Leading the Charge: 50 Years after Title IX
Four generations of Wesleyan women look back on the advent of federally mandated gender equity in education and the opportunities that sports have afforded them
By Erin Strout
Adrienne Bentman ’…
Author: Magazine Editor
Reclaiming the Stoke
With nonprofit Surfing Moms, Amelia Rachel Hokule‘a Borofsky ’99 looks to the ocean for inspiration in rethinking mother…
In the News: Spring 2022
With our growing community of changemakers, scholars, and innovators, Wesleyan and our alumni are often in the news. Her…
Wesleyan Celebrates R&C 2022
After two years of scaled-back celebrations, Wesleyan proudly returned to full in-person Reunion & Commencement fest…
GAME ON: 2021-22 Top Scholar-Athletes
The winners of the 2021-22 Ahrens and Hoagland Awards, honoring the top senior male and female student-athlete at Wesleyan, are Sam Peek ’22 of the men’s basketball team and Julia Meehan ’22 of women’s soccer.
Sa…
Letters to the Editor: Remembering Christina Crosby
Dear Editor,
The Class of ’86 recently celebrated our 35th year reunion. That means I have been reading the printed copy of the magazine cover to cover for 36 years! I grab my glasses and open to the Class Notes, in t…
Letter to the Editor: The Film Center’s Early Years
“Lights Up On The Future of Filmmaking,” from the 2021–2022 Winter Issue reminded me of the first years of film at Wesleyan, before there was a Film Center and there was only one lecturer, Jeanine Basinger, and a few eag…
Recommended Reading: Books by Kamp ’00, Casey ’91, and Others
John Kamp ’00 and James Rojas
Dream Play Build: Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places (Island Press, 2022)
Dream Play Build offers a new method for community engagement and rethinks how public …
What Is . . . Title IX?
On June 23, 1972, Title IX was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Fifty years later and many still ask: What IS Title IX?
Most people think Title IX applies only to sports or sexual m…
Simple Country Sourdough Bread Recipe
Eric Pallant ’80, author of Sourdough Culture (Agate), offers a simplified variation of sourdough superstar Chad Roberts…