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At the end of June I concluded my term as chair of your alumni association. I was privileged to serve Wesleyan and her many devoted alumni. It was an experience I will long cherish. But to be frank, the thought of decrea…

“The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. . .U.S. citizens are spe…

In Lenin’s Brother: The Origins of the October Revolution (W. W. Norton, 2010), Philip Pomper, William Armstrong Professor of History emeritus, tells the tragic story of Alexander Ulyanov, a brilliant young scientist who…

Trick question: What do the 18th-century British legal reformer Lord Mansfield, migratory birds, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Prohibition repeal in the United States have to do with each other? Answer: All can be studie…

For Meaghan Dendy ’10, dedication to her studies, sports, and community cross all seasons. On the softball field, she was the Cardinal career record–holder for hits (188), runs scored (134), RBI (78), doubles (31), and p…

April Allderdice ’94 had not ridden horseback in years, but that didn’t dampen her enthusiasm for a ride on the Mongolian steppe, a vast grassland. A sense of adventure, after all, is exactly what an entrepreneur needs. …

Bruce C. McKenna ’84 returned to campus on March 30, 2010, to talk about his work on the new HBO miniseries The Pacific, which debuted on March 14 and ran through May 16. The sprawling 10–episode program tracks the inter…