Wesleyan University Magazine

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 16, 2014

View From Turkey

“A Jewish chaplain and a Muslim chaplain took some college students on a trip to Turkey?” If American stereotypes lead you to expect a punchline?not so fast! This is a real event?an eight-day trip that two Wesleyan chaplains organized for 17 students (12 Jewish and five Muslim) to a country…

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 16, 2014

Trustees, Board Adopts New Strategic Plan

Wesleyan’s trustees formally adopted a new strategic plan for the university at their meeting on May 20. “Engaged with the World: A Strategic Plan for Wesleyan University, 2005?2010” (www.wesleyan.edu/wesleyanplanning/) …

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 16, 2014

The Trouble with Haiti

It started out as one of the most inspiring stories in human history: slaves rebelled against their masters, fought a long, bloody revolution, and took control of an oppressive nation. But since that auspicious beginning…

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 16, 2014

Eating Disorders Expert

Adolescent girls in the United States skip breakfast more frequently as they grow older, with African-American girls more likely to skip their morning meal than white girls, according to Professor of Psychology Ruth Stri…

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 5, 2014

HISTORICAL ROW: DOC FAUVER’S LEGACY

Wesleyan's former playground, Fauver Field, bears the name of Doctor Edgar Fauver, a central figure in the physical welfare of an earlier generation of Wesleyan men. Perhaps best known to today's students and more recent…

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 2, 2014

A Secret Sacrifice

TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 1981 CIA HEADQUARTERS, LANGLEY, VIRGINIA As David Forden '52 displayed his ID badge to the guards at the entrance gate to CIA headquarters, he was preoccupied by the growing unrest in Poland. Over brea…

2005 Issue 3September 20, 2005May 2, 2014

Calculated Risks

ALAN DACHS '70, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SAN FRANCISO-BASED INVESTMENT COMPANY FREMONT GROUP, recently concluded 14 years of service on Wesleyan's Board of Trustees, eight of those as chair. He played…

2005 Issue 2July 2, 2005March 23, 2015

LETTER HOME: March 16, 2005

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2005 Issue 2June 20, 2005May 16, 2014

Q & A: True Stories From Hell on Earth

When Kenneth Cain '87 stepped into New York City's Algonquin hotel for lunch in February, he looked energized. A controversial book he co-authored with two close colleagues at the United Nations, Emergency Sex and Other …

2005 Issue 2June 20, 2005May 16, 2014

Landsat View

Some old aerial photos, a handmade map, a bright idea?that and a lot of hard work may provide a whole new way to evaluate and influence the rapid growth of Connecticut’s Middlesex County. The project began when …