Wesleyan University Magazine

2022 Spring IssueJuly 11, 2022

Letter to the Editor: The Film Center’s Early Years

“Lights Up On The Future of Filmmaking,” from the 2021–2022 Winter Issue reminded me of the first years of film at Wesleyan, before there was a Film Center and there was only one lecturer, Jeanine Basinger, and a few eager students. The story of those early years and the contributions made by the cl…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 11, 2022July 15, 2022

Sparking Antiracist Change: Wesleyan Selects 10 Fellows for Inaugural Embodying Antiracism Think Tank

Top row: Karl Boulware, Maria-Christina Oliveras (photo by Lia Chang), Iddi Saaka, Tracy Heather Strain (photo by Joel B…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 11, 2022July 15, 2022

One Step at a Time: Amby Burfoot’s Life Running

For most runners, winning the Boston Marathon represents the pinnacle of achievement, the crowning glory after months, e…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 11, 2022October 5, 2022

What Is . . . Title IX?

On June 23, 1972, Title IX was enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Fifty years later and many still ask: What IS Title IX? Most people think Title IX applies only to sports or sexual m…

2021-2022 Winter IssueMarch 3, 2022March 14, 2022

Simple Country Sourdough Bread Recipe

Eric Pallant ’80, author of Sourdough Culture (Agate), offers a simplified variation of sourdough superstar Chad Roberts…

2021-2022 Winter IssueJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

President’s Letter: Thinking Beyond the Pandemic

I write this column as we approach the last week of fall semester classes. What a term it has been! We arrived in Middletown in late summer as the Delta variant was surging in different parts of the country, and although…

2021-2022 Winter IssueJanuary 18, 2022October 25, 2022

Editor’s Note: The Value of Community

I have a confession to make: I missed Arrival Day this year. It’s always notable because of what it represents: new faces, new hope, a new start. This year, however, was more poignant than ever, as it wasn’t just fres…

2021-2022 Winter IssueJanuary 18, 2022July 13, 2022

Persistence Pays Off

With a lifelong love of planetary science, Professor Martha "Marty" Gilmore blazes new paths for Venus exploration. By …

2021-2022 Winter IssueJanuary 18, 2022July 13, 2022

Life Is Like a Sourdough Starter…

From TV cooking competitions to food blogging, cooking videos to Instagram posts, sharing how we cook and what we choose…