Open Letter to President Roth
Dear Valentine, The Substance of President Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be ...
Letters to the Editor
Professor Mahurin must stay at Wesleyan
Many African American Studies majors have voiced their opinions here, so I wanted to add my English-major-voice to this forum, although I did write a short introduction to Melody Oliphant’s ...
Open Brief to Richard Ohmann
Dear Professor Ohmann, Professor Schwarcz’ assertion that President Roth’s denunciation of the ASA took “courage” – when scores of his colleague heads had signed the same letter – you found ...
A brief reply to Professor Vera Schwarcz’s Wespeak of Jan. 10
She is critical of my having appeared on a “Modern Languages [sic] Association panel united by a passion for boycotting Israel.” Professor Schwarcz proposes an end to our friendship--“a final ...
Moving Past the ASA Boycott and to Meaningful Action for Israelis and Palestinians
When the ASA’s boycott of Israeli academic institutions took effect, I was a student at one of the universities affected, Israel’s Hebrew University. It was difficult, for a while, to ...
Sarah Mahurin Must Stay!
CH '15 - Sarah Mahurin has been many things to my Wesleyan experience. She’s been my professor, advisor, committee-mate, confidant, and perhaps most importantly, my mentor. When I was informed ...
Keep Mahurin At Wes
I was going through a personal matter my first semester here, at Wes. Something tragic had happened and I had no family or friends here to help me through it. ...
Mahurin Is Why: One Student’s Testimony
I met Professor Mahurin on the first day of Introduction to African American Literature, a requirement for all African American Studies majors, during the spring semester of my sophomore year. ...
Prof. Mahurin Has To Stay
I never had Sarah Mahurin as a Professor - yet I met with her multiple time during her office hours, collaborated with her on campus-wide events, and continue to seek ...
Look who supports the BDS movement against Israel?
Look who supports the BDS movement against Israel? When will we have the courage to face the truth in the Academy? My Wesleyan University colleague, Richard Ohmann, [appeared on Friday, ...