John Cage Remembered

2013 Issue 1September 18, 2013October 23, 2013

John Cage Remembered

It is hard to know whether the “Row” in the “Historical Row” feature in the latest Wesleyan magazine should rhyme with “owe” or “ow.” The students’ response to the 1955 concert presented by John Cage and David Tudor was so vastly minute in comparison to the Parisian response to the first performance…

2013 Issue 1September 18, 2013October 23, 2013

Jeffrey Richards Anecdote

Thank you very much for the nice paragraph about my book Great Lengths in the latest Wesleyan magazine. I thought you might be interested to know that Great Lengths has won two national awards: the Theatre Library As…

2013 Issue 1September 18, 2013October 23, 2013

Kudos to Alex Magnin

I started to read the most recent Wesleyan and was struck by the short article written by Alex Magnin ’07. There is no mention on the page of what he is currently doing, which I think is a shame, since this is a bril…

2013 Issue 1September 18, 2013October 23, 2013

Disappointed in Policy Change

Douglas G. Morris '76, JD, PHD: In light of your decision to end need-blind admissions, I will stop making contributions to Wesleyan (which have been modest but steady). I make the decision sadly since I got a wonderful…

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 decrea…

2009 Issue 2June 29, 2009September 29, 2014

LETTER HOME: Life in Africa: Learning Humility

By Angela Larkan ’05 Dear Friends, I’m writing this on my tortoise-speed computer, eating a bag of cheese curls for dinner. But it’s okay, because I am in Africa and just by being here, I am influenced, enriched, confu…