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  • Photo of Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69

    College Road

    Winter 2024

    Window on Wellesley

    Democracy summit to be held in April; Wellesley to stay test optional for up to five years; free laundry; the College welcomes robot overlords; Todd Nordgren is the new director of LGBTQ+ programs and service

  • Illustration of a tree made of circles that call to mind the Earth

    World Building

    Winter 2024

    Window on Wellesley

    In November, President Paula A. Johnson announced updates on initiatives enabled by the $50 million joint gift from Lulu Chow Wang ’66 and Susan L. Wagner ’82, the largest in the College’s history, as part...

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Jeanne Olson Darlington M.A. ’72

    Jeanne Olson Darlington

    Fall 2023

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Jeanne Olson Darlington M.A. ’72, former instructor in science laboratory in the chemistry department, died on July 27 at the age of 99.

  • Workers reinstall the stuffed bison head in the new Science Complex.

    College Road

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Reports From Around Campus

  • President Ellen Fitz Pendleton, class of 1886, places the cornerstone of Tower Court in 1915.

    Tower Court Rises

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    This summer, renovations began on Tower Court, the College’s largest residential hall and the first built after the cataclysmic fire that destroyed College Hall on March 17, 1914.