• A photo of the almost life-size papier-mâché anatomical model of a woman.

    A Model Woman

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Among the hundreds of objects that were rediscovered during the recent move out of Sage Hall, the most remarkable is the almost life-size papier-mâché anatomical model of a woman made in 1928 by Maison Auzoux, a firm founded by French surgeon Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux.

  • A photo shows the class of 2022 seated in the tent and looking toward the stage as Melisa Campos ’22 delivers the student speech at commencement.

    Gathering Together, Heading Out

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    May 27 was a joyful day as Wellesley celebrated the class of 2022. “I am so proud of all of you for having overcome the many challenges of COVID-19 and arriving at this beautiful moment,” said President Paula A. Johnson.

  • A photograph of three antique nails

    Want of a Nail

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    When Daniel Sichel, professor of economics, isn’t doing research on economic growth, technology, and economic measurement, he enjoys woodworking—in particular making furniture. One day, while looking at a catalog of tools, he saw a listing for old-fashioned cut nails. He started wondering how much those nails would have cost in the 19th century, and he began looking at prices that economic historians had gathered.

  • A photo portrait of Deana-Rae Weatherly ’22

    Two Queens and Jamaica’s National Identity

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    At this year’s Ruhlman Conference, the first held in person since 2019, Deana-Rae Weatherly ’22 gave a presentation titled “Icon of a Nation: Black Womanhood in Jamaican Visual Culture,” based on her art history thesis.

  • The Wellesley crew team holds their trophies in the air.

    We Are the Champions

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Wellesley Crew won the 2022 NCAA DIII Rowing National Championship on May 28 in Sarasota, Fla. It is the second time since 2016 that the program captured the national title.

  • A photo of Bryan Stevenson speaking at Wellesley.

    A Voice for Justice

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Lawyer and criminal justice activist Bryan Stevenson addressed the Wellesley community on April 28 at the combined Betsy Wood Knapp ’64 Lecture in the Social Sciences and Wilson Lecture. Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, spoke about the soaring number of Americans affected by mass incarceration.

  • A photo portrait of Joy St. John

    Agent of Change

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Joy St. John, dean of admission and financial aid, is moving on. When announcing St. John’s decision to leave Wellesley this spring to serve as director of admission at Harvard College, President Paula Johnson said, “Under her leadership, Wellesley has recruited its most diverse classes, which has deeply enhanced the student experience.”

  • Ella Warburg ’22  is shown running alongside their mother, Shannon Hogan Warburg, in front of the College during the 2022. Boston Marathon.

    On the Road Again

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    On Patriot’s Day, Central Street in front of the College was once again lined with students holding signs and screaming their support for Boston Marathon runners.

  • Paula Johnson

    A Gift for Friendship

    Summer 2022

    From the President

    At a moment when Americans are finding it so difficult to connect with each other that U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns about “an epidemic of loneliness,” we all have a lot to learn from...