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Wesleyan president Michael Roth says he's "very concerned" about higher education • June 1, 2025, 11:02 PM ET (CBS)
Transcript: Michael Roth, Wesleyan University president, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 1, 2025 • June 1, 2025, 9:42 AM ET (CBS)

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Notable Alumni Wilbur Olin Atwater • Bill Belichick • Mike White • Maggie Nelson • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Joss Whedon • Charles Olson • Michael Bennet • John Hickenlooper • Daniel Handler • Edward L. Thorndike • Matthew Weiner • John Perry Barlow • G. Brown Goode

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