Addressing the Threat of COVID-19
Ben Oppenheim '02 is a senior director and senior scientist at Metabiota, a start-up focusing on epidemiological modeling and epidemic risk preparedness. He is also a senior fellow and visiting schola…
Sharing a Front Seat with Martin Luther King Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Wesleyan's campus in the spring of 1964 and was awarded an honorary degree. …
Going the Distance: Scott Mayerowitz ’00 on a Career in Travel Journalism
Scott Mayerowitz ’00 spent much of 2019 soaring to great heights.
As the executive editorial director at The Points G…
Light By Which to Dream
[Photo by Audrey Hall]
Growing up living hand-to-mouth in a Nairobi slum, Kennedy Odede ’12 experienced true hardship a…
Hope in an African Slum (video)
Following their serendipitous encounter in Kenya, Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jessica Posner ’09 have expanded the impact of…
Editor’s Note: The Special Power of Global Experiences
On a recent trip to Greece, and at the recommendation of Wesleyan professor (and Grecian native) Tsampikos Kottos, my wife and I decided to hike Samaria Gorge in southern Crete.
While travel is often noted for helping …
Letters to the Editor: Bruce Corwin ’62, Andrew Berends ’94, and Stars in Our Midst
Dear Editors,
On reading the otherwise very informative set of articles celebrating Jeanine Basinger and the Wesleyan film program, I was sorry to find that the important early contributions to the program made by Bruce…
President’s Letter: “Borders Don’t Confine an Inquisitive Mind, a Compassionate Heart, and a Courageous Spirit!”
When I arrived as a student here in 1975, I had never ventured far from the United States. My mind-opening studies in European cultural history soon took me to France, where later I would live for some years. When I retu…
First-Year Matters
Before they ever arrive on campus, Wesleyan students have homework. Assistant Dean of Students Kevin Butler leads a 10-p…
Leadership in 15 Languages: Helping Prep the Next Generation of Polyglots
Wesleyan has an unusual language requirement in that there isn’t one. But while students are not mandated to take a lang…