“POWERFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING”
For this year’s First Year Matters program, incoming new students read Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric during the summer before their arrival on campus.
Rankine, a noted poet and autho…
Short Features
‘KEEP THE FOCUS ON PUERTO RICO,’ BY MARIA SANTANA ’98, CNN EN ESPANOL ANCHOR/CORRESPONDENT
When I arrived on the island of Puerto Rico on September 25, five days after category 4 Hurricane Maria tore over the …
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:…
WELL READ: BOOK REVIEWS & NEWS
Mark Bray ’05
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook
(Melville House, 2017)
Mark Bray explores the historical record and…
THE BACKSTORY: THE COST OF SILENCE, BY BEVERLY DANIEL TATUM ’75
THE COST OF SILENCE: WHY WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT RACE AND WHY WE SHOULD
by Beverly Daniel Tatum ’75, Hon. ’15, P’04, PhD
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HISTORICAL ROW: LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT WESLEYAN
[caption id="attachment_9643" align="alignright" width="1000"] Among those greeting Louis Armstrong (center) at the Downey House reception, following his 1958 concert on campus are Robert Kirkpatrick ’60 (in doorway), al…
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…