Alumnae Lives

A collage illustration depicts protest signs saying "Women, Life, Freedom," and showing Masha Amini. The images evoke the red, green, and black of the Iranian flag.
Summer 2023
The “woman, life, freedom” movement shares the language and struggle of other uprisings worldwide, writes anthropologist Narges Bajoghli ’04.More
New Alumnae Association Board Members
Summer 2023
Introducing five new Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board Members.More
A photo of the gold oak leaf pin awarded to AAA recipients, decorated with a blue banner saying 2023
Summer 2023
Wellesley’s highest honor is given annually to graduates of distinction, who through their achievements have brought honor to themselves and the College.More
A photo of the iconic Wellesley lamppost
Summer 2023
The Wellesley College Alumnae Association created the annual Sed Ministrare Volunteer Awards in 2014 to recognize dedicated volunteer service. The 2023 recipients, Beth McKinnon ’72 and Nida Mirza ’05, were announced at the annual meeting of the WCAA at reunion.More
A photo shows Tower Court
Summer 2023
The Syrena Stackpole Award is given annually at reunion in recognition of a lifetime of dedicated service and exceptional commitment to Wellesley College. The recipients of the award in 2023 were Dorothy Chao Jenkins ’68 and Lynne Marie Miller ’73.More
A photo of Laura Wood Cantopher '84
Summer 2023
The WCAA and the College are considering proposed structural changes that will allow the association to further harness the power and influence of Wellesley’s alumnae population to make a difference for us all.More
A small image of typewriter appears on a white cover displaying the title "Whistling in the Dark: Personal Essays."
Summer 2023
In the 19 essays collected in Whistling in the Dark, Lucienne Schupf Bloch ’59 ruminates on family, dislocation, and belonging, on dying and becoming. Luckily for us, she has invited the reader along for the journey.More
A photograph of Wellesley’s lightweight four at the 1977 Philadelphia nationals. Pictured are Polly Munts Talen ’77, Kim Cooke Himmelfarb ’77, Eleanor Horrigan Spyropoulos ’80, Karen Cunningham Van Adzin ’79, and Elizabeth “Ping” Pingchang Chow ’79
Summer 2023
Lessons in Privilege A huge mazel tov from my heart to Peggy McIntosh (“ Unpacker of Privilege ,” spring 2023). In 1987, I was a new teacher at Groton School, where there was one other…More
A photograph of a yellow tassel from a graduation cap
Summer 2023
This year, sitting at the media table in the big white tent on Severance Green, I was especially nostalgic. My classmate Jocelyn Benson ’99, secretary of state of Michigan, delivered the commencement address to the class of 2023—another yellow class, serendipitously.More
A photo of a rat exercise wheel
Summer 2023
After a surprisingly rigorous application process through Mainely Rat Rescue, a flurry of online ordering, and a Sunday drive to Connecticut, Catherine Caruso ’10 and her wife are officially rat moms to three pet rats.More