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2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

America’s Most Innovative Rancher

BY GABRIEL POPKIN ’03 Anya Fernald ’98—dubbed “The First Lady of Livestock” by Modern Farmer—is changing the way we think about carnivorous pleasures, with restaurants featuring cuts beyond ribeye and a cookbook capturing the warmth of traditional cooking experiences. Fer…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

BREAKFAST WITH BRIAN

A Wesleyan alumnus from Chicago. A faculty film aficionado. A martial arts teacher and that teacher’s teacher, a 10th-degree black belt visiting from Germany. Four elementary school students, here as a reward f…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

WESLEYAN WELCOMES SEVEN NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

LEO Y. AU ’71 Leo Au is a retired senior vice president and corporate treasurer of Mellon Financial Corporation, a global financial services company previously headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Mellon,…

FeaturesAugust 24, 2016May 4, 2017

PORTER ’02 USES BIG DATA TO ADVISE POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

Dan Porter ’02 knows how you’re going to vote next November. If that’s a shock, then welcome to the world of big data…

2016 Issue 2August 1, 2016December 13, 2018

A $482-MILLION FINALE

It’s likely that very few college fund-raising campaigns began at a more inauspicious time than Wesleyan’s THIS IS WHY c…

2016 Issue 2August 1, 2016December 13, 2018

AN APPETITE FOR RISK AND AMBIGUITY

Joshua Boger ’73, P’06, ’09, Wesleyan’s chair of the Board emeritus, has encouraged trustees to look far down the road, not just over the hood. JOSHUA BOGER ’73 often talks about a principle that infused the culture…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

PUTTING LIBERAL EDUCATION TO WORK

[caption id="attachment_7625" align="aligncenter" width="752"] Students who want expert advice on how to pursue the most sought-after jobs and internships visit the Gordon Career Center. Newly named for Andrew Brandon-Go…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

A CENTURY UNDER CONNECTICUT SKIES

For two years, beginning in the summer of 1914, a rather strange looking structure took shape atop the crest of Foss Hill, highest point on the Wesleyan campus. Silhouetted against sunset skies that smoldered over th…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016February 13, 2023

INCUBATOR FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Hang around Wesleyan long enough, and you’re bound to hear the phrase “practical idealism.” Coined by the philosopher John Dewey and later adopted by Mahatma Gandhi, “practical idealism” is the third pillar of a Wesleyan…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

CAREER ADVICE FROM A TOP RECRUITER

Don’t you wish that someone with absolutely tons of experience in analyzing successful careers as well as career mistake…