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2011 Issue 2June 15, 2011April 16, 2014

Five questions with DICK MILLER, the Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics, Emeritus

Q: In the fall, you’ll emerge from retirement to teach ECON 127, “Introduction to Financial Accounting,” a type of course that’s rarely been offered at Wesleyan. Why this course, why now and why you? A: Our students are at a disadvantage in job interviews and in the first weeks on the job if they d…

2011 Issue 2June 15, 2011April 16, 2014

NEW TRUSTEES Join Board

Elizabeth “Beezer” Clarkson ’94 (Burlingame, Calif.) Clarkson is a director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a global venture capital firm. She manages the growth and expansion of the DFJ Global Network and serves on the boa…

2011 Issue 2June 15, 2011April 16, 2014

Gift Establishes the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Wesleyan is establishing the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, which will support students who want to create programs and organizations serving the public good—anywhere in the world. The Patricelli Center …

2011 Issue 2June 15, 2011April 16, 2014

Patton Named Alan M. Dachs Professor of Science

The endowed chair was created with the generous support of Alan Dachs ’70, P’98, chair emeritus of the Board of Trustees. “I am delighted that Peter Patton will be the first to hold the Alan M. Dachs Chair in the Natura…

2011 Issue 2June 15, 2011April 16, 2014

Commencement 2011

When you are discouraged, stop and think about Rwanda’s recovery . . . or some other evidence of the value of persistence and knowledge and solidarity and connection; think about the friendships you’ve made here and draw…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011April 28, 2014

Vanished Port: Middletown and the Great Era of West Indies Trade

By Erik Hesselberg Middletown lies at a great bend in the Connecticut River, 26 miles up from where it flows into Long Island Sound. A four-lane highway by the river at Middletown separates the city from the waterfront.…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011April 28, 2014

Our Man in India

By Eric Gershon ’98 | Photography By Vidyun Sabhaney William Nanda Bissell ’88 has big ideas for a big country. He would abolish the presidency and one house of parliament. He’d lift corporate taxes and income taxes, r…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

WesLive, the Community Blog: Alumni Check In

WesLive, the Wesleyan community blog, includes postings by and updates on alumni, students, and professors. If you want to share your new project or reflect on your creative or intellectual passions, please follow the li…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns: Histories of Race

“Histories of Race” was the topic for the ninth annual Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, held on campus April 8–10. Endowed by James Shasha ’50, P’82, GP’14, this educational forum is for Wesleyan alumni, parents, and f…

2011 Issue 1January 15, 2011September 29, 2014

Attend a Summer Sendoff

Celebrate the Class of ’15 with a Summer Sendoff. Remember the anticipation you felt the summer before you (or your son or daughter) started at Wesleyan? Share that excitement with a new student and family from your are…