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Professor of Art Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89 talks about the artist Francesca Alexander and her circle as if they were her own friends. It is a familiarity born out of years of research, culminating with her book The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander 1837–1917, published in February by Lund Humphries.

Around the world, people are retiring later. How do you decide when it’s time? And what comes next? We talked to Wellesley experts to find out what they are thinking.

From how to fix democracy with math to what twins teach us about improving humanity, Wellesley professors are tackling timely topics in recent books.

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.’”

Last semester, I took part in a celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) and the leaders, past and present, who made that milestone possible.

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.

Anger. Love. Shame. Desire. Betrayal. These are just a few of the emotions that burn within the women in Their Divine Fires , the debut novel by Wendy Chen ’14. Spanning four generations in one Chinese family, the story begins in 1917.

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Courtney Coile has worn many hats since arriving at Wellesley. She came to the College as an assistant professor of economics in 2000 and rose to the rank of full professor in 2014. As of July 1, Coile can add provost and Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Dean of the College to her résumé of Wellesley responsibilities.