Abstract

Writing the class notes for the alumni magazine at a liberal arts college serves many purposes. This article explores how the motives of the person who writes the notes may come in conflict with the powers that be at the school, especially when the notes touch on topics that are seen as "political" or potentially controversial.

Highlights

  • I 've been writing the class notes for the alumni magazine at Wesleyan University for the last two decades

  • I have used the notes as a chance to continue our liberal arts experience by sharing our ideas on various topics

  • I'm sure I realized that the powers that be at the college saw my notes, and the magazine itself, as something else—a way to keep alumni connected and, as a way to encourage them either sooner or later to donate money to the school

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Introduction

I 've been writing the class notes (class of '67) for the alumni magazine at Wesleyan University (my alma mater) for the last two decades. The Corporatization of the Liberal Arts College: Even the Class Notes!

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