2020 – Page 2 – Wesleyan University Magazine

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020July 13, 2022

Citizen Artist: Creating Socially Engaged Theater as Civic Practice

Using experimental forms and immersive experiences, Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl reimagines the relationship between actor and audience, creating socially engaged art and theater as civi…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020July 13, 2022

Man in the Middle: Sid Espinosa ’94

Working in the White House and with Attorney General Janet Reno. Directing global philanthropy for Fortune 50 companies.…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020

Presidential Pins

Sid Espinosa's collection of past election memorabilia serves as a reminder to keep both the past and the present in per…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020July 13, 2022

On the Front Lines: Max Rose ’08

From meritorious service in Afghanistan to public service in his native New York City, Max Rose ’08 takes an action-orie…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020

Get Involved

Max Rose '08 offers four easy ways to make positive change in your community. Be Honest. About income inequality an…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020September 29, 2020

Sketch Comedy

Jason Adam Katzenstein ’13—whose artwork appears throughout this issue—has been publishing his insightful, offbeat carto…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

A Zoom of One’s Own

Wesleyan students and faculty offer personal accounts of the pains and perseverance that characterized the academic expe…

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020

Socially Distant, Deeply Committed

The distance-learning transition has highlighted the importance of the behind-the-scenes work staff do to support students and faculty at Wesleyan. Information Technology Services (ITS), for instance, was instrumen…

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 …

2020 Issue 2September 24, 2020

United in Action

Since its fall launch, nearly 300 colleges and universities nationwide have signed on to the principles of Wesle…