anti-Racism: 2020 in Review

2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most memorable years of the modern era. From the threat and real-life toll of a global pandemic to domestic clashes over social, racial, and poli…

2020-2021 Winter IssueFebruary 6, 2021February 22, 2021

Unknown Territory

Wesleyan’s Pandemic Planning Committee has played a critical role in helping the University welcome its community safely…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

Supporting Student Action in Civic Life

Mitchell Motlagh ’20, a recent College of Social Studies major, spent his winter break in Berlin, N.H., where he helped …

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

Technology as a Tool for Transcendence: William Tyner ’13

In creating a new documentary film on technology in Romania, Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow W…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019

University Relations Debuts New Name, New Main Street Location

Wesleyan’s Office of University Relations now has a new name and a new home. Effective August 1, University Relations w…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019

Alumni Awarded 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Grants

Mary Halvorson ’02; Saidiya Hartman ’84, Hon. ’19; and Cameron Rowland ’11 each received a $625,000, no-strings-attached award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Recipients of a MacArthur Fellowship,…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Meislahn Reflects on Challenges of Her Career as Dean of Admission

The longest-serving dean of admission in Wesleyan history called on resources—time, work, and energy—to build outstanding applicant pools for 20 classes. Nancy Hargrave Meislahn, vice president and dean of admission a…