• In Brief

    Summer 2024

    New Works

    Thumbnail reviews of new publications from the Wellesley community

  • An image of the red. white, and blue all-type cover of Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and In Our Lives

    Civics as Self-Care

    Summer 2024

    New Works

    Democracy in Retrograde by Emily Amick ’07 and Sami Sage is an unusually practical book based on a simple premise: Civics isn’t a theoretical idea. It pervades every aspect of our lives and can offer hope as well as frustration.

  • New Alumnae Association Board Members

    Summer 2024

    WCAA

    Introducing six new Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board Members.

  • Sed Ministrare Volunteer Awards 2024

    Summer 2024

    WCAA

    The 2024 Sed Ministrare Volunteer Awards recipients are Sam Tackeff ’08, Gretchen Rous Besser ’49, and Jessica Urban ’06.

  • Photo of Laura Wood Cantopher ’84, former WCAA president; Debra DeVaughn ’74; and Kathryn Harvey Mackintosh ’03, executive director of the WCAA.

    2024 Syrena Stackpole Award

    Summer 2024

    WCAA

    Given annually at reunion by the WCAA, the Syrena Stackpole Award honors dedicated service and exceptional commitment to Wellesley. The 2024 recipient is Debra DeVaughn ’74.

  • Portrait of Stephanie Hsieh

    Hsieh ’89 Assumes WCAA Presidency

    Summer 2024

    WCAA

    Stephanie Hsieh ’89, the new president of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, jokes that her path to the College was “the happiest accident of my life.”

  • Return Trip

    Summer 2024

    Feature Story

    Who, in their postmenopausal right mind, would choose to serve once more in a role they had held fresh out of college? Especially when the position is located on the other side of the planet?

  • Jocelyn Benson ’99, secretary of state of Michigan, spoke about protecting voters’ rights.

    Citizenship in Action

    Summer 2024

    Feature Story

    Leaders and activists from around the world gathered at Wellesley on April 6 to grapple with important global questions at the “Renewing Democracy: Women Leading the Way” summit.

  • Wellesley on the Page

    Summer 2024

    Feature Story

    Writer Bina Shah ’93 explores how Wellesley has been portrayed in literature—commercial, literary, genre, and the perennial favorite, the campus novel/coming-of-age story.