A Motion Picture Event
How is it that a small school in Connecticut has so many alumni working at the highest levels of the entertainment industry? Film studies faculty cite a rigorous major, strong student collaboration, t…
Short Features
The New Wesleyan Documentary Project: MacLowry ’86 and Strain
Beginning in the fall of 2019, the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM) is launching the Wesleyan Documentary Project. Led by Tracy Heather Strain and Randall MacLowry ’86 (the duo behind the Boston-based docum…
Phase III: The Final Step in the Master Plan for Film Studies
Twenty years ago, Wesleyan set in motion a master plan for Film Studies facilities.
Luckily, its architects carved out space for areas of study unimagined in that era.
Phase III of the Center for Film Studies is the …
Game On! Soaring Cardinals
Wesleyan’s athletic teams claimed a bounty of victories and titles in this unprecedented season.
The Cardinals keep raising the profile of Wesleyan Athletics, moving the program all the way up to No. 14 in the Learfie…
Historical Row: Preserving Student Voices
One of the most complex aspects of working in any archives is preserving our unique materials. This is especially important for our audiovisual holdings, which run the gamut from 8 and 16mm films, ¼- and ½-inch audio r…
Michael S. Roth ’78: Envisioning College as a “Safe Enough Space”
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth is the author of a new book, Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses, published on August 20 by Yale Unive…
Meislahn Reflects on Challenges of Her Career as Dean of Admission
The longest-serving dean of admission in Wesleyan history called on resources—time, work, and energy—to build outstanding applicant pools for 20 classes.
Nancy Hargrave Meislahn, vice president and dean of admission a…
John Frank ’78, P’12 Named Chair-Elect of the Board of Trustees
At its May 24 meeting, Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees elected John B. Frank ’78, P’12 as chair of the board for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2020.
Frank will succeed Donna Morea ’76, P’06, who will step down in Jun…
Wesleyan Welcomes Six to Board
Adam C. Bird ’87, P’19, ’22 is a senior partner with McKinsey & Company and the global leader of the Consumer Tech & Media practice, advising top management of the most disruptive (and disrupted) companies. A boa…
THE MOVIE MUSICAL! by Jeanine Basinger
In her new book (to be published this November by Alfred A. Knopf; excerpted below), Basinger tells the whole story of the Hollywood musical.
Fred Astaire, that most continental and debonair of men, was a quintessen…