HISTORICAL ROW: LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT WESLEYAN
[caption id="attachment_9643" align="alignright" width="1000"] Among those greeting Louis Armstrong (center) at the Downey House reception, following his 1958 concert on campus are Robert Kirkpatrick ’60 (in doorway), al…
LETTERS
COULD THIS BE WHY?
Looking back at Wesleyan sports over half a century ago, among the NEICAA champions I remember were broad jumpers Ernie Dunn ’59, Jim Thomas ’61, and Dick Huddleston ’60, miler Steve Paranya ’61, wres…
STARBUCKS SELECTS SINGLE BY RHODES ’90
Next time you're seeking a caffeine fix in Starbucks, keep your ears open for a song by J.R. Rhodes ’90. Hers is a hau…
FACULTY-STUDENT TEAM DISCOVERS SUPER-EARTHS
A team of scientists from Wesleyan, led by Associate Professor of Astronomy Seth Redfield and graduate student Prajwal…
ORAL HISTORIES, BY CHRISTINE FOSTER
In the 1960s, Wesleyan began to grow from a small college into a somewhat bigger, more diverse university. Scores of you…
A TRIBUTE TO RICHARD P. WILBUR, FORMER PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BY LARRY D. CARVER
Editor’s Note: The poet Richard Wilbur, a former professor of English at Wesleyan (1957-77), died in October at the age of 96. The following tribute was composed by Larry D. Carver ‘66 on the occasion of Mr. Carver’s 50t…
JAZZ MUSICIAN SOREY MA’11 WINS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
Tyshawn Sorey MA ’11, who joined Wesleyan’s faculty this fall as assistant professor of music, has been awarded a fellow…