David PesciIn a new piece for The Huffinton Post, Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth discusses a recent New York Times opinion piece by Mark C. Taylor '68.
In a piece profiling Ron Bloom '77, one two Obama administration auto czars, The Wall Street Journal says that Bloom has the varied experience, and the savvy approach, that makes him the right man for a very daunting job.
Jonathan Cutler, associate professor of sociology and an expert on labor issues, discusses the increasingly strident measures being used by the Obama administration in the bailout of Chrysler.
Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth reviews the book A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1997-2008 by Adrienne Rich in The San Francisco Chronicle. The book, a collection of essays and book reviews written by Rich during the last 12 years, displays Rich's on-going dialogue on art, politics and social justice.
Melanye Price, assistant professor of government, was a featured guest speaker for the University of Nevada's College of Liberal Arts on April 23. She was broadcast on 88.9 KNPR Nevada Public Radio. In a lecture titled "Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African-American Public Opinion," Price spoke about ways African-Americans have come to understand Black Nationalism, an ideology important to the Black Power movement of the 1960s.
Elizabeth McAlister, associate professor of religion and expert on Vodou and Haitian culture, discusses perceptions regarding zombies and Vodou as they gain attention in a new book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which is adapted from the Jane Austen classic.
The April 27th New Yorker has a piece that in part profiles Ron Bloom '77 who is one of two "Auto Czars" appointed by President Obama to preside over the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler as the government attempts to bail-out both companies. Bloom had previous success helping to right U.S. Steel. There is a link to a synopsis of the story here (the full text is subscriber only).
According to CBS Sports, New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick has one major advantage over his peers in the NFL coaching community: a brilliant mind. According to the story, this is especially true when it comes to selecting and managing personnel and will be particularly advantageous as the annual NFL draft (April 25-26) approaches.
This link, provided by the Office of the University Registrar, has the location of the Monday, April 20 classes that have been relocated from Hall-Atwater.
In a oped piece for The New Haven Register, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen '09, suggests that Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd can start to re-burnish his bruised public image by, among other things, coming up with a more folksy nickname.
Jonathan Cutler, associate professor of sociology and a labor issues expert, comments in The Washington Post on the differences between the layoffs and sales declines of Toyota versus those of General Motors and Chrysler, which have needed federal bail-out money to survive.
Kennedy Odede '12 and Jessica Posner '09 are recipients of a "Projects for Peace Award" for their proposal to build a girls school in the Kenyan slum of Kiberia. The slum was Odede's home growing up and a place where girls and young women routinely become victims of violence, mistreatment, and abuse of all sorts. The students, who received $10,000 to build the school, hope that the institution will provide both a refuge and an opportunity for girls who enroll.