• A photo of the amphitheater behind Diana Chapman Walsh '66 Alumnae Hall

    Candidates for Office in the Alumnae Association

    Spring 2023

    WCAA

    The slate of officers to be elected will be presented at the annual meeting of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association in May.

  • A group of the alums and Rachel Stanley, associate professor of chemistry and the Frost Associate Professor in Environmental Science at Wellesley, took advantage of the spectacular view above during an excursion to capture the moment with the Wellesley banner. Pictured are: Zehra Fazal ’05, Olivia Lillich Hilton ’83, Rachel Stanley, Rose Baghdady Ganim ’90, Aliya Khalidi ’07, Joanne Van Cor ’76, Kristina Szilagyi ’09, Erzsi Szilagyi ’04, WCAA Executive Director Kathryn Harvey Mackintosh ’03, Elizabeth Gibbs

    Wellesley Is Everywhere

    Spring 2023

    WCAA

    In January, 22 Wellesley alumnae and their guests attended what were most likely the southernmost faculty lectures ever, in Antarctica.

  • Kathryn Harvey Mackintosh ’03

    Adventure in the Unexpected

    Spring 2023

    WCAA

    “The best thing you can bring on this trip is your flexibility,” our tour manager announced on our first day together. I sat on a bus in Buenos Aires with 21 Wellesley alumnae, their guests, and Rachel Stanley, associate professor of chemistry and the Frost Associate Professor in Environmental Science at Wellesley.

  • A photo shows Nancy Stearns '61 in her New York City apartment.

    Firebrand for reproductive freedom

    Spring 2023

    Feature Story

    After Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, “I basically just didn’t sleep,” says Nancy Stearns ’61. She vividly remembers what she has called “the bad old days” before Roe, when she was on the front lines of the fight to make abortion legal.

  • Illustration of a reflection of a parent and child standing by the edge of some water, with herons in flight visible in the reflection

    The Rookery

    Spring 2023

    Feature Story

    W e have been walking through the Mississippi swamp for hours when someone, a child, I think, finally spots the first heron, its silhouette unmistakable: an inky S-shaped brushstroke set against an ombre sky. “There!”...

  • Illustration of a Black mother in a hospital bed cradling two newborn babies

    Letters to the Editor

    Spring 2023

    Letters to the Editor

    Brilliance and Bravery I am never prouder to be a Wellesley alum than when I learn about the brilliance and bravery of those among us who face and conquer racism ( “Delivering Care & Justice,”...

  • Photograph of a large gold trophy

    From the Editor

    Spring 2023

    From the Editor

    The Wellesley community is full of nationally recognized changemakers and people who are just trying to get by, taking care of themselves and their loved ones as best they can under challenging circumstances. Often, those alums are one and the same.

  • Photography of a Wellesley lantern with Alumnae Hall in the background

    Alumnae Memorials

    Spring 2023

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Tributes to Wellesley alumnae by family and friends

  • Black and white portrait of Elizabeth “Betty” J. Rock

    Elizabeth J. Rock

    Spring 2023

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Betty, professor of chemistry until her retirement in 1992, was a formidable individual, but she was a warm and caring person. In 1969, when some faculty were outraged by student rebellion and Vietnam protests, Betty saw hope. She said of the protesters, “They want to change the world, and it is our business to help them find the ways.”