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Sixty years of transformation with Wellesley’s Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship

Generations of alumnae have been leaders in the study of monkeys and apes, revealing surprising truths about primate society, parenthood, and decision-making.

With federal money gone, Wellesley alums in public media discuss the industry’s past and how it’s charting a path forward.

It is beyond heartening to read about a woman whose brilliance embodied contradictions and whose profound understanding of the rights of women ignited the 19th-century movement that made us political equals today.

Bik-Kwoon Yeung Tye ’69 has achieved breakthroughs in the field of eukaryotic DNA replication that hold promising therapeutic potential for cancer and other genetic diseases.

This is an especially meaningful moment to reconnect with my Wellesley classmates. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, many of us were born in the last Year of the Fire Horse (between Jan. 21, 1966, and Feb. 8, 1967) and are observing a milestone birthday.

Cycling offers Tanya Roy ’81 “a means of discovery and adventure” that has taken her across the country and beyond. The summer before graduate school, she biked the TransAmerica Trail across the U.S. She calls this 4,400-mile journey “the foundation of her future bike excursions,” that showed her what she could accomplish on a bike. The summer after, she and her husband, then her boyfriend, spent three months cycling in Europe.

Georgia Sue Herberger Black ’58 passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2025.

At Wellesley, Isabel “Izzy” Custodio ’13 envisioned working in Washington, D.C., in diplomacy or a think tank. She quickly realized, however, that a life in politics wasn’t meant for her, and she found herself seeking a different career path.