Toward a More Reasonable World
A new book by Andy Norman ’86 makes the case for strengthening our mental immune systems.
In Mental Immunity (Harper Wave, 2021), Andy Norman ’86 describes a world riven by unreason. Borrowing lan…
Collect, Isolate, Arrange, and Combine (Video)
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Integrative Sciences and IDEAS Chris Chenier teaches art and design at Wesleyan. …
Recommended Reading: Books by Hennessey ’70, Willett ’97, and Others
William J. Hennessey ’70
Walking Broadway: Thirteen Miles of Architecture and History (The Monacelli Press, 2020)
New York’s oldest and longest avenue is the centerpiece of this book, intended to be savored both at h…
President’s Letter: Intellectual Diversity Empowers Discernment in Students
It’s been a hard time for the partisans of progress. We’ve just seen how suddenly things we value about modern life—accomplishments of Progress with a capital “P”—can be swept away. It might just be a wet food market, a …
Letter to the Editor: A Wesleyan Gay Romance
“Freshman year I was rooming in the basement floor and Dan Waters was on the ground floor of our Foss Hill dormitory. We met, became close friends, grew inseparable, fell deeply in love and have been together ever since.…
Editor’s Note: Pushing for Progress
Cartoon by Jason Adam Katzenstein ’13
It’s springtime in Connecticut. A few days ago students enjoyed 70-degree weath…
Made New by the Moon: A Child’s Name
By Ian Boyden ’95
In 1996, I traveled the length of the Yangtze River, starting at the mouth and working my way up—from…
Words Apart: Elizabeth Bachman ’78 Helps Women Leaders Amplify Their Voices
Elizabeth Bachman ’78 wants to see more women at the top of corporate America, and she’s got a plan to make it happen. T…
Digging Into a Landmark of Women’s History: An Interview with Paulina Bren ’87
Above: Guests peruse books inside the library of The Barbizon Hotel for Women, photographed in 1950 for the New York Sun…
Editor’s Note: Learning Curves
I returned to my office in South College recently to pick up a few things, having not been there since the University’s transition to remote working and learning environments last spring. It was like stepping into a time…