Wesleyan University Magazine

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Alumni News & Notes

As part of Homecoming Family Weekend 2022, legacy alumni and their students gathered on the steps of North College for the traditional Legacy Photo. Joseph Fins ’82, Hon. ’22 was a guest on the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Podcast episode “Neuroethics: An Ethics of Technology, with Dr.…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

The Quiet Before the Storm

The first snowfall of the 2022-23 academic year provides a serene backdrop to the end of reading period and the start o…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

A Wesleyan Friendship in Italy: Tembi Locke ’92 and Michele Barnwell ’89

Florence, Italy 1991. My gaze was down—staring at the uneven cobblestone pavement in the rain—while passing through the close quarters of an alley-like street. It was beautiful, in that way that makes the prese…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Holding Court at the Tony Awards

As Charles Newell ’81 walked across the 75th Tony Awards stage at Radio City Music Hall to accept the Regional Theatre …

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Remembering the Poetry of Military Life: Francis Lovett ’45 and the Camp Hale National Monument

When Francis Lovett ’45 first glimpsed the snow-frosted summits in the central Colorado backcountry, the avid skier kne…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Celebrity Cupcake Chef Candace Nelson ’96 Pens Guidebook to Entrepreneurial Success

From investment banker to cupcake entrepreneur, Candace Nelson ’96 is not your typical baker. Nelson, a pastry chef and…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

A People’s History of the Gun: Center for the Study of Guns and Society

There are around 350 million civilian-owned guns in America. Guns serve as campaign props and video game motifs, symbols of freedom, and a factor in some 45,000 deaths annually in this country. “People sometimes ask one…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Historical Row: The Dogs of Wesleyan

Wesleyan Magazine invited former Dietrich Family Director of Special Collections & Archives Suzy Taraba ’77, MALS ’10 to provide us with one last column before she retired on January 12, 2023. Said Taraba: This Hist…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

What Is . . . Sustainability Activism?

The term “sustainability” pops up in our daily discourse, appearing everywhere from boardroom memos to ballot agendas. We’re often told that making small changes in our personal lives—like recycling plastics and walking…