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Books and media by the Wellesley community
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As I write this column, 2025 is coming to a close, and by the time this goes to print, I’ll be completing my first year as assistant vice president. It’s been a whirlwind learning more about the WCAA, working with our incredible volunteers, and getting a real grasp of the magnitude of the most powerful women’s network in the world: the more than 40,000 Wellesley alumnae making a difference in our communities, in ways big and small.
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When Janina Shivdasani ’26, Julia Kuang ’26, Lily Deutscher ’27, and Ella Kim ’26 entered the Wellesley College Business Case Competition last fall, they didn’t expect it would lead to presenting in a room packed with alumnae business leaders.
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Richard W. Wallace, professor emeritus of art, a specialist in the history of Italian Baroque art, passed away in July 2025.
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Reports from Around Campus
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Paul A. Cohen, Edith Stix Wasserman Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and professor emeritus of history, died on Sept. 15, 2025.
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The College commemorated its milestone anniversary with “Wellesley at 150,” held in October 2025 in conjunction with Friends and Family Weekend.
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“When art opens our hearts and our minds up to metaphor, it also allows us to see possibilities in our current reality.”
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For Sidney Aldridge Bonnet ’75, a retired pediatric hospitalist turned artist, landscape painting is more than a creative outlet—it is her way to give back to a deeply personal cause. For 22 years, Sidney’s son John, who has cerebral palsy and developmental delays, has lived at Marbridge, a nonprofit residential community in Manchaca, Texas. Since 1953, Marbridge has offered transitional and lifetime care for adults with developmental disabilities. John moved there right after high school. “The community is extraordinary,” Sidney says. “I have never seen a culture that is so beautiful and accepting.”