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Lara Perez-Felkner (Perez-Longobardo) writes from Tallahassee, Florida: “I’m still at Florida State University and helped recruit three new Wes folks down here this year, two of whom are new department colleagues and are incredible, as you would expect. Twelve years later, I’m now a full/senior professor and on fellowships allowing opportunities for impactful institutional and community change around important things we can still do in Florida, like inclusive excellence initiatives, research-practice partnerships with community organizations, and creative interdisciplinary collaborations. I have a new book—Latin* Students in Engineering: An Intentional Focus on a Growing Population (Rutgers University Press)—and am trying to get ready to write another. I’ve occasionally gotten to catch-up with some folks on conference trips around the country, internationally, and beach reunions, but we’re definitely off the beaten track. Feel free to drop a line, and go Wes.”

From Eli Carroll: “After moving out to San Diego last year, [I got] married on October 5 in La Jolla, California, to my fiancé, Jennifer Li. Steve Munno, Tristan Gutner ’02, Oliver Platts-Mills, and Josh Berkowitz ’02 [were] all in attendance!”

About a year ago, Joanna Weaver (formerly Richman), invited me to join a book club she was putting together. It’s been great to see her regularly and get to know her friends. We just finished James by Percival Everett, which I cannot recommend enough. Between talking about books with Joanna, meeting up with other cherished Wes friends, and listening to Hamilton lyrics in my house nonstop thanks to my obsessed eight-year-old—ok, I’m obsessed too—I love how much Wesleyan we have coursing through our world these days. More please.

ARYN KALSON-SPERANDIO | arynsperandio@yahoo.com

MARA VOUKYDIS | maravee@gmail.com