Wesleyan University Magazine

Long FormMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Shaping the Future of Health Care: A Q&A with Paul Kusserow ’85

by Queen Muse America’s health care system is in crisis. Despite spending nearly 18 percent of its GDP on health care, more than any other developed nation, the United States lags behind in key he…

Long FormFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Words, Music, and AI: Inside Wesleyan’s Music Video Production Course

Music videos used to be the domain of hitmakers with million-dollar budgets, big crews, and record-industry backing…

Long FormJanuary 24, 2025

In Conversation: A Crucial Moment for Higher Ed

As the curtain opens onto a new, unpredictable era in American politics, there’s no shortage of urgent questions the We…

2024 Fall IssueOctober 28, 2024October 28, 2024

Hope & Transformation

The Common Moment is more than an Arrival Week tradition; it’s a joyous introduction to embodied inqui…

2024 Fall IssueOctober 28, 2024October 28, 2024

From the President: Pluralism Over Sectarianism

Like many universities in the United States, at Wesleyan preparing students for lives of engaged citizenship is a core part of our mission. This was true back in the 1960s, when students worked with faculty to assis…

2024 Fall IssueOctober 28, 2024October 28, 2024

From the Editor: Finding Common Ground

Here we go again. Four years ago, we welcomed the Class of 2024 to campus under pandemic quarantine protocols, regular testing, and hybrid classes while also preparing for a hotly contested presidential election tha…