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2017 Issue 1April 1, 2017December 12, 2018

The Outlier

PAGAN KENNEDY ’84 CHARTS AN UNCOMMON LITERARY COURSE. PAGAN KENNEDY ’84 has always seen things a little differently. When she recently met Abby Solomon, a 21-year-old with a rare genetic condition that prevents her from eating more than a few bites at a time, she didn’t focus on Solomon’s str…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Gone are the days of plastic trays and mystery meat Mondays, of limited choices and uninspired institutional fare. Today’s college campus is a place where reusable to-go containers and water stations are as commonpla…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

CONVERSATION WITH A FILM CRITIC

What does a film critic really do? Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies Jeanine Basinger talks with New York Times film critic A.O. Scott P’18 about why we need film critics. A popular event during Re…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

Mapping the OBESITY EPIDEMIC

William H. Dietz ’66, MD, PhD, director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at George Washington University, is one of the leading experts on obesity. In 1997, as the director of the D…

2016 Issue 3December 1, 2016December 13, 2018

America’s Most Innovative Rancher

BY GABRIEL POPKIN ’03 Anya Fernald ’98—dubbed “The First Lady of Livestock” by Modern Farmer—is changing the way we think about carnivorous pleasures, with restaurants featuring cuts beyond ribey…

2016 Issue 2August 1, 2016December 13, 2018

AN APPETITE FOR RISK AND AMBIGUITY

Joshua Boger ’73, P’06, ’09, Wesleyan’s chair of the Board emeritus, has encouraged trustees to look far down the road, not just over the hood. JOSHUA BOGER ’73 often talks about a principle that infused the culture…

2016 ISSUE 1May 6, 2016December 13, 2018

WESLEYAN RESPONDS TO SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS

Last fall President Roth took what some thought was a risk. Appalled by the Syrian refugee crisis, he issued a challenge…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

PUTTING LIBERAL EDUCATION TO WORK

[caption id="attachment_7625" align="aligncenter" width="752"] Students who want expert advice on how to pursue the most sought-after jobs and internships visit the Gordon Career Center. Newly named for Andrew Brandon-Go…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

A CENTURY UNDER CONNECTICUT SKIES

For two years, beginning in the summer of 1914, a rather strange looking structure took shape atop the crest of Foss Hill, highest point on the Wesleyan campus. Silhouetted against sunset skies that smoldered over th…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016February 13, 2023

INCUBATOR FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Hang around Wesleyan long enough, and you’re bound to hear the phrase “practical idealism.” Coined by the philosopher John Dewey and later adopted by Mahatma Gandhi, “practical idealism” is the third pillar of a Wesleyan…