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Roth: What’s a Liberal Arts Education Good For?

by David Pesci • December 3, 2008

Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth wrote a blog entry for The Huffington Post that discusses, among other things, how a liberal arts education could be an effective and ideal undergraduate experience for this century.

Roth on Djerassi’s Four Jews on Parnassus

by David Pesci • December 3, 2008

Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth reviews Carl Djerassi’s latest book Four Jews on Parnassus: a conversation for Bookforum.

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Michael S Roth 4 days ago

Go, @wesleyan_u alum @MaxRose4NY “Mr. Rose somehow retains the aura of the cerebral history major at Wesleyan University, where, he said, he “became deeply committed to academics,” while also getting involved in community organizing” @Wes_engage nytimes.com/2018/06/29/nyr… Retweeted by Wesleyan University

Michael S Roth 4 days ago

Read this lovely summer essay by @Wesleyan_u alumna @JennyBoylan (quoting Puig) “this dream is short. But this dream is happy.” nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opi… Retweeted by Wesleyan University

Michael S Roth 4 days ago

When we debated whether #SafeSpaces are dangerous for #FreeSpeech I learned a lot from our interlocutors. You can hear the @IQ2US broadcast on @KUT tomorrow at 9 pm & on @KCPW Friday at 10 am . @wesleyan_u @wes_engage Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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Happy to host #NEAR18 this week! twitter.com/brentgrinna/st…

Michael S Roth 5 days ago

Read @wesleyan_u alumna & trustee @MRobertsNBPA tell it like it is: “The argument that we gave teams too much money to play with is preposterous.” nytimes.com/2018/07/09/spo… Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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@trinitycollege & @wesleyan_u say that rollback of guidelines that encouraged schools to consider an applicant’s race as a factor in the admissions process, will not affect their procedures. courant.com/education/hc-t… Retweeted by Wesleyan University

Wes|Civic Engagement 6 days ago

"In the seven years since it was founded, the [Patricelli] Center has awarded a total of $305,000 in grants to 142 students or student-led projects." - @mjkingsley in the PCSE Year In Review : buff.ly/2NEyHtk @wesleyan_u #SocEnt Retweeted by Wesleyan University

Lin-Manuel Miranda 6 days ago

The lesson here, if there is any: there is ALWAYS the type of Theatergoer that defines themselves by excluding others. You could WRITE musicals, and they’ll still try to make you feel like you don’t belong. Don’t you dare let ‘em. You love theater? You belong. Welcome. Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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We caught up with @Margot718 ’83 to talk about her new book, "@Remodelista: The Organized Home": fal.cn/ylhm 🏡 📚 #WesReads

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Michael S Roth 6 days ago

Hey, that's the debate I was part of a couple of weeks ago. I think @wesleyan_u we have #SafeSpaces and contentious spaces. All contribute to help our students learn -- we hope #courage & #compassion are enhanced twitter.com/dougfun/status… Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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Mr. Kisaku will also give a free talk about his artistic process on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 12:10pm in Ring Family Performing Arts Hall at @wesleyan_u. Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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.@wesleyan_u box office now open for summer walk-up/phone sales Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm. Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 7:30pm in Crowell Concert Hall: a pay what you wish staged reading of Middletown resident Toto Kisaku’s "Requiem for an Electric Chair." fal.cn/y3_A Retweeted by Wesleyan University

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