Are Stereotypical Refugee Narratives ‘Solvable’?

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 left Iraq after their house was bombed by militia troops in 2006, resettling in the…

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…

2020 Issue 1May 28, 2020July 23, 2020

Behind the Scenes: Wesleyan Videographer Hohne Takes Film to Sundance

Dennis Hohne (above, right), one of the three videographers in Wesleyan’s Office of Communications, took time aw…

2020 Issue 1May 3, 2020

Art is Not Convenient (video)

Associate Professor of Dance Hari Krishnan describes art's role in expressing and driving social change, and how his rec…

2020 Issue 1May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

WESU DJs Recall Their ‘Radio Days’

Doug Berman ’84, two-time Peabody Award-winning NPR producer and creator of Car Talk and Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!…

2020 Issue 1May 1, 2020May 3, 2020

Katie Vasquez ’20: Psychology Research Can Guide Us in Normalizing Generosity

Every year, hundreds of Wesleyan seniors produce thesis projects and performances on a wide range of topics. For her sen…

2020 Issue 1May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

StARTup Shark Tank: Students Pitch Next-Gen Socially Conscious Ventures

As part of the CSPL 239 Startup Incubator course offered in Fall 2019, students practiced pitching their startup busines…