Attend a Summer Sendoff

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

Attend a Summer Sendoff

Celebrate the Class of ’15 with a Summer Sendoff. Remember the anticipation you felt the summer before you (or your son or daughter) started at Wesleyan? Share that excitement with a new student and family from your area. Summer Sendoff receptions—coordinated by the Wesleyan Alumni and Parent Rela…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

Alumni Named Award-Winners at R&C 2011

The Reunion & Commencement Alumni Association honors included Baldwin medalists, Distinguished Alumni awards, and professors recognized with the Binswanger Prize. The Baldwin Medal, which pays tribute to Judge Raymo…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Dear Fellow Alumni, Think of it as Foss Hill in the springtime. Or a late-night discussion at your fingertips—as well as instant access to services the university offers its alumni and updates on alumni networking in yo…

2009 Issue 3December 30, 2009September 30, 2014

A Wesleyan Family

Late in August, higher education lost one of its most ardent supporters when Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed away after his courageous battle with brain cancer. Although he will long be remembered for his unwavering adv…

2008 Issue 4December 29, 2008September 29, 2014

Are We Even Yet?

Imagine parents trying to make ends meet to send their daughter to an expensive college. Imagine that they make every conceivable sacrifice to get their precious child a piece of the American dream. Imagine this all too …

2007 Issue 4December 30, 2007September 30, 2014

Alumni Offer Their Counsel

Athletes at Wesleyan have a new cheering squad whose members gather not in the stands but in meeting rooms for a voice in Wesleyan’s planning processes. The Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) and similar councils in career…

2007 Issue 3September 30, 2007September 30, 2014

Recalling “The Day the Clowns Cried”

July 6, 1944, the day of the Hartford circus fire, has been dubbed “The Day the Clowns Cried.” The blaze, which claimed the lives of 169 people, mostly women and children, and its aftermath was the subject of We Can’t Re…

2007 Issue 2June 30, 2007September 30, 2014

Inventor of Medical Thrillers Discusses Craft

So you want to write a best-seller thriller and you want some tips. You might take a look at Coma. If you are not among the 100 million or so readers who have purchased books by Dr. Robin Cook ’62, then, briefly, Coma …

2007 Issue 1January 30, 2007September 30, 2014

Dresden Dolls: A Mime Makes Music

Amanda Palmer ’98 used to earn her living by standing silent and utterly still. As “The Eight-Foot Bride” of Harvard Square–flesh painted white, draped in a gown, clasping a bouquet of daisies from a motionless perch on…

2006 Issue 4December 30, 2006September 30, 2014

Doing Her “Science-Writerly Best” on Taboo Topics

“After the publication of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, I became the go-to gal for all things cadaver,” author Mary Roach ’81 confessed to those who flocked to her WESeminar at Homecoming/Family Weekend. “…