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April 19, 2021 In the spirit of sharing ideas worth spreading, Wesleyan students hosted the third annual TEDxWesleyanU conference on April 16–17. Titled “(Un)Knowing,” the event’s speakers included: Alford Young Jr. ’88, professor of sociology, Afroamerican and African studies, and public policy at the University of Michigan Field Yates ’09, NFL Insider for ESPN and co-host of “Fantasy Football” Emily McEvoy ’22, College of Social Studies major, 2021 Student Speaker Competition Winner, and Middletown Mutual Aid organizer Gato Nsengamungu ’23, physics and government double major from Rwanda Doug Berman ’84, two-time Peabody Award-winning producer of NPR’s “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!” and “Car Talk” Rob King ’84, senior vice president and editor-at-large for ESPN content ....
January 28, 2021 This winter, the Gordon Career Center is hosting four “fireside chat” style Winter Alumni Career Conversation events between prominent alumni and current students. Guests include Kimberley Martin ’03, NFL reporter for ESPN; Jon Turteltaub ’85, film/TV director and producer; Jesse Greenspan ’06, director of supply chain and logistics, Partners in Health; and Dana Peterson ’98, chief economist, The Conference Board. On Jan. 21, psychology and English double major Myla Stovall ’22, at left, moderated a talk with Kimberley Martin ’03, NFL reporter for ESPN. Martin has covered the National Football League as a national writer and team beat reporter for more than a decade and joined ESPN as an NFL reporter in March 2020. She covers the league year-round and contributes to ESPN’s NFL shows, SportsCenter, ESPN.com, and more. During the discussion, Martin recalled the reasons why she chose to attend Wesleyan. “Wesleyan was literally the last sch ....
Filed in Foreign Studies on December 15, 2020 Last week, JBHE published a featured story on the 10 African Americans who were named Rhodes Scholars from the United States. The 32 Rhodes Scholars chosen from the United States are just a fraction of the students honored by the Rhodes Scholarship program. Rhodes Scholars are chosen from 23 other jurisdictions (more than 60 countries) around the world, and for the second year, two scholars have been chosen from countries in the world without their own scholarship. Over one hundred Rhodes Scholars will be selected worldwide this year, including several who have attended American colleges and universities but who are not U.S. citizens and who have applied through their home countries. ....