Wesleyan University Magazine

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019July 13, 2022

(Not So) Lost in Translation: Study Abroad Sets Students Up for Immersive Cultural Experiences

Photo of Cap Est, Madagascar, by Katie Toner ’20 It’s a common image on movie screens, in vacation videos, and in social media feeds the world over: the eager young student, set against the backdro…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019July 13, 2022

Wesleyan and the World in Pictures

Each year, the Fries Center for Global Studies asks Wesleyan students who have had any global experience over the previo…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019May 1, 2020

The Truth About Travel

Pauline Frommer ’88 could fill several books with stories from her many years exploring the world and working at the for…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019May 1, 2020

Jesse Ashlock ’99: Media Man

[Photo courtesy Jesse Ashlock ’99] Now the US editor for Condé Nast Traveler—after five years at Travel + Leisure…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

Technology as a Tool for Transcendence: William Tyner ’13

In creating a new documentary film on technology in Romania, Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow W…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 4, 2019

Game On: Fierce Competition

Olivia Baglieri ’22 celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against Tufts as field hockey upset the fifth-ranked …

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 4, 2019

Engaged Locally and Globally: The Wesleyan Refugee Project Aims to Improve Life for Displaced Peoples

Humans around the globe are experiencing unprecedented levels of displacement. Earlier this year, the UNHCR (the United …

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

All’s Fair in Love and War(fish)

A long-running virtual game of strategic conquest helps eight Wesleyan graduates keep their skills and wits sharp. What…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 6, 2019

War’s Aftermath in Artsakh: Filmmaker Documents Women Who Clear Landmines

Jesse Soursourian ’03 is back in his grandfather’s country, filming the new generation of women who leave behind cultura…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 4, 2019

Historical Row: Something to Write Home About

Like many Wesleyan graduates, Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844–1907), Class of 1865, was a person of many interests, especially…