Wesleyan University Magazine

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Phase III: The Final Step in the Master Plan for Film Studies

Twenty years ago, Wesleyan set in motion a master plan for Film Studies facilities. Luckily, its architects carved out space for areas of study unimagined in that era. Phase III of the Center for Film Studies is the final step of a Wesleyan master plan developed and approved in 2000 to define sp…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Game On! Soaring Cardinals

Wesleyan’s athletic teams claimed a bounty of victories and titles in this unprecedented season. The Cardinals keep raising the profile of Wesleyan Athletics, moving the program all the way up to No. 14 in the Learfie…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Historical Row: Preserving Student Voices

One of the most complex aspects of working in any archives is preserving our unique materials. This is especially important for our audiovisual holdings, which run the gamut from 8 and 16mm films, ¼- and ½-inch audio r…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Michael S. Roth ’78: Envisioning College as a “Safe Enough Space”

Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth is the author of a new book, Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses, published on August 20 by Yale Unive…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Meislahn Reflects on Challenges of Her Career as Dean of Admission

The longest-serving dean of admission in Wesleyan history called on resources—time, work, and energy—to build outstanding applicant pools for 20 classes. Nancy Hargrave Meislahn, vice president and dean of admission a…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

John Frank ’78, P’12 Named Chair-Elect of the Board of Trustees

At its May 24 meeting, Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees elected John B. Frank ’78, P’12 as chair of the board for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2020. Frank will succeed Donna Morea ’76, P’06, who will step down in Jun…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Wesleyan Welcomes Six to Board

Adam C. Bird ’87, P’19, ’22 is a senior partner with McKinsey & Company and the global leader of the Consumer Tech & Media practice, advising top management of the most disruptive (and disrupted) companies. A boa…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

THE MOVIE MUSICAL! by Jeanine Basinger

In her new book (to be published this November by Alfred A. Knopf; excerpted below), Basinger tells the whole story of the Hollywood musical. Fred Astaire, that most continental and debonair of men, was a quintessen…

2019 Issue 2September 3, 2019

Wesleyan Was Here: Albuquerque, 8th and Mountain

Whether it’s building a troll under a bridge in Seattle or rehabbing a neighborhood in Albuquerque (see below), Wesleyan…

Online ExclusivesAugust 9, 2019

Helping Working Elephants Return to the Wild

Rebecca Winkler ’16 initially wrote about her experience with Mahouts Elephant Foundation, a UK nonprofit and Thai found…