Kate CarlisleDecember 31, 20133min
One of Wesleyan's most distinguished alumni, Trustee Emeritus John Baird ’38 P’69’78, died on Dec. 27 in Glenview, Ill., after a brief illness. “His life of service to Wesleyan, his community, and his country serves as a standard for us all,” said President Michael Roth. After graduating from Wesleyan in 1938 and receiving his MBA from Harvard in 1940, he served with distinction as a captain in the U.S. Army during WWII. After the war, he joined his family's prominent Chicago real estate firm, Baird & Warner, where he worked for the remainder of his life.  At Baird & Warner,…

Kate CarlisleDecember 12, 20133min
A  $50,000 grant to Wesleyan from the National Endowment for the Arts will support dance programs at the Center for the Arts and poetry initiatives at Wesleyan University Press. The award, announced by the NEA Dec. 11, recognizes the university’s commitment to the arts across all forms of artistic expression. It includes a $30,000 grant to the CFA, the ninth NEA award to the dance programs. That represents a 50 percent increase over the 2012-2013 season grant supporting the Breaking Ground Dance Series. “Support from the National Endowment for the Arts has been central to our ability to fulfill our…