Wesleyan University Magazine

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN AND STORYTELLER ANNA ROBERTS-GEVALT ’09 BLAZES A MODERN TRAIL

Anna Roberts-Gevalt ’09 spent her childhood playing classical violin, but when she heard Appalachian fiddling, it changed her life. “I became a little obsessed,” she admits. After her sophomore yea…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

“WHAT’S IN A NAME?” ALEX KELLEY ’13 AND JED RENDLEMAN ’12 SAY, A CREATIVELY EXHAUSTIVE PROCESS

What’s in a name? Plenty of careful consideration, say Alex Kelley ’13 and Jed Rendleman ’12. The two work for Catchword…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

PUTTING LIBERAL EDUCATION TO WORK

[caption id="attachment_7625" align="aligncenter" width="752"] Students who want expert advice on how to pursue the most sought-after jobs and internships visit the Gordon Career Center. Newly named for Andrew Brandon-Go…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

A CENTURY UNDER CONNECTICUT SKIES

For two years, beginning in the summer of 1914, a rather strange looking structure took shape atop the crest of Foss Hill, highest point on the Wesleyan campus. Silhouetted against sunset skies that smoldered over th…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016February 13, 2023

INCUBATOR FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

Hang around Wesleyan long enough, and you’re bound to hear the phrase “practical idealism.” Coined by the philosopher John Dewey and later adopted by Mahatma Gandhi, “practical idealism” is the third pillar of a Wesleyan…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

CAREER ADVICE FROM A TOP RECRUITER

Don’t you wish that someone with absolutely tons of experience in analyzing successful careers as well as career mistake…

2016 ISSUE 1April 5, 2016December 13, 2018

CHRISTINA CROSBY: “A BODY, UNDONE”

Christina Crosby is a feminist, a lesbian, and a scholar of gender and sexuality, but the concept of embodiment—what it means to be in and of one’s body—was not just something she thought about, but something she lived. …