Alumni News & Notes: Summer 2024
The New York City launch of This Is Not a Campaign. This is Wesleyan hosted 300 alumni and friends at City Vineyard May 2. Guests enjoyed a beautiful night with old friends and great music provided b…
Author: Sarah Parke
Global Cohort Promotes Cultural Connection
Twenty-five years ago, 16-year-old Souleymane Ba ’03 left his home in Senegal, came to the United States, and, eve…
Pockets: A Review
Pockets have been on the mind of Hannah Carlson ’90 for some time. She even wrote her PhD dissertation on them. “From a…
Recommended Reading: Books by Isler ’01, Kapur ’84, Ko ’98, and Others
Emily Barth Isler ’01
The Color of Sound
In this middle-grade novel, 12-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colors. Her mom has always pushed her to become a concer…
CoDES: Bridging Art and Engineering
The new College of Design & Engineering Studies connects technology, creativity, and social science to help student…
Environmental Advocacy in the City
In east Portland, Oregon, the site of a former Kmart is the subject of an on-going legal battle between an out-of-state…
Recommended Reading: Books by de Vise ’89, Fox ’92, P’26, and Others
DANIEL DE VISE ’89
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Cl…
Recommended Reading: Books by Franklin ’04, Miller ’80, and Others
SAMUEL W. FRANKLIN ’04The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History(University of Chicago Press, 2023)Creativit…
Taking Things Slow: A Q&A with Author Greg Berman ’89, P’21, ’24
Greg Berman ’89, P’21, ’24, is distinguished fellow of the practice at the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and co-edi…
Kantika: A Multigenerational Sephardic Saga
Elizabeth Graver ’86, P’25 is fascinated by the way individual lives intersect with history. Many of her novels feature…