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2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010September 29, 2014

Reflections: Circling Back and Giving Due

At the end of June I concluded my term as chair of your alumni association. I was privileged to serve Wesleyan and her many devoted alumni. It was an experience I will long cherish. But to be frank, the thought of decreasing my engagement with the university has induced something akin to physiologic…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010September 29, 2014

LETTER HOME: Alida Jay Boye ’76

“The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. . .U.S. citizens are spe…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010September 29, 2014

CONVERSATIONS: Historical Consequences of Sibling Rivalry

In Lenin’s Brother: The Origins of the October Revolution (W. W. Norton, 2010), Philip Pomper, William Armstrong Professor of History emeritus, tells the tragic story of Alexander Ulyanov, a brilliant young scientist who…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: CLEMENT VOSE AND THE COLLECTION ON LEGAL CHANGE

Trick question: What do the 18th-century British legal reformer Lord Mansfield, migratory birds, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Prohibition repeal in the United States have to do with each other? Answer: All can be studie…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010September 29, 2014

SCHOLAR ATHLETE

For Meaghan Dendy ’10, dedication to her studies, sports, and community cross all seasons. On the softball field, she was the Cardinal career record–holder for hits (188), runs scored (134), RBI (78), doubles (31), and p…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Cutting Carbon Yurt By Yurt April Allderice ’94: Carbon Market Entrepreneur

April Allderdice ’94 had not ridden horseback in years, but that didn’t dampen her enthusiasm for a ride on the Mongolian steppe, a vast grassland. A sense of adventure, after all, is exactly what an entrepreneur needs. …

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

The Brutality of War

Bruce C. McKenna ’84 returned to campus on March 30, 2010, to talk about his work on the new HBO miniseries The Pacific, which debuted on March 14 and ran through May 16. The sprawling 10–episode program tracks the inter…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Wesleyan University Press Book Is Awarded Pulitzer Prize

Versed by Rae Armantrout, published by Wesleyan University Press, was awarded this year’s Pulitzer Prize for poetry in April. The Pulitzer Prize citation noted that the poetry collection was “a book striking for its wit …

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

First Generation Students Celebrate

At this year’s Commencement, Wesleyan hosted a reception for a small contingent: students who are the first in their family to earn a college diploma. President Michael S. Roth ’78, along with Dean Marina Melendez ’83 MA…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Recognizing Distinction

Marta Kauffman P’10, co–creator and executive producer of one of the most successful comedy shows on television, the Emmy Award–winning NBC series Friends, received the James L. McConaughy Jr. [’36 ] Award during Reunion…