Historical Row: The WESt Coast
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the best-known landmarks in American history, at once an engineering marvel and an aesthetic icon. What most don’t know is that it was first drafted by Wesleyan alumnu…
Long Form
The Invisible Woman: Avery Trufelman ’13
Avery Trufelman ’13 knows how to get inside your head: she goes through your ears.
Trufelman is a producer on the show …
Bill Shapiro ’87 and What We Keep
For their new book, Bill Shapiro ’87 and Naomi Wax interviewed hundreds of people about the single object that brings th…
Redrawing New York City’s Skyline
Years removed from their Wesleyan friendship, two alumni reconnect in monumental fashion. Photo by: Robert Adam May…
Educational Innovation, City by City: Ilene Rosenthal ’74
Ilene Rosenthal ’74 is reimagining early literacy education and charting her own course in the tech world.
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ESPN’s Rob King ’84 Knows Everyone’s Favorite Teams
Rob King ’84 is ESPN’s senior VP in charge of original content newsgathering and digital media. The Associated Press and…
A Lifeline for Local Journalism, by Gabriel Popkin ’03
At the Lenfest Institute CEO Jim Friedlich ’79, P’17 nurtures smaller newsrooms for the larger good of our democracy.
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The Hard Truths of Investigative Reporting
Prizewinning investigative journalist Jenifer McKim ’88 teaches the next generation of watchdogs how to question authori…
From Glass Ceilings to Glowing Screens
Jane Eisner ’77, P’06,’12 and daughter Miriam Berger ’12 discuss the profession that is their shared passion.
Jane Ei…
TOWARD A GENTLER DEATH: A Q&A WITH KATY BUTLER ’71
In Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, a New York Times Notable Book of 2013, award-winning …