• A photo portrait of T. Peaches Valdez, dean of admission and financial aid

    Focused on Diversity

    Fall 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    In June, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, significantly limiting how colleges can consider race during the selection process. T. Peaches Valdes, dean of admission and financial aid, discusses how the College is adapting to the new landscape the ruling created while maintaining its commitment to diversity.

  • Students climb a rope structure during a trust exercise.

    Climbing Together

    Fall 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    As part of the College’s new three-day immersive Civic Action Lab in August, 30 sophomores traveled to Thompson Island in Boston Harbor and participated in team building exercises.

  • Paula Johnson

    Our Commitment to Strengthening Democracy

    Fall 2023

    From the President

    Colleges and universities across the country are reasserting the civic purpose of higher education, and Wellesley is proudly among them

  • Members of WAAD, Wellesley Alumnae of African Descent, at a gathering.

    Significant Connections

    Fall 2023

    WCAA

    The Alumnae Association’s Shared Identity Groups, aka SIGs, founded and led by alumnae volunteers, have been offering engagement opportunities for over a decade.

  • A photo of Laura Wood Cantopher '84 and Kathryn Harvey Mackintosh '93.

    Bringing the WCAA and the College Together

    Fall 2023

    WCAA

    The WCAA board recently proposed a change to its structure and its relationship to the College. The goal of the proposed change is to further harness the power and influence of Wellesley alumnae—on our alma mater and in the world.

  • The cover of This is So Swkward depicts a container of stick deodorant.

    Pages & Playlists

    Fall 2023

    New Works

    Recent publications by Wellesley authors

  • The cover of In The Shadow of Quetzacoatl by Merilee Grindle shows a portrait of anthropologist Zlia Nuttall and several pre-Columbian symbols.

    In Brief

    Fall 2023

    New Works

    Thumbnail reviews of new publications from the Wellesley community.

  • The cover of Beyond This Harbor: Adventurous Tales of te Heart by Rose Burgunder Styron '50 depcits and abstract sea and shoreline.

    What a Life!

    Fall 2023

    New Works

    Rose Burgunder Styron ’50 recounts a glamorous and adventurous life as a poet, activist, mother, and wife in her delightful memoir, Beyond This Harbor.

  • A Big Idea

    Fall 2023

    Feature Story

    We asked faculty and researchers at the College how they’d solve a problem related to their field, if time and money weren’t constraints.