Beyond Displacement
A new book by Ahmed M. Badr ’20 illuminates the varied experiences and perspectives of young refugees around the world through their own literary and artistic expression.
Stories of refugees in the…
Recommended Reading: Books by Jacobsen, Dietrich ’06, and Others
Joyce P. Jacobsen
Advanced Introduction to Feminist Economics (Elgar, 2020)
Joyce P. Jacobsen, Andrews Professor of Economics and former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan, and curren…
Stop Leading! Transforming How the United States Engages with the World
By David Vine ’97
During the lifetime of most current Wesleyan students, the primary form of leadership that U.S. presidents, high-ranking government officials, and corporate and intellectual elites have shown has not…
Letter to the Editor: Courageous Wesleyan Alumni
To the Wesleyan Community:
After the horror and disgust of the attempted insurrection by Trump supporters on January 6, I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to three Wesleyan alumni who were intimately involve…
Are Stereotypical Refugee Narratives ‘Solvable’?
Wesleyan alumni Ahmed Badr ’20 and Mia Lobel ’97 use the prominent podcast’s platform to discuss the importance of storytelling in helping displaced refugees reclaim their narratives.
Ahmed Badr ’20 and his family lef…
Letter to the Editor: Civic Engagement Across the Generations
The Spring 2020 issue of Wesleyan University Magazine correctly conveys with breathless immediacy the urgency of political and cultural issues now facing the United States of America. I only hope that the sense of immedi…
Letter to the Editor: Justice, Hiding in Plain Sight
I write with encouraging news and a call to action. At a moment when the abject failings of the criminal legal system stand in such clear and crushing relief, the Wesleyan alumni community has an opportunity to deepen it…
Editor’s Note: Cultivating Equity
After her appointment in December, Nicole Stanton was slated to begin her official duties as Wesleyan’s 12th Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs on May 15, 2020. In honoring interim Provost and SVPAA R…
The Method Gun: Producing Live Theater Online (Video)
In the Spring of 2020, Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl directed a groundbreaking performance of The Method Gu…
President’s Letter: ‘This Changes Everything’
Each year, incoming students are asked to read a common text as an intellectual introduction to Wesleyan. This year’s selection, a documentary entitled "This Changes Everything," offers an unflinching look at the impact …