• Photo of the Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center, a modern two-story building

    Under One Roof

    SUMMER 2025

    Window on Wellesley

    In April, the new Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center opened its doors to the College community.

  • A Journey in Poetry

    SUMMER 2025

    New Works

    Novice, the debut poetry collection by Nida Sophasarun ’99, uses direct but haunting language to confront life’s most persistent mysteries.

  • Photo of President Paula A. Johnson standing outside Green Hall

    In Praise of Academic Freedom

    SUMMER 2025

    From the President

    At this moment, we are seeing unprecedented attacks on higher education across the country, and the value of—and right to—academic freedom is being called into question. This is to the detriment of all of us.

  • Photo of a Wellesley lamppost with Lake Waban

    Alumnae Memorials

    SUMMER 2025

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Tributes to members of the Wellesley community

  • A portrait of Larry Knowles

    In Memoriam: Lawrence “Larry” Knowles

    SUMMER 2025

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Larry Knowles, Wellesley College’s machinist, died on Feb. 23 after a long illness.

  • In Memoriam: Marjorie Agosín

    SUMMER 2025

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Marjorie Agosín, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, passed away on March 10, just shy of her 70th birthday.

  • Photo of Nancy “Nana” Lampton ’64

    From Corporations to Conservation

    SUMMER 2025

    Class Notes: Profile

    Nana Lampton ’64 had a circuitous path to serving on corporate boards and conservation work.

  • Photo of antique opera glasses

    A Historian Faces the Music

    SUMMER 2025

    Endnote

    Historians' obsession with facts can make it difficult to enjoy even the most engaging historical fiction, like the dazzling Broadway show Suffs.

  • Over art of the spring 2025 magazine, featuring an illustration of a computer with the message, "Are you sure you want to retire?"

    Letters to the Editor

    SUMMER 2025

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters to the Editor, summer 2025