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We explore the paths from first-year roommates to lifelong friends through the stories of alum roomies across the decades.

When the Clapp Library renovation was originally planned in 2022, it was conceived as a critical repairs project. But as the project unfolded, it became clear that Clapp’s future could be even brighter than initially envisioned.

One morning last fall, Anna Stine-Uchino ’27 stepped out of Pomeroy Hall to head to class. “The air smelled just like California,” she says. “I said to myself, ‘This is a wildfire that shouldn’t be happening here.’”

Amy Huang ’99 clearly remembers her experience in the Wellesley in Washington (WIW) internship program the summer after her junior year. A Chinese studies major, she interned with Leslie Griffin ’89, who at the time worked in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Asia department.

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This fall, the newly renovated and restored Tower Court Residence Hall welcomed its 345 residents home to newly updated bathrooms and kitchenettes, new furniture in common spaces, new efficient and sustainable heating, and new accessibility...

At this year’s Flower Sunday, student speaker Katelynn Crespo ’26 (left) stressed the importance of finding joy amidst academic challenges and building meaningful relationships to serve as a support network.

Thanks to Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 and collaborators across campus, as of this summer, Wellesley has two new swings.

At our 1973 commencement, 426 seniors listened as Shirley Chisholm wove her hard-fought “firsts” into a message for us about activism, laced with bold truths. That day, her powerful words propelled me into our generation’s revolutionary times. How would I live up to her charge?