Making Her Own Luck: Michele Barnwell ’89
A formative early experience inspired Michele Barnwell ’89 to support others in taking charge of their personal narratives. Years later, she came to terms with her own.
When Michele Barnwell was a …
Author: Magazine Editor
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…
Get Involved
Max Rose '08 offers four easy ways to make positive change in your community.
Be Honest. About income inequality an…
What a Difference a Year Makes: The Most Important Problems Facing the U.S. Today
In Fall 2019, students in Professor of Government Erika Franklin Fowler’s GOVT372 Political Communication in a Polarized…
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…
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…
Game On
TIM SESTAK ’20
Men’s Hockey Maynard Award
MACKENZIE MITCHELL ’20
Women’s Soccer Maynard Award
AB…
“Gandhi and Guerrilla”: Present-Day Echoes of the Mayday Protests
Debates over Black Lives Matter tactics and approaches to public dissent have parallels in historic civil diso…
Making an Impact for Cape Cod Residents
For the Daniel family, civic action has meant rallying their community in support of financial stability for yea…
Unprecedented, but Not Unparalleled
Photo caption: Red Cross volunteers inspect equipment for Wesleyan during the 1918 influenza pandemic. The location is t…