FDU Magazine — Winter/Spring 2010 — Volume 18, Number 1
 
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On the Cover
FDU ranks high among veteran-friendly schools. Several veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan tell how the University is helping them build new lives.

Reflections of Wroxton
Join Dean Nicholas Baldwin as he reflects on his 25 years as head of FDU's first international campus, Wroxton College.

Glory Days for WAMFEST
Bruce Springsteen and poet Robert Pinsky headline WAMFEST: The Words and Music Festival at the College at Florham.

Troubling Trends
Psychology professor Katharine Loeb looks at eating disorders and pediatric obesity and how parents may hold the key to treatment.

Alternative Spring Breaks
Service opportunities make Spring Break rewarding and educational for student volunteers.

Alumni Profile
The Jokes Are on Them!
Arlene, BA'68 (T), and Harlan Jamison, BA'68 (T)

Alumni Profile
A Portrait in Public Service
Harold “Cap” Hollenbeck, BA'61 (R)

WAMFEST Web Exclusives

 

Wamfest Photos

Photo journalist David Brabyn covered the groundbreaking event, WAMFEST: The Words and Music Festival — Jersey Rain, for Fairleigh Dickinson University. Select photos from the event are featured with our Web coverage in FDU’s online news and events pages.

 

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WAMFEST creator, assistant professor of creative writing and director of FDU’s undergraduate creative writing program David Daniel maintains a WAMFEST blog at http://wamfest.wordpress.com/. Subscribe to get updates on plans for the Spring 2011 Words and Music Festival as well as commentary on past event, including “Jersey Rain.”

 

 

Photo: Eugene Mirman and His Very Good Friends

View slideshow of other WAMFEST event photos by Dan Landau on flickr.com. Guests included Exene Cervenka and John Doe, founders of the legendary punk band X, “Eugene Mirman and His Pretty Good Friends (Who Are Also Comedians)”; and Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish Poet Paul Muldoon.

PICTURED HERE, from left, are comedians Michael Showalter, Eugene Mirman and Kumail Naanjiani.

 

 

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J. Michael Adams, President; Richard Reiss, Senior Vice President for University Advancement; Angelo Carfagna, Assistant Vice President for University Advancement and Communications; Okang McBride, Director of Alumni Relations; Carol Kuzen Black, Director of Publications/Senior Editor; Rebecca Maxon, Editor and Web Designer; Nina Ovryn, Art Director

Contributors: Nicholas Baldwin, Scott Giglio, Katharine Loeb, Andrew McKay, Tom Nugent, Melissa Payton

Photo/Illustration Credits: David Brabyn, Peter Byron, Benoit Cortet, Gerard DuBois, Jaclyn Chua, Danielle Drombar, John Emerson, ETH-Bibliothek Zurich Image Archive, William Kennedy, Dan Landau, Library of Congress, Librarything, Caroline Malia, Craig Mourton, National Portrait Gallery, Art Petrosemolo, Nick Romanenko, Anassa Tullouch

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