All NewsSnapshotsMiddletown Mayor Delivers Annual Constitution Day Lecture Olivia DrakeSeptember 19, 20163minMayor of Middletown Dan Drew delivered the 2016 Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 16 titled “Are We Better Than Our Predecessors? Toward a New Era of Progress.” In this talk, Mayor Drew explored the erroneous assumptions that we are more advanced than preceding generations and what we can do to focus ourselves toward a future predicated on progressive social and economic advancement. The annual Constitution Day Lecture is sponsored by the Friends of Wesleyan Library. Drew is serving his third term as Middletown’s Mayor. Dan Cherubin, the Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian, introduced Mayor Drew to the audience. Mayor Drew entertained questions and mingled with Constitution Day participants prior to, and following the talk. (Photos by Caroline Kravitz ’19) Friends of Wesleyan Library Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker