Wesleyan University Magazine

2022 Fall IssueNovember 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Does Polling Still Work?

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 truly random sample of Americans, their answers should reflect those of the entire…

2022 Fall IssueNovember 1, 2022November 16, 2022

President’s Letter: Enduring Questions, Pressing Issues

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…

2022 Fall IssueNovember 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Editor’s Note: The Inaugural Digital Issue

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…

2022 Fall IssueNovember 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Wesleyan’s 19th-Century Impact

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…

2022 Fall IssueNovember 1, 2022November 16, 2022

Letters to the Editor: The Influence of Ann Wightman

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…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022October 3, 2022

Leading the Charge: 50 Years after Title IX

Four generations of Wesleyan women look back on the advent of federally mandated gender equity in education and the oppo…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022July 15, 2022

First, But Not Last: Jessica Rosenworcel ’93 and Lael Brainard ’83

Jessica Rosenworcel ’93 and Lael Brainard ’83 reflect on making a seat at the table for women in top U.S. government dec…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022July 15, 2022

Reclaiming the Stoke

With nonprofit Surfing Moms, Amelia Rachel Hokule‘a Borofsky ’99 looks to the ocean for inspiration in rethinking mother…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022August 3, 2022

Battling the Bullies of the Alt-Right

Attorney Michael Bloch ’00 has his legal eye trained on taking down some of the nation's most notorious bullies—starting…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022July 13, 2022

In the News: Spring 2022

With our growing community of changemakers, scholars, and innovators, Wesleyan and our alumni are often in the news. Her…