Year End Thanks
Dear friends, As 2014 comes to a close, I want to express my gratitude for all the contributions to our extraordinary university. Students, alumni, their families, staff, and faculty – we all learn...
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Taking Liberal Education on the Road
Last week in Washington I ran into alumni teaching at American University and nearby schools. I was there to talk about the deep tradition of liberal education in the United States and also about the...
View ArticleClasses Begin, Community Service Continues
I received an email today from my friend David Knapp ’49 who tells me he is participating in Wesleyan’s Week of Service by reading to a group of first grade students in New Haven tomorrow. This...
View ArticleRecognizing Great Teachers
It’s that time of year again. The university is soliciting nominations for Wesleyan’s Binswanger Award for teaching excellence. Here’s a little history: The Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching...
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Lin-Manuel’s Historical Rhymes and Rhythms
Our expectations were high this week when Kari and I headed into New York to catch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s (’02) new musical Hamilton. We had seen In the Heights with a raucous Wesleyan crowd several...
View ArticleFearlessly Working for Change
This past weekend I got to spend some time with two young alumni who are fearlessly working to change the world. Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jessica Posner Odede ’09 were back on campus (Kennedy is a...
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Taking Wesleyan to the Bay Area
On March 9, I attended a wonderful Wesleyan event in San Francisco. More than 100 alumni and parents came out to hear about liberal education today, and to discuss the importance of financial aid...
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Wesleyan in China
Last week I joined a group of Wesleyan professors and invited scholars for the third Forum jointly planned by the Social Sciences of China Press and our university. The topics of the first two seminars...
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Perfect Start to Reunion & Commencement Weekend
What a glorious morning for R&C Weekend! It’s great to see all the Wesleyan families on campus. After very productive trustee and trustee emeriti meetings on Thursday and Friday, we were treated to...
View ArticleReunion and Commencement Was a Blast!
It was great to see so many alumni back over the Memorial Day Weekend. Trustees had a very productive meeting, and we all cheered Eudice Chong’s ’18 historic victory as NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis...
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