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  • A close-up painting of a tulip by botanical artist Rory McEwen

    College Road

    Fall 2024

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    Reports from Around campus

  • A photo of the Great Hall in Tower Court

    The Grande Dame of Res Halls Gets a Lift

    Fall 2024

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    This fall, the newly renovated and restored Tower Court Residence Hall welcomed its 345 residents home to newly updated bathrooms and kitchenettes, new furniture in common spaces, new efficient and sustainable heating, and new accessibility...

  • A photo shows Flower Sunday student speaker Katelynn Crespo ’26

    A Tradition in Full Bloom

    Fall 2024

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    At this year’s Flower Sunday, student speaker Katelynn Crespo ’26 (left) stressed the importance of finding joy amidst academic challenges and building meaningful relationships to serve as a support network.

  • A photo portrait of Provost Courtney Coile

    An Economist’s Eye in the Provost’s Office

    Fall 2024

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    Courtney Coile has worn many hats since arriving at Wellesley. She came to the College as an assistant professor of economics in 2000 and rose to the rank of full professor in 2014. As of July 1, Coile can add provost and Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Dean of the College to her résumé of Wellesley responsibilities.

  • Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 tries out the swing she designed and had installed on campus

    In the Swing of Things

    Fall 2024

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    Thanks to Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 and collaborators across campus, as of this summer, Wellesley has two new swings.

  • A photo portrait of Banu Subramaniam, Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies

    A More Expansive Botany

    Summer 2024

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    Do plants “belong” in a particular place? Why are some considered “native” and others “invasive”? Why do they have Latin names? Are they really “male” and “female”? These are some of the wide-ranging questions at the heart of the new book Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of Colonialism by Banu Subramaniam, the Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies.

  • 2024 Wellesley Athletics Rookie of the Year Audrey Wang ’27

    College Road

    Summer 2024

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    The Blue golf team ranked as high as eighth in the NCAA Division III national rankings during a record-setting spring. Bolstered by a talented class of first-years, including 2024 Wellesley Athletics Rookie of the Year Audrey Wang ’27 (above), the Blue earned team victories at the Jekyll Island Invitational, the two Vassar Invitationals, the Ann S. Batchelder Invitational at Nehoiden Golf Club, and the Jack Leaman Invitational. The Blue ended the year in a tie for second at the Liberty League Championships, narrowly missing this year’s NCAA championship.

  • A photo of a graduate's mortar board decorated with roses

    Commencement 2024

    Summer 2024

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    The 571 members of the red class of 2024, most of whom arrived on campus as first-years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduated on May 17. Student speaker Haley Lee-Burke ’24 delivered an address in the form of a letter to the College, inspired by the class’s first-year orientation theme, “Love, Wellesley.” “Thank you for giving me a space to learn, cry, and laugh my heart out,” Lee-Burke said.

  • A photo portrait of Andrew Shennan, provost and Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Dean of the College, who recently retired

    The View from Green Hall

    Summer 2024

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    In June, Andrew Shennan moved out of an office he had been occupying since 1999. During send-off events in the spring, colleagues remarked on Shennan’s brilliance, kindness, optimism, ability to see arguments from many angles, level-headedness, devotion to the College, and his continuing commitment to neckties in a business-casual era.