Words to Live and Lead By

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

Words to Live and Lead By

“Lead from your own personal experience. That’s something I’ve always found helpful when meeting someone new. Meet folks where they’re at, and be ready to share your own perspective and experience in a way that invites other perspectives to come to the table.” —Ahmed Badr ’20, author of While the…

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

Safety First: Behind the Cover Shoot

Denison Terrace and Andrus Field served as the backdrop for President Michael Roth ’78 and the 11 members of his…

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

The Lighter Side

Artist Jason Adam Katzenstein ’13 has been publishing with The New Yorker since 2014. An English major and now a visitin…

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

Game On

Though fall and winter semester competitions were canceled, the Department of Athletics still found ways for fall, winte…

2020-2021 Winter IssueJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Letter to the Editor: Courageous Wesleyan Alumni

To the Wesleyan Community: After the horror and disgust of the attempted insurrection by Trump supporters on January 6, I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to three Wesleyan alumni who were intimately involve…

Online ExclusivesOctober 23, 2020

Are Stereotypical Refugee Narratives ‘Solvable’?

Wesleyan alumni Ahmed Badr ’20 and Mia Lobel ’97 use the prominent podcast’s platform to discuss the importance of storytelling in helping displaced refugees reclaim their narratives. Ahmed Badr ’20 and his family lef…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

The Method Gun: Producing Live Theater Online (Video)

In the Spring of 2020, Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl directed a groundbreaking performance of The Method Gu…

2020 Issue 2September 18, 2020September 25, 2020

Letter to the Editor: A Richmond Reckoning

A day after my classmates and I graduated remotely from Wes, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on camera. This horrific act caused the country and the world to take to the streets to fight fo…

2020 Issue 2September 18, 2020September 25, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Virtual Commencement a Chance to Reflect

In the days preceding Commencement in 2018, I kept a strict schedule—hosting my parents on campus tours, engaging with my professors and mentors, celebrating with friends and classmates. In the midst of all that activity…

2020 Issue 1August 26, 2020September 6, 2020

A Rare Find in the Military Archives: A Little-Known Poem by Dudley Randall

Photo of Dudley Randall circa 1972 courtesy Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Visiting Assistant Pr…