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  • Lamiya Mowla ’13

    A First Look Through the Galaxy’s Most Powerful Space Telescope

    Winter 2023

    Class Notes: Profile

    Like many science-inclined students, Lamiya Mowla ’13 arrived at Wellesley intending to become a doctor. But an introductory astronomy lesson altered her ambitions—and the course of her life.

  • A photo of December finishers toasting each other with champagne.

    College Road

    Winter 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Launching the Class of 2022.5 In December 2022, 62 students celebrated their final semester at Wellesley at a festive gathering in the Alumnae Hall Ballroom. Melissa Jo Zambrana ’15, assistant director of alumnae engagement, welcomed...

  • Courtney Streett ’09 speaks in the Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden.

    Climate Justice in Action

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    In September, the Camilla Chandler Frost ’47 Center for the Environment hosted the 2022 Project Handprint Symposium, which focused on the theme of health and environmental justice.

  • A photo shows, from left: Charlotte Howard, President Paula A. Johnson, Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69, Jennifer Hyman, Ann Mukherjee, and Andrea Jung

    A Critical Moment for Women

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    In June, Wellesley sponsored a virtual event, “Building the new SHEconomy,” presented by Economist Impact.

  • Portrait of Peaches Vades, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

    Wellesley’s New Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

    Fall 2022

    Window on Wellesley

    When Theresa “Peaches” Valdes started her job as dean of admission and financial aid at Wellesley, one of the first items she put in her office was the owl lantern she received as a Bryn Mawr first-year.

  • The cover of Lia Park and the Missing Jewel depicts a dark-haired girl holding up a sparkling gem.

    Courage and Korean Culture

    Fall 2022

    New Works

    Jenna Yoon ’02 spoke about her path to writing the middle-grade fantasy Lia Park and the Missing Jewel and the importance of depicting courageous girls.

  • Paula Johnson

    A Home Built for Community

    Fall 2022

    From the President

    The architect and industrial designer Charles Eames once said, “Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” Now that we are emerging from the isolation imposed by COVID-19, what all of us seem to...

  • A photo shows a section of corroded metal piping

    From the Editor

    Fall 2022

    From the Editor

    My friends and I lived in Stone-Davis our senior year. To be perfectly honest, it wasn’t our first choice. Stone-Davis was so decrepit that the College planned a gut renovation of the building right after spring semester finals that year.

  • 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.