Wesleyan University Magazine

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

PUBLISHING HOLOCAUST MEMOIR NIGHT FOR MUSLIM STUDENTS

[caption id="attachment_7063" align="aligncenter" width="2250"] Max Bevilacqua ’12 found that Elie Wiesel’s Night became a cultural bridge on his Fulbright as a teacher in Indonesia.[/caption] It doesn’t seem an obvious choice, publishing one of the most important memoirs to come out of the Holoc…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

BETWEEN THE LINES: LIFE ON THE ROCKS: FINDING MEANING IN ADDICTION AND RECOVERY

My name is Peg O’Connor. I am an alcoholic and I am a philosopher. I think many addicts are philosophically inclined and are searching for a or the meaning of life. We just tend to look in the wrong places for a long tim…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

HISTORICAL ROW: SYR PERECYVELLE OF GALES: A BRILLIANT ASSOCIATION

[caption id="attachment_7049" align="aligncenter" width="2100"] Wesleyan Special Collections & Archives holds Edward…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

ILLEGAL DRUG TASK FORCE ISSUES REPORT

In the spring of 2015, following a highly publicized drug incident on campus, Wesleyan convened a task force to identify best practices regarding illegal drug policy, outreach, and prevention. In addition to campus repre…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

THE BACKSTORY

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2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

APPLICANTS SET RECORD

At a time when many are decrying the demise of liberal arts colleges, Wesleyan has received its largest application pool ever for the Class of 2020—12,030 students. This record marks a 22 percent increase over the previo…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

[caption id="attachment_748" align="alignleft" width="300"] President Michael S. Roth '78.[/caption] Over the past year I and others in higher education have been asked countless times about “political correctness” an…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016December 13, 2018

JEWETT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CELEBRATED

[caption id="attachment_7493" align="aligncenter" width="2267"] Ellen Jewett ’81, P’17 (left), with President Michael S. Roth ’78, Board Chair Dr. Joshua Boger ’73, P’06, P’09, and Director Cathy Lechowicz celebrate the …

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016

$20 MILLION GOFT RECOGNIZED WITH NAMIING OF BOGER HALL

In late January, President Michael S. Roth ’78 announced a $20 million gift from outgoing Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Jo…

2016 ISSUE 1April 6, 2016

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: REFLECTING ON THE PAST TWO YEARS

As my term as chair of the Wesleyan Alumni Association draws to a conclusion, I’ve been thinking a lot about the past tw…