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Leading the Charge: 50 Years after Title IX
When Adrienne Bentman ’74 arrived at Wesleyan there were no women’s sports teams and the coordinator of women’s athletics’ office was in a utility closet. Two years later, on June 23, 1972, Title IX was passed, altering the landscape of college athletics forever and setting the stage for a new era of women’s sports at Wes.June 22, 2022
Driscoll ’62 Remembered for His Extraordinary Service to Wesleyan
John Driscoll ’62, who oversaw Wesleyan’s alumni relations programs for 33 years, was known for connecting people, building community, and being an engaging speaker, storyteller, and writer. A memorial service honoring Driscoll will take place at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 5 in Memorial Chapel during Homecoming/Family Weekend.June 27, 2022
Angle’s New Book Offers Modern-Day Confucian Guide to Life
Through a new book on Confucianism, Professor Steve Angle hopes to encourage people to have more agency in their own lives, do their best every day, and work to make a better society.June 13, 2022
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Hannah Docter-Loeb ’22 interviews “How I Met Your Mother” co-creator Carter Bays ’97 about his new novel The Mutual Friend. “I wanted to write something new. I wanted to write something that really pushed me in a direction I hadn’t gone before, but at the same time, I tried to use the skills that I had and had developed over the years of writing ‘How I Met Your Mother.’"The Conversation
Benjamin Elling explains why Bisphenol A, or BPA, is so widely used to make plastics, despite its reputation for causing adverse health effects. Elling, a synthetic polymer chemist, says BPA-derived polycarbonates “are transparent, incredibly strong, light, and don’t begin to melt or lose structural integrity until they reach high temperatures.”
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Wesleyan Athletics Community Mourns the Loss of Longtime Soccer, LAX Coach Terry Jackson
Hoffman ’23 Earns All-American Honors in Women’s Indoor Track
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