Wesleyan University Magazine

From playing as the quarterback on Wesleyan’s football team and graduating with the first class of majors in the College of Social Studies, to serving as the Alumni Director for 33 years and traveling around the world to…

By Assistant Professor of Government Steven T. Moore Surveying public opinion on political and cultural issues has become a big part of the election cycle. But how accurate is polling these days? Assuming you ask a tr…

It’s very dangerous to think you have discovered the Truth with a capital “T.” This is especially so in higher education. It is, however, very important to generate questions that lead to productive inquiry. How to defin…

One of the perks of working at a university is the feeling of renewal and reinvention that comes with the start of every new school year. Through the articles we write and the people that we interview, our communications…

I’m writing humbly to ask that you correct the lead statement in the President’s Letter for the Spring 2022 Wesleyan University Magazine. Specifically, I believe that the characterization of Wesleyan as a “small, parochi…

I recently co-wrote a book (unrelated to my studies), and realized that whatever ability I had to write clearly and economically I owed to my college advisor, Ann Wightman, and her ruthless editing skills. In trying to s…