Inspiration for Hannah’s War: Dr. Lise Meitner
Photo of Jan Eliasberg ’74, P’19 by Nina Subin One of the great luxuries of living in New York City is having access to the Public Library’s extraordinary microfilm collection; it was there that I read...
View ArticleThe Art & Science of Rhythm & Flow
Freestyle Love Supreme cast members Kaila Mullady, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Anthony Veneziale ’98, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, and Aneesa Folds keep the energy pumping with on-the-fly rhymes and full-length...
View ArticleOn Retirement: Reflections on 30 Years at Wesleyan
I have had the best job in the world since 1989, when I joined the staff at Wesleyan’s Office of Public Information (now University Communications). Editing the Class Notes section of this magazine was...
View ArticleThree Bronze Stars: Lovett ’45 Recalls WWII Medic Service in Italy
Francis Lovett ’45 Francis Lovett ’45, who graduated from Wesleyan in 1948 after serving with the elite 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II, explains how it was that he came to receive...
View ArticleA Rare Find in the Military Archives: A Little-Known Poem by Dudley Randall
Photo of Dudley Randall circa 1972 courtesy Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Visiting Assistant Professor of Science in Society Natalie Shibley was combing through the digital...
View ArticleAre Stereotypical Refugee Narratives ‘Solvable’?
Wesleyan alumni Ahmed Badr ’20 and Mia Lobel ’97 use the prominent podcast’s platform to discuss the importance of storytelling in helping displaced refugees reclaim their narratives. Ahmed Badr ’20...
View ArticleSimple Country Sourdough Bread Recipe
Eric Pallant ’80, author of Sourdough Culture (Agate), offers a simplified variation of sourdough superstar Chad Robertson’s Tartine Country Bread. Ingredients: 1½ cups sourdough starter 3¾ cups water...
View ArticleSparking Antiracist Change: Wesleyan Selects 10 Fellows for Inaugural...
Top row: Karl Boulware, Maria-Christina Oliveras (photo by Lia Chang), Iddi Saaka, Tracy Heather Strain (photo by Joel Benjamin), and nia love (photo by Tony Turner). Bottom row: Ryan Dobrin ’18,...
View ArticleEditor’s Note: On Changemakers Leading the Charge
“Young women were not admitted into many colleges and universities, athletic scholarships for women were rare, and math and science was a realm reserved for boys. . . . Girls could become teachers and...
View ArticleWhen Worlds Collide: Collaboration and Coincidence in a Mystery from the Skies
By Rielly Wieners ’18 The origins of the Arizona Meteor Crater were a puzzle to the scientific community well into the 19th century. Formerly known as Coon Mountain, the massive hole in the desert was...
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