• Kemi poses in her kitchen with her younger daughter and the Ukrainian couple her family sponsored.

    A Culture of Welcome

    Summer 2023

    Class Notes: Profile

    Last fall, Karen “Kemi” Kemirembe ’12. Kemi, her husband, Troy Carl, and their toddler daughter welcomed a Ukrainian family of three into their home through a U.S. government program, Uniting for Ukraine.

  • A photo portrait of Emily Y. Yu

    Emily On Air

    Summer 2023

    Class Notes: Profile

    Emily Y. Wu ’06 always knew she wanted to be a journalist. Now she’s the CEO of Ghost Island Media, an award-winning podcast network in Taiwan, where she produces audio stories.

  • An official portrait of Kayle Stevens '99 shows her in uniform and has an American flag in the background.

    A Force in the Military

    Summer 2023

    Class Notes: Profile

    Should the U.S. Senate confirm the nomination of Kayle Stevens ’99 later this year, she would not only become the first Wellesley woman to be a Brigadier General in the Air Force, but she and her father would be the first Black father-daughter duo to hold that ranking.

  • A photo portrait of Nicole Sasson '84

    Revolutionizing Prosthetics

    Summer 2023

    Class Notes: Profile

    As chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Veteran Affairs-New York Harbor Healthcare System, physiatrist Nicole Sasson ’84 was instrumental in helping test and fine-tune a next-generation robotic arm.

  • An illustration shows a figure running across a field through the rain toward a warmly lit cottage.

    A Second Life

    Summer 2023

    Feature Story

    In September 2022, Monica Byrne ’03 gave most of her possessions away and put the rest in storage. “The pandemic had erased my life,” she writes, “and I had to start over.”

  • 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.

    Iran and the Era of Global Feminist Uprisings

    Summer 2023

    Feature Story

    The “woman, life, freedom” movement shares the language and struggle of other uprisings worldwide, writes anthropologist Narges Bajoghli ’04.

  • An image of a dollar bill showing Galen Stone Tower on the Wellesley campus.

    Planning for Forever

    Summer 2023

    Feature Story

    Behind the scenes of managing the College’s finances—and what its endowment can (and can’t) do

  • New Alumnae Association Board Members

    Summer 2023

    WCAA

    Introducing five new Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board Members.

  • A photo of the gold oak leaf pin awarded to AAA recipients, decorated with a blue banner saying 2023

    2023 Alumnae Achievement Awards

    Summer 2023

    WCAA

    Wellesley’s highest honor is given annually to graduates of distinction, who through their achievements have brought honor to themselves and the College.