December 20, 2013
At the end of the year we take a moment to look back at some Daily Shots and stories from 2013, like this moment at a crew practice shortly after the Boston Marathon.. Read More
December 19, 2013
The 2013 titles from Wellesley writers reflect the breadth and scope of investigation and imagination found on campus. Read More
December 18, 2013
Wellesley was a strong presence at the recent NCAA/NEWMAC symposium on the theme of integration, with remarks by NCAA Director of Division III Louise McCleary ’87, Wellesley Director of Athletics Bridget Belgiovine, and Wellesley President H. Kim Bottomly. Read More
December 17, 2013
As their first semester of college comes to a close, Wellesley’s first MasterCard Foundation Scholars, Martha Aywa ’17 and Refilwe Kotane ’17, reflect on their Wellesley experience so far. Read More
December 16, 2013
Samuel Richardson's 1740 novel Pamela exemplifies some of the unique cultural qualities of 18th century English literature that Wellesley Professor of English James Noggle studies. He has received a $50,000 NEH grant to further his research. Read More
December 13, 2013
Ruth Nagel Jones '42 (far right) formed ties in college that lasted a lifetime. She combined her love for Wellesley and for the arts in her generous funding of the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre. A celebration in her honor was held last Sunday. Read More
December 12, 2013
Ten million new computer programmers is the ambitious goal of the international "Hour of Code" campaign, and Wellesley Computer Science students and faculty are working to help meet it. Devote an hour of time today or tomorrow learning to code. Read More
December 11, 2013
A Boston.com story looks at Open Circle, a social and emotional learning program for students in kindergarten through fifth grade designed by the Wellesley Centers for Women. Schools throughout the City of Boston adopted Open Circle this year. Read More
December 10, 2013
The Wellesley community joins in spirit with people around the world in remembering Mandela today, and hosts a memorial celebration on campus on December 12, 2013. Read More
December 9, 2013
Brigid Cohen ’00 has been recognized by the American Musicological Society with the 2013 Lewis Lockwood Prize for her first book, Stefan Wolpe and the Avant-Garde Diaspora. Read More
December 6, 2013
In a keynote address at Kennesaw State University (Georgia) last month, titled “On Teaching Conservatism,” Jonathan Imber spoke about the importance of respect for conservative ideals in the academic community. Read More
December 5, 2013
Congratulations to the 2013-2014 Jerome A. Schiff Fellows. Seventeen senior honors thesis students have recieved generous merit awards from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust this year. Read More
December 4, 2013
Kate Corcoran '15 (left) has won a prestigious Greater Research Opportunities fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which supports education and internships in pursuit of a career in environmental studies Read More
December 3, 2013
From hands-on service to generous financial donations, Wellesley supports the notion of giving of oneself to serve a meaningful cause, today—Giving Tuesday—or any day! Read More
December 2, 2013
This poem from Professor Marjorie Agosin's book Dear Anne Frank is just one of the poet's works that deal with trauma, dislocation, and other issues of refugees. Her sensitive writing has earned her the Dr. Fritz Redlich Global Mental Health and Human Rights Award. Read More
November 27, 2013
Even as November winds pull the last leaves from the trees, a calm falls over campus while students take a break before December’s acceleration to the end of Fall semester, and we take a moment to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. Read More
November 26, 2013
Earlier this month, Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines devastating the central region of Visayas. Members of the Wellesley College community, led by Club Filipina, have been organizing efforts to raise awareness about, and support, those affected. Read More
November 25, 2013
Alia Gurtov '07 is one of six members of an all-female team excavating a newly discovered cave in South Africa. They have so far unearthed an amazing 1,000 fossils—with the prospect of many more—that promise to illuminate the history of early humankind. Read More
November 22, 2013
Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a fascination with the man remains -- along with questions about what happened and what could have been. Wellesley voices add to reflections in the media. Read More
November 21, 2013
Ji Hyang Padma has published her first full-length book, Living the Season. Her work as Wellesley's Buddhist advisor, from guiding students in Zen practices to leading a procession of Tibetan nuns after creation of a sand mandala, has informed her meditations and exercises. Read More
November 20, 2013
Would the Soviets join the League of Nations? Most said no, but in the early 1930s Kathryn Davis '28 predicted they would. She was right, and today Professor Craig Murphy gives a talk on the significance of her pioneering work. Read More
November 19, 2013
Wellesley librarians Megan Brooks and Deborah Lenares and professor Adele Wolfson are leading the way in developing alternative metrics to track the influence of research and ideas in the field of pedagogical innovation. Read More
November 18, 2013
MyIntuition, Wellesley's Quick College Cost Estimator, is now available in Spanish. Read More
November 15, 2013
Music you can SEE and dance you can HEAR. Ten artists from the 2013 International Body Music Festival visit Wellesley for a weeklong residency, November 16-20, several public events will be presented. Read More
November 14, 2013
On Tuesday, the new political science library in Pendleton was dedicated in honor of late Political Science Professor Emeritus Edward Stettner, whose influence, integrity, and kindness at Wellesley inspire fond and happy recollections. Read More
November 13, 2013
Don't just reduce your carbon footprint; expand your handprint—your positive impact on the environment. Wellesley's Project Handprint symposium engaged students, faculty, staff, and alumnae of all ages in conversations, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations on the theme. Read More
November 12, 2013
Seniors Ava Bramson, Rosa Guzman, Nora Mishanec, and Echo Yue have been awarded Pamela Daniels Fellowships, allowing each to envision and carry out a “worthy and vivid dream project.” Read More
November 11, 2013
Dawn Marie Barnett, Heather Kosakowski, and Anna Young bring lessons they learned through military service to their endeavors at Wellesley. We salute them, other former service members in the Wellesley community, and all veterans Read More
[Alison Chung's Panel with Hu Shuli Speaking]
Alison Chung hosts a panel with two prominent Chinese thought-leaders: Hu Shuli, founder and editor-in-chief of Caixin Media, and Hsueh-ming Wang, the Chairman of China, BlackRock. Read More
April 5, 2013
Wellesley launches a new suite of writing-intensive seminars, thanks to the generosity of the Calderwood Charitable Foundation. Eight of the classes, known as Calderwood Seminars in Public Writing, are brand-new to the curriculum Read More
January 9, 2013
This photo, by Boston Globe photographer David Ryan, of Radcliffe Bailey's "Windward Coast," was named one of the 10 Best Boston Globe photos of 2012. Several Wellesley community members, events, and activities recieved recognition on 2012 year-end Best Of lists. Read More
October 15, 2013
Wellesley volleyball continues a great season earning the Seven Sisters Championship title on Sunday; last month the team garnered Coach Dorothy Webb's 500th career win. Read More
March 13, 2013
Wellesley economist Brett Danaher, shown here speaking with Bloomberg News, coauthored a study that showed that the closing a major Internet piracy website led to an increase in legal movie sales Read More
June 25, 2013
Citizens in Monterrey, Mexico have turned to social media to keep informed and away from drug cartel activity. Wellesley computer scientists Takis Metaxas and Eni Mustafaraj examined the dynamics of a network of anonymous Twitter users in the city. Read More
[Gary Locke @ Dinner]
U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke delivers remarks--as did other eminent educators and public servants from both China and the United States--at the conference's gala dinner hosted by Shirley Young ’55. Read More
November 6, 2013
Chirlane McCray '76 (right) and fellow alum Hillary Clinton '69 share a moment on stage during the New York City mayoral race of McCray's husband, Bill de Blasio. McCray played an integral role in the campaign, and de Blasio was elected yesterday in a landslide. Read More
April 4, 2013
What are the effects on ordinary people of turbulent times in North Korean? A student group has organized a series of panels featuring top experts which are designed to open the dialogue and create a deeper understanding of North Korean human rights issues. Read More
[Mona Locke's Panel with Sarah O'Donnell Speaking]
Mona Locke (far left) hosts a panel discussion on facing leadership challenges, with panelists Wu Qing, legislator, educator, and activist; Sarah O’Donnell ’85 (with mic), CEO of Hong Kong Seibu Enterprises; and Lin Tianmiao, one of China’s leading contemporary artists. Read More
August 29, 2013
This image by Kathryn Nicole Christman '14 was a finalist in the recent photography contest hosted by Phocus, one of the five newly constituted student orgs this year. Read More
January 24, 2013
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright '59 and Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson held a conversation on China, moderated by Cokie Roberts '64. Read More
May 6, 2013
A recent issue of Poets & Writers Magazine features an interview with Frank Bidart, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English Read More
September 20, 2013
The Schneider Board of Governors (SBOG) hosts Lake Day with a different theme each year, but its date is top secret until the night before. The invitation was a Game of Thrones-style map of the campus inviting all and sundry to gather on Severance Green at high noon. Read More
February 15, 2013
20th century music and artistic innovator John Cage is honored in the Davis Museum exhibition Prepared Box for John Cage, running through June 9, 2013. Read More
June 3, 2013
Professors Orit Shaer, Lisa Rodensky, and Tracy Gleason received this year's Pinanski Prize recognizing excellence in teaching. Read More
October 16, 2013
Dr. Eve Straussman-Pflanzer has been named the Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Collections at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Read More
March 14, 2013
Professor of History Nina Tumarkin has lent her expertise to the analysis of Venezuela's next steps in the wake of its president's death—including what will be done with his body. Read More
June 26, 2013
Vivian Pinn '62, former director of Office of Research on Women's Health a the NIH, received an honorary degree at Bates College commencement, one of several alumnae recognized with honorary degrees by schools across the continent. Read More
[hseuhmingwang]
Hsueh-ming Wang, the Chairman of China, BlackRock, shares her insights on corporate leadership with the audience. Read More
November 7, 2013
WellesleyX professors Smitha Radhakrishnan, Adam Van Arsdale and Guy Rogers spoke with the Boston Globe about some side effects of being a massive open online course (MOOC) professor. Read More
September 3, 2013
Welcome back! The 2013-2014 academic year begins September 3, with the first day of classes and Convocation. Read More
January 25, 2013
Victoria Rines '15, Katie Donlan '16, CWS Service Director Katie Koski, Elizabeth Olson '16, Chandler Abshire '16, and Amanda Gaynor '13 work on a Habitat for Humanity project in Wellesley's seventh annual service trip to New Orleans. Read More
May 7, 2013
A new exhibit co-curated by Patricia Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, pairs lithographs by Edvard Munch with large-scale screen prints by Andy Warhol. The exhibit has been featured by news outlets all over the world. Here, Professor Berman talks with New York News Channel 4. Read More
September 23, 2013
This week, Wellesley’s Jewish community celebrates the holiday of Sukkot, and invites the entire College community to join in the spirit of thanksgiving, remembrance, and festivities that is the hallmark of this Jewish holiday. Read More
February 19, 2013
Nikki Wright '08 (right) and a fellow UPenn Vet School student won $25,000 for a project to create a training center in Haiti that will provide education in sustainable goat management. Read More
February 20, 2013
What's the right path for universal preschool education? Wellesley Professor of Education Barbara Beatty shared her expertise with WBUR's Radio Boston show on the topic. Read More
June 4, 2013
Wellesley Crew finishes the season strong: 5th in the nation at NCAA Division III Championships. (Image: row2k) Read More
[StudentSigns]
Wellesley and Peking University students welcome dignitaries to the site of the conference, Women's Leadership: Making a Difference in the World. Read More
October 17, 2013
On October 17 at 12:30 p.m., visiting scholar Beatrice Achieng Nas presents a talk at Cheever House entitled “Women and Africa: Where Is the Wasted Potential?” Read More
July 1, 2013
Pamela Melroy '83, a retired NASA astronaut, was the second woman to command a space shuttle mission. In a piece for the Guardian she reflects on the past 50 years, leadership, and the women who went before her into the "final frontier." Read More
November 8, 2013
This map shows the planned work and timeframe for renovating campus buildings as part of Wellesley 2025: A Plan for Campus Renewal. Read More
January 3, 2013
Wellesley Professor of English Yu Jin Ko recently co-edited "Shakespeare’s Sense of Character: On the Page and from the Stage," bringing together scholars and theatre professionals. Read More
April 8, 2013
Mische Kang '13 has won a Davis Projects for Peace grant. She'll return to Mamelodi Township in South Africa, where she taught last summer (and photographed these children), to lead youth photo and multimedia workshops. Read More
[Yang Lan with Mei-Mei Tuan]
Conference keynote speaker Yang Lan, international talk show host and chair of Sun Media Holdings, answers a question from host Mei-Mei Tuan ’88. Read More
August 30, 2013
The Wellesley magazine summer issue is out, with a cover story on alumnae cheese-makers! Read More
January 28, 2013
Students from Anthropology 299: Home and Away, a 2012 Summer Session course, traveled to Iceland to conduct anthropological fieldwork. Summer Session 2013 registration starts today! Read More
May 8, 2013
And Maier stole the ball! Often. Blue Basketball co-captain Malia Maier '13 finishes her collegiate career as all-time leader in steals and assist at Wellesley. Read More
September 24, 2013
The Susan and Donald Newhouse Center for the Humanities Fall 2013 Distinguished Writers Series kicks off September 24 with a reading by poets Yusef Komunyakaa and Bill Tremblay. Read More
February 21, 2013
This monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was recreated in miniature in the Lulu as part of International Mother Language Day at Wellesley. Read More
June 6, 2013
A colorful tradition is going strong at Wellesley: Each class customizes and adopts its assigned color, and plays it up big at Commencement, Reunion, and other events. Love your color! Read More
October 18, 2013
Wellesley hosts its first Ethnic Studies Conference on October 19, marking the inauguration of the Asian American Studies minor, and tackling questions around the place of ethnic studies at the college. Read More
March 18, 2013
Wellesley Professor of Religion Sharon Elkins says new pope offers chance for change. Read More
August 8, 2013
Wellesley students, faculty, and WCW scholars presented at the American Psychological Association's 121st Annual Convention July 31-August 4, 2013 in Honolulu, and visited with local alumnae and students with their families at a Wellesley Club of Hawaii event. Read More
November 8, 2013
This map shows the planned work and timeframe for renovating campus buildings as part of Wellesley 2025: A Plan for Campus Renewal. Read More
January 4, 2013
Take a break from the winter chill with a breath of tropical (or desert) air inside of Wellesley's Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses, open every day. Read More
April 9, 2013
C.A. Webb ’97, executive director of the New England Venture Capital Association, ran a sold-out women’s leadership event featuring Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Read More
September 4, 2013
Are you like Narcissus? The Maladaptive Covert Narcissism Scale, developed by Wellesley faculty and alumnae researchers could tell you. Read More
January 29, 2013
Lulu Chow Wang '66 and Anthony Wang (here at the 2005 opening of "The Lulu") were recently heralded by the New York Times as being in the vanguard of a new wave of Asian American philanthropy. Read More
July 9, 2013
Sharon Ng ’16 competed in badminton as a member of Team USA at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Read More
September 25, 2013
In May, Wellesley College announced the first four massive open online courses (MOOCs) the College will offer. The first of those courses, Introduction to Human Evolution, will be taught by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Adam Van Arsdale. Read More
February 22, 2013
Festival of Dance showcases the diverse, multicultural, and multitalented dance ensembles at Wellesley. Read More
July 24, 2013
Corri Taylor (front and center), senior lecturer and director of Wellesley's Quantitative Reasoning Program, took her expertise to faculty in Chile (shown) and elsewhere in workshops summer. Read More
October 21, 2013
News outlets from NPR to Nepal's Republica recently tapped Assistant Professor of Archaeology Adam Van Arsdale's expertise to explain the importance of a fossil skull from Dmanisi, Georgia, where his research is focused. Read More
March 20, 2013
A new whitepaper by Wellesley College researchers investigates what drives the use and acceptance of eBooks, and the factors behind the rate of adoption of eBooks at undergraduate institutions. Read More
July 2, 2013
New Study Examines How Team Dynamics Influence Leadership, Volunteer Commitment Read More
August 9, 2013
Becca Kimball '14 was selected for USRowing's month-long national team development camp that culminated August 11 at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharine’s, Ontario. Read More
January 7, 2013
The fourth annual Albright Institute Wintersession program kicked off today. Read More
April 10, 2013
Norma Wilentz Hess Fellow in Computer Science Eni Mustafaraj and Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science Orit Shaer have been individually recognized by Google for innovative projects built on Google's infrastructure. Read More
[Pam Melroy at Podium]
Conference keynote speaker Pam Melroy ’83, former NASA astronaut and space shuttle commander, speaks at the podium about navigating her path to leadership. Read More
September 5, 2013
Congratulations to Hannah Stone ’14, Kathryn Ledbetter ’15, and Sitara Chapman ’16, who were awarded this year's Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence. Read More
January 30, 2013
Festina lente opens at the Davis. The unconventional exhibition of Greek and Roman pieces in the museum's permanent holdings runs through July 7. Read More
May 15, 2013
Claire Fontijn, associate professor of music, has a new book about Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th Century mystic, visionary, philosopher, and composer whose “Visions of the Angelic Hierarchy” is shown here. Read More
July 10, 2013
Adeline Lee '16 and Brittany Lamon-Paredes '15, as part of an nine-member executive board, have founded a Phi Delta Phi Pre-Law Hall at Wellesley. Read More
September 26, 2013
The second annual Wellesley Night Lights takes place September 26, with most of the Wellesley Square merchants staying open late, offering specials to students, and welcoming them in their shops with snacks. This is the first year that it features student performers “busking” near the participating merchants. Read More
February 25, 2013
The renowned Shakespeare and Company bring A Midsummer Night's Dream to Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Auditorium. Read More
June 10, 2013
Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 visited the Wellesley College-Peking University Partnership for Women’s Leadership in Beijing on Saturday, speaking with students, administrators, and press about the importance of pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to women’s global leadership; and of international collaboration, particularly between the United States and China Read More
July 25, 2013
Christina Rieth '14 led a bilingual walking tour of Boston's Egleston Square, a starting point for a community-wide discussion of historic preservation priorities. Read More
October 22, 2013
At a formal presentation at the Casa Presidencial in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wellesley's Patrick McEwan shared his analysis of an education-based poverty reduction program with the country's president, vice president, and others. Read More
March 19, 2013
Shradha Basnyat '13 is flanked by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, director of the Women in Public Service Project, and Tara D. Sonenshine, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, at a panel discussion on the film "Girl Rising." Read More
August 13, 2013
Katherine Di Lucido '15 won a Killam Fellowship from Fulbright Canada, and will travel and study--and hone her Nordic skiing--at McGill University. Read More
January 8, 2013
Amy Banzaert, Wellesley's first engineering faculty member, works with Albright Fellows during a building challenge. Read More
April 11, 2013
Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama and chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, will deliver the Commencement address on Friday, May 31. Read More
September 6, 2013
This rare snow leopard was caught on film by a camera trap in Russia's Altai region--and spotted in real life the next day by biologist Mimi Kessler '01! Read More
January 31, 2013
Wellesley History Department has been busy, with new books by faculty members Guy Rogers, Lidwien Kapteijns, and Quinn Slobodian. Read More
May 14, 2013
For her honor's thesis, Daniels Fellow Andrea Kine '13 studied and filmed a documentary about Swaziland’s progress in meeting U.N.-established Millenium Development Goals, and her work led to a meeting with Swaziland's King Mswati III. Read More
July 11, 2013
Wellesley was listed in a running blog as a top college campus to go for a run. The round-the-lake loop IS awesome. Read More
September 27, 2013
Wellesley is excited to welcome the more than 480 family, friends, and alumnae coming to campus for Homecoming and Family & Friends Weekend. Read More
February 26, 2013
French protests to same-sex marriage differ from those in the United States; Wellesley's Scott Gunther explains how. Read More
June 11, 2013
Yesterday marked 50 years since the Equal Pay Act's signing by JFK. Layli Maparyan, Katherine Stone Kaufmann '67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women, was an invited guest at the White House as President Obama reaffirmed the goals of the Act. Read More
July 26, 2013
Hanna Tenerowicz '16 filmed documentaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help raise funds to support women students there. Read More
October 23, 2013
International Education Week comes alive at Wellesley with language boot camps, study abroad advising sessions, events with international faculty and scholars, and much more. Read More
March 21, 2013
Mary Kenefake '13 explores cultural sites in Doha, like the souk, while in Qatar to present research at a Middle Eastern studies conference. Read More
August 14, 2013
The date is over and the check arrives; who pays? A new study co-authored by Wellesley's Class of 1919 50th Reunion Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology Rosanna Hertz examines men's and women's approaches to convention, theory, and practice in dating finances. Read More
April 12, 2013
Wellesley students ready their voices for the Scream Tunnel, and make customized signs requested for runners in Monday's Boston Marathon. Read More
[Kim at Podium]
President Bottomly opens the conference, declaring the imperative of educating women for leadership, and explaining how a Wellesley education prepares women to be global decision-makers. Read More
September 9, 2013
Facilities staff made campus beautiful over the summer, including Tower Court, which received a new carpet of grass. Read More
February 1, 2013
Fifteen Wellesley students started Spring semester this week fresh off an illuminating Wintersession program in Morocco. Read More
May 10, 2013
Alice Friedman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art and Professor of Art, and James O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art Emeritus, lent their expertise to a new PBS special, "10 Buildings That Changed America," premiering May 12. Read More
July 12, 2013
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton '69 delivered the keynote address and several members of the Wellesley community are participating in this year's Women in Public Service summer institute. Read More
September 30, 2013
On Monday, September 30, the Wellesley community will engage in discussions about diversity on campus, promoting a celebration of and improved understanding of multicultural and multifaith spaces on Wellesley’s campus—by converging on key spaces in a group stroll. Read More
June 12, 2013
Katherine Haines Freeman '84 has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors for an American scientist. Read More
July 29, 2013
A Boston Globe article and recent art history book assert the pivotal importance to the art world of a 1920s course at Wellesley--and we show the ongoing influence of Wellesley women to that world. Read More
October 24, 2013
Amy Batchelor '88 cut this ribbon in a ceremony on October 23 officially opening Wellesley's new Human Computer Interaction Lab, whose renovation was generously funded by Batchelor and her husband, Brad Feld. Read More
March 25, 2013
Do you see this glass as half-full or half-empty? If you want better outcomes, maybe you should consider it half empty. Julie K. Norem, Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, recently spoke with the Boston Globe and Canada's Globe and Mail about the power of negative thinking Read More
August 16, 2013
Wellesley's Gabriela "Ika" Kovacikova '14 takes on the English Channel, with support from Wellesley swim team members. Read More
January 10, 2013
Wellesley Summer Theatre presents "Hoiday," opening January 10 and running through February 3. Read More
[Discussions]
At the conference's Story Table session, mutual sharing generates discussion of the challenges faced by women who hold or seek leadership roles. Read More
September 10, 2013
This painting, Ex Voto of Josefa Peres Maldonado, is a notable piece in the Davis Museum's permanent collection, and also in the new book by Wellesley's James Oles, "Art and Architecture in Mexico," a new interpretive history of Mexican art, described as the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in 50 years. Read More
February 4, 2013
Nigerian-American singer and poet Iyeoka comes to Wellesley this month--just one of the events Black History Month throughout February. Read More
May 16, 2013
Claire Ames Fogarty ‘12 is one of six Wellesley Women to win a Fulbright Scholarship this year, her work will take her to Mexico. Meet all of Wellesley's 2013 Fulbright recipients and learn about their projects. Read More
July 15, 2013
Katherine Jordan ’15 served on the executive committee of the Japan-America Student Conference this year and will represent the United States at the 2013 Conference in Kyoto this summer. Read More
October 1, 2013
Last month the House voted to cut $39 billion over 10 years on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and Food Stamps. The bill has moved to the Senate for consideration and has become a controversial funding issue. Read More
February 28, 2013
(From L-R) Marilyn Koenick Yalom ’54, Callie Crossley ’73, Diana Farmer ’77, Barbara Lubin Goldsmith ’53, winners of the 2013 Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award. Read More
June 13, 2013
President Bottomly's letter in the New York Times recommends developing international relations "on the ground" as well as at diplomatic levels. Read More
July 30, 2013
The Boston Public Schools announced that Eileen de los Reyes '84 Boston Public Schools will be the district’s new deputy superintendent of academics. Read More
October 25, 2013
Director Ang Lee and screenwriter/producer James Schamus have partnered on acclaimed films including Lust, Caution; Brokeback Mountain; and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Together they visit Wellesley for a public talk and Q&A. Read More
March 22, 2013
In a piece for the New England Journal of Higher Education, Provost and Dean of Wellesley College Andrew Shennan looks at how MOOCs can work with a liberal arts curriculum. Read More
August 19, 2013
Shirley Young '55, former Corporate VP of General Motors and leader of The Committee of 100, an influential Chinese-American Organization, is a strong voice for educating women for leadership Read More
January 11, 2013
The flag flies over Cape Verde, where former President Pedro Pires, who visits Wellesley today, oversaw a peaceful transition to democracy. Read More
April 26, 2013
On April 26, an afternoon symposium brings together a team of experts in the Davis Museum to celebrate Wellesley College's 2011 acquisition of an 18th century portrait of a young woman in Lima, Peru, not previously exhibited. Read More
[Conference Room]
Prominent women from across China as well as leading alumnae from Wellesley and Peking University make up the conference’s invitation-only audience of 300. Read More
September 11, 2012
How do you say "ouch" in Portuguese? It's the sixth most spoken language in the world, maybe more so on the soccer pitch. Wellesley students now have the chance to learn it with the addition of Portuguese as the College's 15th language offering. Read More
February 5, 2013
Lucy Liu's senior thesis examines "How Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Drugs and Targets Interact." Liu is one of the recipients of a 2013 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship; meet her and some of the other Fellows. Read More
May 17, 2013
Dana Im '10, second to left here with her Wellesley sisters and Harvard Medical School classmates Christina Sun '11 and Rosalind Lai '11 and Associate Professor of Neuroscience Marc Tetel, has recently won a prestigious Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Read More
July 16, 2013
Amelia Levin Kent ’05, co-owner with her husband of Kent Farms, spoke to the Guardian and answered reader questions about her work--a cattle operation in Louisiana with more than 300 cows. Read More
October 2, 2013
It's day two of the Government Shutdown. We asked members of the faculty to offer some thoughts on what's happening in Washington. Read More
March 4, 2013
A new minor in Asian American Studies will allow all Wellesley College students the opportunity to study an area of increasing international importance. Read More
June 14, 2013
Wellesley has long known the truth of this infographic's conclusion: Investing in women can improve the world. On June 15 it hosts an innovative global leadership conference with Peking University with the goal of cultivating the next generation of women leaders. Read More
July 31, 2013
As Congress heads to summer recess, Wellesley-in-Washington students wrap up intensive 10-week program working in D.C., and join a 70-year history of Wellesley women learning “on the job” in the nation’s capital. Read More
October 28, 2013
Wellesley values leadership and puts that value into action with leadership training programs throughout the academic year for students, faculty, and staff. Read More
March 26, 2013
Acclaimed author Walter Mosley comes to the Newhouse Center for the Humanities as part of the Distinguished Writers Series. Read More
August 20, 2013
Siberian Gothic? Well, just Wellesley students taking their art smarts and sense of humor along on a joint Environmental Studies/ Russian Area Studies course trip to Professor of Biological Science Marianne Moore's Lake Baikal Biostation. Read More
January 15, 2013
The lion outside the South Gate of Peking University in Beijing will welcome Wellesley students and women leaders from around the world for a women's leadership program in June, part of Wellesley's new global initiative. Read More
April 29, 2013
Alex Nagourney '13 won the 118th Hooprolling competition at Wellesley College, and for that she earned the traditional honor of a dunk in Lake Waban! Read More
[Exchange center]
Peking University’s Sunlight Hall in the Yingjie Exchange Center in Beijing stands ready for this first-of-its-kind conference on June 15, 2013. Read More
September 12, 2013
For Moriah Carlson '96 and Alice Wu '96, the world of fashion has unexpectedly become their world as they create quirky, elegant, and sustainable clothing for forward-thinking women. Read More
February 6, 2013
Wellesley College presents “The Petrouchka Project, Mythos/Melos: The Intertwining Threads of Music and Narrative.” Lecture and recital Wednesday, February 6 at 12:30 p.m.; concert Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. Read More
May 21-22, 2013
Assistant Professor Adam Van Arsdale will teach Wellesley's first edX course, Introduction to Human Evolution. Three additional courses have been announced for 2014. Read More
July 17, 2013
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz is Wellesley's 2013 Orientation Common Reading selection. Read More
October 3, 2013
Wellesley is a leader among small colleges who send graduates to serve in the nation’s high-need districts through Teach for America. This year, 20 members of the class of 2013 are teaching for TFA in classrooms throughout the country. Read More
March 5, 2013
The calm passageway of the Susan and Donald Newhouse Center for the Humanities is roiled by Explosions in the Sky, a mural just completed by Wellesley's David Teng Olsen. Read More
June 17, 2013
Betsey Stevenson '93 was recently named to President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors. Read More
August 1, 2013
A New York Times article cited Wellesley among top elite colleges enrolling talented low-income students; much recruitment and applications processing comes through Weaver House, home of Wellesley's Office of Admission. Read More
October 29, 2013
Wellesley's Tanner Conference is a day of intellectual variety and scope with student panels and presentations on subjects from "Women on Wall Street" to "Summer in the Tropics: What I Learned from Bats"—and beyond! Read More
March 27, 2013
Whitin Observatory hosts public event on Friday. What might you see if the skies are clear? Read More
August 21, 2013
With a spate of recent media stories about women’s choices around childrearing and work, Wellesley experts provide commentary backed by in-depth research. Read More
January 14, 2013
Theatre Studies faculty members Diego Arciniegas and Melinda Lopez in a Boston Globe photo at the production of one of Lopez's plays. She has been awarded a three-year playwriting residency at the Huntinton Theater, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. Read More
April 23, 2013
Wellesley will long remember and honor the legacy of Kathryn Wasserman Davis '28, who died on April 23 at age 106. Read More
September 13, 2013
Which events from Wellesley’s outstanding fall lineup interest you most? Browse our new and enhanced events web pages to explore the wide range of programs planned for the semester. Read More
February 7, 2013
Wellesley's Alumnae Valley was named runner-up for the award honoring the "single most beautiful building or other structure” built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years; winning team included Andrea Leers '64 for the MIT Media Lab; Read More
May 23, 2013
SiteSeeing, a design by Wellesley architecture students Anna Lake-Smith ’13 and Marguerite Sulmont ’13, was a winning entry in a recent contest sponsored by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the National Parks Service. Read More
July 19, 2013
The Composers Conference and Chamber Music Workshops makes its annual return to Wellesley. Free concerts for the public start July 24. Read More
October 4, 2013
Wellesley celebrates the influence of the theater. Nora Hussey speaks with the Boston Globe and Actors from the London Stage present Othello. Read More
March 6, 2013
The Global Science Fiction Conference comes to Wellesley on March 8-9 with a focus on international and cultural traditions within the genre. Read More
June 18, 2013
New sustainability initiatives hit campus, including this "social recycling" center called the Green Bean, now in the Lulu. Read More
August 2, 2013
An afternoon poster session highlighted the efforts and findings of more than 100 students who participated in the 2013 Wellesley's Science Center Summer Research program. Read More
