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Category 2023 Spring IssuePosted on February 24, 2023February 27, 2023

President’s Letter: Pragmatic Liberal Education

Colleges and universities in the United States come in many forms, but one of their most distinctive elements is pragmatic liberal education. This form of learning—no matter what you are studying—combines the acquisition of specific skills (like literacy and numeracy) with understanding of how …
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Category 2023 Spring IssuePosted on February 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Best of Both Worlds

After the heady launch of our new digital-only issue in fall 2022, I must admit that there is a certain comfort in returning to print for this issue. As with everything, there are pros and cons to be considered in any n…
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Category 2022 Fall IssuePosted on November 1, 2022November 16, 2022

President’s Letter: Enduring Questions, Pressing Issues

It’s very dangerous to think you have discovered the Truth with a capital “T.” This is especially so in higher education. It is, however, very important to generate questions that lead to productive inquiry. How to defin…
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Category 2022 Fall IssuePosted on November 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Editor’s Note: The Inaugural Digital Issue

One of the perks of working at a university is the feeling of renewal and reinvention that comes with the start of every new school year. Through the articles we write and the people that we interview, our communications…
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Category 2022 Fall IssuePosted on November 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Wesleyan’s 19th-Century Impact

I’m writing humbly to ask that you correct the lead statement in the President’s Letter for the Spring 2022 Wesleyan University Magazine. Specifically, I believe that the characterization of Wesleyan as a “small, parochi…
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Category 2022 Fall IssuePosted on November 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Letters to the Editor: The Influence of Ann Wightman

I recently co-wrote a book (unrelated to my studies), and realized that whatever ability I had to write clearly and economically I owed to my college advisor, Ann Wightman, and her ruthless editing skills. In trying to s…
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Category 2022 Spring IssuePosted on July 11, 2022

President’s Letter: Wesleyan’s History of Change

  During my 15 years as president, I have found it fascinating to consider Wesleyan’s trajectory over its almost two centuries—from small, parochial school that aimed to train ministers to a first-rate, small uni…
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Category 2022 Spring IssuePosted on July 11, 2022October 25, 2022

Editor’s Note: On Changemakers Leading the Charge

“Young women were not admitted into many colleges and universities, athletic scholarships for women were rare, and math and science was a realm reserved for boys. . . . Girls could become teachers and nurses, but not doc…
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Category 2022 Spring IssuePosted on July 11, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Remembering Christina Crosby

Dear Editor, The Class of ’86 recently celebrated our 35th year reunion. That means I have been reading the printed copy of the magazine cover to cover for 36 years! I grab my glasses and open to the Class Notes, in t…
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Category 2022 Spring IssuePosted on July 11, 2022

Letter to the Editor: The Film Center’s Early Years

“Lights Up On The Future of Filmmaking,” from the 2021–2022 Winter Issue reminded me of the first years of film at Wesleyan, before there was a Film Center and there was only one lecturer, Jeanine Basinger, and a few eag…
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