• Photo of Jamie Motley

    Leading a Community of Support

    Winter 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Wellesley’s new Anne Shen Chao ’74 Office of Student Success is focused on the development of the whole person, and this requires collaboration across the entire College.

  • A photograph of four students dressed in flapper garb on stage

    Two Courses, One Musical

    Winter 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Just before the curtains closed on the fall 2022 semester, the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre in Alumnae Hall was transformed into the colorful Kit Kat Club of Weimar Berlin for the musical Cabaret.

  • New Voices

    Winter 2023

    Feature Story

    Learn about five recently hired professors and their passions—from 19th-century travel and French literature to the impacts of social media use on health.

  • On the Ballot

    Winter 2023

    Feature Story

    During a historic midterm election cycle, many Wellesley alums ran for office, driven by their desire to make change in their communities.

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

    Delivering Care & Justice

    Winter 2023

    Feature Story

    Black people are more than three times as likely as white people to die from pregnancy-related causes. Wellesley medical professionals and advocates are at the forefront of addressing this maternal health crisis.

  • Photo of Janet McDonald Hill ’69

    Letters to the Editor

    Winter 2023

    Letters to the Editor

    “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Janet McDonald Hill ’69 (‘In Memoriam,’ fall 2022) and deeply grateful for the legacy she leaves on the Wellesley community at large and the Black Wellesley community specifically.”

  • Ultrasound image of a human fetus in the third trimester

    From the Editor

    Winter 2023

    From the Editor

    On Jan. 15, 2010, I lurched out of bed at 7 a.m. and maneuvered my hugely pregnant self to the bathroom. In the dim hallway, I suddenly felt warm wetness on my legs, and saw a puddle forming on our uneven hardwood floor. My water had broken.

  • Paula Johnson

    Ending Disparities in Clinical Care

    Winter 2023

    From the President

    When we look at inequities in health such as Black maternal mortality, we need to recognize that this is more than a scientific puzzle—it is also a red flag for systemic failings that can only be solved with better leadership.

  • Photo of an unspooled roll of photo negatives

    Lessons in Parenting

    Winter 2023

    Endnote

    My mom said if she died and the house caught fire, I should go into the basement and save the negatives. The ability to reprint the family photos mattered more than the photos themselves.