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2015 Issue 2September 15, 2015September 15, 2015

BETWEEN THE LINES: MY CHARACTERS, MYSELF

In her essay “Revision as Creation,” May Sarton wrote, “… what is the value of the finished work compared to what… [the writer] has found out on the journey of its making.” In the 10-plus years it too…

2015 Issue 2September 15, 2015

TWEETS REVEAL PRIORITIES IN CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS

[caption id="attachment_6009" align="aligncenter" width="3596"] Assistant Professor of Government Logan Dancey says Twit…

2015 Issue 2September 15, 2015September 15, 2015

A SPARKLING WORK OF SCHOLARSHIP

The late Stanley Lebergott was a longtime professor of economics at Wesleyan with a towering reputation for his work in labor statistics. He also delighted in using data to both illuminate significant cultural trends and…

2015 Issue 2September 15, 2015

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

[caption id="attachment_748" align="alignleft" width="300"] President Michael S. Roth '78.[/caption] Early in my presidency, a Wesleyan faculty member described the difference between professors here and professors at…

2015 Issue 2September 14, 2015September 15, 2015

HOOKED ON THE MUSIC OF AFRICA

In retrospect, Sean Barlow’s first visit to Wesleyan seems prophetic: it was the World Music Hall that caught his ey…

2015 Issue 2September 14, 2015September 15, 2015

PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION

With nine syllables in just two words “pedagogical innovation” has a weighty feel. At once cumbersome and promising, it …

2015 Issue 2September 14, 2015December 21, 2016

GANBARG’S GREATEST HITS

Music is Pete Ganbarg’s passion. “When I was growing up, if you wanted to hear a song, you had to listen to the r…

2015 Issue 2September 14, 2015September 15, 2015

GUMPTION AND GAMES

Not many successful people describe themselves as being like Forrest Gump—the hapless main character of the eponymou…

2015 Issue 1May 13, 2015May 13, 2015

WEIL LEADS WORKSHOPS IN CHILE ON TRENDS IN AMERICAN ANIMAL STUDIES

Stray dogs are e [caption id="attachment_5676" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kari Weil, University Professor of Lett…

2015 Issue 1May 6, 2015

REMEMBERING PROFESSOR OF ART JOHN FRAZER

I am saddened by the news that John Frazer has passed. He was undoubtedly the most profound influence on my career at Wesleyan. He helped me obtain a Fulbright Scholarship and recognized my potential. I actually feel he …