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Bully Pulpit: Marketing for a Better World
Category 2018 Issue 2Posted on September 7, 2018May 21, 2019

Bully Pulpit: Marketing for a Better World

When a progressive marketing and communications agency that has major Democratic organizations as clients—and ran the digital marketing operations for Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton—decides to expand…
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A Lifeline for Local Journalism, by Gabriel Popkin ’03
Category 2018 Issue 2Posted on September 7, 2018May 21, 2019

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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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: WHEN FAT SHAMING PRECLUDES MEDICAL CARE
Category 2018 Issue 1Posted on May 10, 2018December 12, 2018

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: WHEN FAT SHAMING PRECLUDES MEDICAL CARE

Laura Fraser’s elder sister Jan—here in a family photo with her dog—died of an aggressive cancer that went undiagnosed f…
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BOB YORBURG ’77: HORSING AROUND … AND AROUND … (See Video Below)
Category 2018 Issue 1Posted on May 10, 2018December 12, 2018

BOB YORBURG ’77: HORSING AROUND … AND AROUND … (See Video Below)

At the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Connecticut, Bob Yorburg ’77 visited the exhibits and repaired their band…
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SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: SUPERHEROES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
Category 2017 Issue 3Posted on December 13, 2017December 12, 2018

SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: SUPERHEROES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Last March, Jon Berk ’72 began selling off his collection of comic books and comic art. It was no ordinary collection:…
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STARBUCKS SELECTS SINGLE BY RHODES ’90
Category 2017 Issue 3Posted on December 12, 2017December 12, 2018

STARBUCKS SELECTS SINGLE BY RHODES ’90

Next time you're seeking a caffeine fix in Starbucks, keep your ears open for a song by J.R. Rhodes ’90. Hers is a hau…
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JAZZ MUSICIAN SOREY MA’11 WINS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
Category 2017 Issue 3Posted on December 12, 2017December 12, 2018

JAZZ MUSICIAN SOREY MA’11 WINS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP

Tyshawn Sorey MA ’11, who joined Wesleyan’s faculty this fall as assistant professor of music, has been awarded a fellow…
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Category 2017 Issue 3Posted on December 12, 2017December 12, 2018

SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: TALA GIVES CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE, BY JIM H. SMITH

No one has ever questioned Jenipher’s work ethic. For decades, the 65-year-old Kenyan woman has operated a food stall in the central business district of downtown Nairobi. It has given her the wherewithal to support a fa…
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TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN  AND STORYTELLER  ANNA ROBERTS-GEVALT ’09  BLAZES A MODERN TRAIL
Category 2016 ISSUE 1Posted on April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN AND STORYTELLER ANNA ROBERTS-GEVALT ’09 BLAZES A MODERN TRAIL

Anna Roberts-Gevalt ’09 spent her childhood playing classical violin, but when she heard Appalachian fiddling, it change…
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“WHAT’S IN A NAME?”  ALEX KELLEY ’13 AND JED RENDLEMAN ’12  SAY, A CREATIVELY  EXHAUSTIVE PROCESS
Category 2016 ISSUE 1Posted on April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

“WHAT’S IN A NAME?” ALEX KELLEY ’13 AND JED RENDLEMAN ’12 SAY, A CREATIVELY EXHAUSTIVE PROCESS

What’s in a name? Plenty of careful consideration, say Alex Kelley ’13 and Jed Rendleman ’12. The two work for Catchword…
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