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  • A photograph of four students dressed in flapper garb on stage

    Two Courses, One Musical

    Winter 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Just before the curtains closed on the fall 2022 semester, the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre in Alumnae Hall was transformed into the colorful Kit Kat Club of Weimar Berlin for the musical Cabaret.

  • A photo portrait shows Holly Walters

    Many Lenses on Madness

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    A few years into teaching her constantly oversubscribed course on culture and mental illness, Holly Walters, a visiting lecturer in anthropology, noticed something interesting about the students in the class. “I started to realize that the mix of the student body that I was getting was much more diverse than just anthropology majors,” she says.

  • The 2020 and 2020 Hall of Fame recipients standing on Wellesley's soccer field together

    True Blues

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Multiple All-American honorees, holders of numerous Wellesley program records, an Olympic team qualifier, a pair of identical twins, and four “angels” (and their cox)—these are the 11 alumnae and a former coach who were celebrated at an induction ceremony on Oct. 22 for the Wellesley Athletics Hall of Fame.

  • In a photo, Julz Vargas ’24 sits on a boulder near a waterfall in Iceland

    Everyday Iceland

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Julz Vargas ’24 reports on her summer internship at the Museum of Everyday Life in Ísafjörður, Iceland.

  • The cover of the summer 2022 issue of Wellesley magazine shows a photo portrait of Madeleine Korbel Albright '59

    Letters to the Editor

    Fall 2022

    Letters to the Editor

    Remembering Madeleine Meaningful read (“ The Negotiator ,” summer 2022). Secretary Albright was one of the most influential in our time. Thank you. Rosarie Jastrow Hartmeyer ’76, Moraga, Calif. Live Fearlessly Wonderful story on Madeleine...

  • Windows in Severance Hall’s formal living room were sealed as repairs were done on that part of the building’s exterior.

    This Old Hall

    Fall 2022

    Feature Story

    The renovation of half of Severance Hall last summer marked the beginning of a $250 million plan to preserve Wellesley’s beloved residence halls and make them greener and more accessible.

  • A photo shows a bee walking into an extraction tube at one of the Wellesley hives.

    Plan Bee

    Fall 2022

    Feature Story

    The world needs researchers like Heather Mattila, professor of biological sciences at Wellesley, because bees, both domesticated and wild, are in danger.

  • Pins made for art history and studio art majors depict the Jewett Arts Center and Pendleton , respectively.

    College Road

    Summer 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    Reports from around campus as the 2021-2022 academic year drew to a close.

  • 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.