• Staff members Catherine O'Neill Grace and Lisa Scanlon Mogolov '99 prepare to distribute letters to the senior class.

    Dear Graduate

    Summer 2022

    WCAA

    Wellesley seniors were introduced to the alumnae network in a new way this year. A letter-writing campaign yielded 1,600 personal missives from alums in classes from 1952 through 2021

  • Photo portraits of  Dorothy Jones-Davis ’98 and Briana Marisa Calleros ’12

    New Alumnae Association Board Members

    Summer 2022

    WCAA

    Dorothy Jones-Davis ’98 and Briana Marisa Calleros ’12 have joined the WCAA Board of Directors,

  • A photo portrait of Tatiana Ivy Moise ’21 wearing a Wellesley T-shirt

    Young Alumnae Trustee Elected

    Summer 2022

    WCAA

    Tatiana Ivy Moise ’21 was elected to serve as the Young Alumnae Trustee from 2022–2025. “I am honored to serve in helping to guide Wellesley forward for the next three years and beyond,” she says.

  • A photo portrait of Laura Daignault Gates ’72

    For Dedicated Service

    Summer 2022

    WCAA

    Laura Daignault Gates ’72 has a well-known adage, “Wellesley is for life.” The College is very fortunate to have been a big part of her life for the past 50 years.

  • A photo of Laura Wood Cantopher '84

    My Wellesley Story

    Summer 2022

    WCAA

    Recently, someone asked me, “Where is Wellesley in your story?” I stopped for a moment before I answered, then replied, “Wellesley is everywhere in my story.”

  • A portrait of Jeri Lynne Johnson '93

    Non Ministrari Maestro

    Summer 2022

    Feature Story

    Jeri Lynne Johnson ’93, a conductor and the founding artistic director of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia, knew what she wanted to be from age 7, when she attended her first orchestra concert.

  • A photo of two 1945 alums holding up their hoops after the race. The winner has a bridal veil attached to her mortar board.

    Rolling Through the Years

    Summer 2022

    Feature Story

    Speed, drama, loyalty, pride, camaraderie—Hooprolling has it all. In its nearly 130-year history, the race has become, as President Paula Johnson put it, iconic.

  • Secretary Albright's pin depicts a globe with the continents in silver and gold on a blue background.

    The Mentor

    Summer 2022

    Feature Story

    When Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 created the Albright Institute at Wellesley, she hoped the fellows would support each other in the fight to establish women as leaders in the world. “The secretary really emphasized that you always leave the door behind you open for others to follow,” says Albright fellow Amal Cheema ’17.

  • A photo of Secretary Albright's iconic serpent pin -- a snake curled around a branch. A diamond hangs from its mouth.

    The Negotiator

    Summer 2022

    Feature Story

    At the funeral of Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 at the Washington National Cathedral in late April, while the war in Ukraine raged on, she was celebrated for championing democracy—and breaking one of the world’s hardest glass ceilings.