Wesleyan University Magazine

UncategorizedJanuary 12, 2010September 12, 2014

LETTER HOME – Jessica Posner ’09 and Kennedy Odede ’12

Last summer Jessica Posner ’09, with Kenyan born Kennedy Odede ’12, co–founded the Kibera School for Girls in Kenya, the first free school in the region, as well as the nonprofit Shining Hope for Communities. Their next project will be a clinic focusing on women’s health, to open in the fall of 2010…

2010 Issue 1January 2, 2010March 23, 2015

BETWEEN THE LINES: Southern Manners

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2010 Issue 1January 2, 2010March 23, 2015

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2009 Issue 3December 30, 2009September 30, 2014

A Wesleyan Family

Late in August, higher education lost one of its most ardent supporters when Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed away after his courageous battle with brain cancer. Although he will long be remembered for his unwavering adv…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009September 29, 2014

Conversations: A Remarkable Literary Debut

Author Wells Tower ’96 garnered rave reviews across the country for his first book, the short story collectionEverything Ravaged, Everything Burned (Farrar Straus Giroux), when it was published in March. The book was fea…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009September 29, 2014

SCHOLAR ATHLETE

Anika Fischer ’10 is an art history and Italian studies double major who has served up enough victories to be the number–one player on the women’s team and win all–NESCAC honors. The journey to the top has not been easy—…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: THE COLLEGE PLAN

Imagine a Wesleyan without academic departments based on traditionally recognized disciplines. Students (perhaps even faculty) live, eat, study, and socialize together in groups organized around intellectual interests. F…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009April 16, 2014

REGATTA AHOY

Jacon Mayer ’10 transferred to Wesleyan partly because he’d read about its sailing club. When he arrived, however, he discovered that the club consisted mostly of a few students heading down to the river to get off campu…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009April 16, 2014

The Allbritton Center’s Programs

The Allbritton Center, made possible by the generous support of Robert ’92 and Elena ’93 Allbritton, is home to two new programs that intersect prominently with the public sphere: The Allbritton Center for the S…

2009 Issue 3December 20, 2009April 16, 2014

A LEADER IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY

After being covered in a layer of black grime, the 30,000 square–foot newly renovated Allbritton Center is revealing its red brick exterior and stained glass windows. Its heavy, wood doors have been refabricated and are …