EDITOR’S NOTE: MY FAREWELL COLUMN
Lately I’ve been exploring the devilish complexities of Medicare as I approach my 65th birthday and a time of change in my life (see end of this column). After a good deal of reading, I’ve come away w…
Author: Bill Holder
William L. Holder ’75 served as editor of Wesleyan from 1994 until he retired in 2018.
LONG ROAD TO POSTHUMOUS PUBLICATION
[caption id="attachment_10325" align="aligncenter" width="2200"] Collegial Venture: The late Professor of History Jeffrey Butler (left) and his colleague, Professor Emeritus of History Richard Elphick (right), shared dee…
ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT THE WESLEYAN WAY
In 1866 Wesleyan established the Permanent Fund, also known as the endowment, with $93,153 in pledges and gifts. The wor…
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WESLEYAN HISTORY (NOT REALLY…)
To walk Wesleyan’s campus is to be surrounded by history that whispers from buildings. Presidents left their mark (or di…
EDITOR’S NOTE: WHY DID WESLEYAN ABANDON COEDUCATION IN 1909?
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I thought I knew the answer, and in my mind this odd twist in the history of a progressive institution arose from antag…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Illusory Bubble
I often hear students refer to the “Wesleyan bubble,” a term meant to suggest that life on campus is somehow apart from the world. In some respects, it is—by design. The opportunity to take a course with no app…
NO PASSING ZONE: AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE
Casey Dinges ’79 and his colleagues at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) developed a report card that …
MARSHALL PLAN AT 70: DO THE TIES STILL BIND?
Karen Donfried ’84, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, previously served as special assistant to President Obama and senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council at t…
Editor’s Note: Expanding Our Vision
When I was a young teenager, I devoured science fiction. I figured that by the turn of the 21st century we would have a colony on Mars, or at least the moon, so science fiction seemed like tomorrow’s news today.
My re…
YOU’LL FLIP FOR WESLEYAN MAGAZINE’S NEW ONLINE FORMAT!
Wesleyan magazine's new flip format is easy to read and easy to share. Look inside now to meet America's most innovative…