Comments on: Innovation: Economy, Theater, Education http://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/04/13/innovation-economy-theater-education/ Michael S. Roth became Wesleyan University's 16th president on July 1, 2007. Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:59:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: D Shinozaki http://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/04/13/innovation-economy-theater-education/#comment-7685 D Shinozaki Sun, 25 May 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/04/13/innovation-economy-theater-education/#comment-7685 It's unfortunate that Wesleyan University should show its political partisanship so blatantly by inviting one of the candidates vying to become the Democratic nominee to speak at the university's commencement. It seems so contrary to the principle of objectivity that is the basis for academic scholarship in other universities. It’s unfortunate that Wesleyan University should show its political partisanship so blatantly by inviting one of the candidates vying to become the Democratic nominee to speak at the university’s commencement. It seems so contrary to the principle of objectivity that is the basis for academic scholarship in other universities.

]]> By: Stephen McCarthy '75 http://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/04/13/innovation-economy-theater-education/#comment-6481 Stephen McCarthy '75 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:19:36 +0000 http://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2008/04/13/innovation-economy-theater-education/#comment-6481 President Roth, In the spirit of Wesleyan's grand tradition of theatrical excellence, this "jelly donut eating Irish Catholic student athlete (basketball)" has a sidelight as the acting president of a decade old 501 (c) 3 group - Shaking the Tree (shakingthetree.org) - which uses theater to dramatize issues of governance and philanthropy (i.e wealth with responsibility) amongst individuals/families of means. I guess it is true that you can't get out of Middletown without picking up a little thespianism along the way! President Roth,

In the spirit of Wesleyan’s grand tradition of theatrical excellence, this “jelly donut eating Irish Catholic student athlete (basketball)” has a sidelight as the acting president of a decade old 501 (c) 3 group - Shaking the Tree (shakingthetree.org) - which uses theater to dramatize issues of governance and philanthropy (i.e wealth with responsibility) amongst individuals/families of means. I guess it is true that you can’t get out of Middletown without picking up a little thespianism along the way!

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