• The title "The Rock Eaters " is surrounded by stylized tropical island and a drawing of a large insect,

    The Extraordinary in the Ordinary

    Winter 2022

    New Works

    The Rock Eaters is a compulsively readable short story collection full of extraordinary happenings. Brenda Peynado ’06 makes the most of every single word in this debut collection, writing with confidence and musing thoughtfully on inclusivity.

  • The cover of State of Terror depicts a graphic red and white American flag against a black background.

    An Insider’s Political Thriller

    Winter 2022

    New Works

    State of Terror is a political thriller with all the fast-paced thrills and chills you’d expect from Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 and award-winning mystery author Louise Penny. It’s also a celebration of a woman’s love for her country and her battle to protect it.

  • Paula Johnson

    A Call for Change for Women

    Winter 2022

    From the President

    We believe that as the preeminent women’s college in the world, Wellesley has an obligation to advance women’s empowerment and gender equity, not just here on campus, but in society at large.

  • Nadia Marculescu Lacoste ’44 and Fatimah Gilliam ’96

    Letters to the Editor

    Winter 2022

    Letters to the Editor

    A Tree Grew in Illinois In 1954, I chose to go to Wellesley because it had the most beautiful campus of any other college I had seen. (The education was pretty great, too.) The beautiful...

  • October 1916 issue of the alumnae magazine, plain yellowed paper with "Wellesley Alumnae Quarterly" and the College's seal in blue in

    From the Editor

    Winter 2022

    From the Editor

    One of my favorite features of my new office, which I moved into in November when I was named editor of Wellesley, is the bookcase of bound volumes of magazines going back to the first issue in October 1916.

  • Illustration of a ringing school bell

    Time for Class

    Winter 2022

    WCAA

    Miss having your mind stretched and your ideas challenged in a Wellesley classroom? Through the WCAA’s new Virtual Faculty Speaker Series, you can have that experience from your living-room couch.

  • Laura Wood Cantopher ’84

    The Power of Connection

    Winter 2022

    WCAA

    WCAA President Laura Wood Cantopher ’84 wants to know: “Who are you? What do you care about? What are the ways you support the College? How can we harness your enthusiasm for Wellesley in support of its mission?”

  • 2021 Alumnae Survey

    Survey Says

    Winter 2022

    WCAA

    In February 2021, Wellesley launched a comprehensive alumnae survey, asking alums to evaluate the impact of their education and share their thoughts on their connection to the College. Here is what they said.

  • Colorful illustration of a queer couple gazing into each others eyes romantically on a blanket outside on campus

    We Met at Wellesley

    Winter 2022

    Feature Story

    Longtime alum couples provide a window on changes on campus—and in the world—for the College’s LGBTQ community.