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WEAR THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE: ALOK APPADURAI ’00
By Todd Stone ’05. Alok Appadurai ’00 recently said that for most everything he has done professionally, he’s been able to take out his business card, look anybody in the eye, and say: “This is the...
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COLLECTING HISTORY: KEVIN STRAIT ’97
Museum specialist Kevin Strait ’97 is delighted to have musician George Clinton’s Mothership in the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture: “Our approach is to represent the gamut...
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MUSICAL SCORED BY TRASK ’89 BECOMES A BROADWAY HIT
Hedwig and the Angry Inch’s composer Stephen Trask ’89 and actor Neil Patrick Harris.2014_Bruce Glikas/Broadway.com A revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a rock musical with a score by Stephen Trask...
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IAN GARRICK-BETHELL ’02 TAKES A MOON SHOT
Ian Garrick-Bethell ’02 Ian Garrick-Bethell ’02 wants to get you pumped about the moon. One way he might do this is to send a small piece of you up there. Garrick-Bethell, a professor of planetary...
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WE GOT THE BEATS: LUKE WOOD ’91 AND BOZOMA SAINT JOHN ‘99
Company president Luke Wood ’91 joins Beats Electronics co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre displaying their must-have headphones. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Wire image for Beats By Dr. Dre. By Mike Sembos...
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ANNE PETERS ’79 MD: DIABETES SURGE IS HER ‘CALL TO ARMS’
Anne Peters ’79, MD, works with Charlie Kimball at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April 2014, reviewing Kimball’s blood sugar readings on his continuous glucose monitor. The monitor is mounted on the...
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RADIO’S BREAKFAST CLUB: ANGELA YEE ’97 SERVES IT HOT
Talk show host Angela Yee ’97 is on 105.1 FM radio’s Breakfast Club weekday mornings out of New York City. The female co-host is known for asking the candid questions that get people talking and...
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CAROLYN WERNER HANEY ’01: WEVIVA MEANS COMMUNITY WELLNESS
Carolyn Werner Haney ’01, social worker—and now social entrepreneur—brings fitness and wellness programs to populations most in need of them, yet least likely to have access to these opportunities....
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IMPROVISING A LIFE IN MUSIC: TAYLOR HO BYNUM ’98, MA’05
Composer and cornet player Taylor Ho Bynum describes his 2014 “Acoustic Bike Tour” as “an act of composition, a performance art piece, a philosophical statement, a celebration of musical community, and...
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JODY SPERLING ’92: DANCING IN THE ARCTIC
Choreographer Jody Sperling ’92 traveled to the Arctic Ocean to create her pieces on climate change. Her “Ice Flow” video captures the experience. Upcoming dance pieces and collaborations will explore...
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KATE GORDON ’94 BRINGS AN “ASTUTE POLICY MIND” TO CLIMATE-CHANGE ECONOMICS
Kate Gordon ’94 explores the impact of climate change on the economy and advocates for clean energy alternatives, such as solar panels, instead of relying on fossil fuels. Photo by Gino Segre. The...
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EDUCATOR MIDDY TILGHMAN ’03 KAYAKS ON THE “ROOF OF THE WORLD”
Middy Tilghman ’03, a physics major at Wesleyan and a kayaker, felt a postgrad pull to the unpaddled waters of the Pamir Mountains—the “roof of the world”—in Tajikistan. With grant money from the U.S....
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“EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH” LAZARUS ’99 GETS TO THE “HOW AND WHY” OF WHAT PEOPLE DO
Catie Lazarus ’99, claims that her talk show about work, Employee of the Month is “a perfect amalgamation of everything I enjoy doing and am good at—which is hugging and cuddling and napping.” Her...
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BUILDING A PATH HOME AFTER PRISON
Eliza Hersh ’98, right, shares a moment of satisfaction with colleagues and a client at the East Bay Community Law Center’s Clean Slate Clinic. While delighted with individual success, she’d prefer to...
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STEVE ROLSTON ’80 WANTS TO START A QUANTUM REVOLUTION
Steve Rolston ’80, co-director of the Joint Quantum Institute, works on questions in quantum physics. Although researchers and labs are currently split between two locations in Maryland, Rolston has...
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“WHAT’S IN A NAME?” ALEX KELLEY ’13 AND JED RENDLEMAN ’12 SAY, A CREATIVELY...
What’s in a name? Plenty of careful consideration, say Alex Kelley ’13 and Jed Rendleman ’12. The two work for Catchword, an Oakland and New York-based company that identifies potential names for...
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TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN AND STORYTELLER ANNA ROBERTS-GEVALT ’09 BLAZES A MODERN...
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 year,...
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SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: TALA GIVES CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE, BY JIM H. SMITH
No one has ever questioned Jenipher’s work ethic. For decades, the 65-year-old Kenyan woman has operated a food stall in the central business district of downtown Nairobi. It has given her the...
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JAZZ MUSICIAN SOREY MA’11 WINS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP
Tyshawn Sorey MA ’11, who joined Wesleyan’s faculty this fall as assistant professor of music, has been awarded a fellowship—better known as a “genius” grant—from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur...
View ArticleSTARBUCKS SELECTS SINGLE BY RHODES ’90
Next time you’re seeking a caffeine fix in Starbucks, keep your ears open for a song by J.R. Rhodes ’90. Hers is a haunting alto voice—with a throatiness and rich, emotional depth reminiscent of Joan...
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