Wesleyan University Magazine

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

A $2.5 Million Gift Establishes Professorship Honoring Richard K. Winslow

Honoring a professor of music emeritus who oversaw the establishment of Wesleyan University’s renowned program in world music, the university has established the Richard K. Winslow Chair in Music. The chair is made possible through a generous $2.5 million gift from the Mayer & Morris Ka…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Senior Thesis: Biography of Mansfield Freeman ’16

“I’ve been waiting for Andy for at least 15 years,” says Vera Schwarcz, the Mansfield Freeman Professor of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan. An East Asian studies major and a Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholar, Youlie…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Remembering Those Who Served

Through the Timothy T. Day Foundation, Timothy T. Day ’59, chairman and CEO of Bar–S Foods Co. and former Marine captain, provided funding to the United States Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the building of the Sem…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Commencement 2010

“When you build something from scratch, you acquire a depth of understanding that no ‘professional,’ no management expert can match. There are few better ways to learn about yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, tha…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

Center for African American Studies

The first–floor lounge of the Center for African American Studies will be renovated thanks to a $50,000 gift from Michelle ’84 and Kurt ’87 Lyn P’12 of Houston, Texas. Their gift honors the 40th anniversary of t…

2010 Issue 2June 15, 2010April 16, 2014

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Like many students, when I began my college education, I had little idea of what course of study would best respond to my interests and hopes. I chose some history classes that sounded familiar themes, looked to the scie…

2010 Issue 2June 2, 2010March 23, 2015