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  • A photo portrait of Nina McKee '16

    Nina McKee ’16 Says “Hell Yes” to the Albright Institute

    Spring 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Perhaps Nina McKee ’16 was fated to be involved with the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs. “Madeleine Albright was always this figure in my life because I was a young redhead who liked negotiating and wanted to be a diplomat,” says McKee, who became the Albright Institute’s program director in December 2022.

  • A ohoto of Louis O'Neal looking on at an athletic event

    Louise O’Neal

    Winter 2023

    Class Notes: In Memoriam

    Wellesley College Athletics mourns the passing of former athletic director and Wellesley Athletics Hall of Famer Louise O’Neal, who passed away on Sept. 17, 2022, in Plymouth, Mass. She was 83 years old.

  • 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...