• Black and white photograph of a classroom of children in the early 1960s watching an educational program on a television set

    Signal Strength

    SPRING 2026

    Feature Story

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

  • Photograph of a Japanese macaque

    The Humanity of Primates

    SPRING 2026

    Feature Story

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

  • Colorful illustration of a woman regarding a mountain landscape, a notebook in her hand

    Lessons from the Road

    SPRING 2026

    Feature Story

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

  • Portrait of Professor Liza Oliver seated in the art library in Jewett

    When Beliefs Collide

    SPRING 2026

    Window on Wellesley

    The Pluralism Initiative grew from a conversation Associate Professor of Art Liza Oliver had with an alumna several years ago about the campus climate and viewpoint diversity.

  • Illustration of a woman in early 1900s dress holding a pen like battering ram and charging into the constitution

    A Complicated Genius

    SPRING 2026

    New Works

    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.

  • Photo of Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 and Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, professor of religious studies

    A Shared Identity

    SPRING 2026

    Window on Wellesley

    Almost the moment she arrived on campus from Hyderabad, Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 felt a connection between India and Wellesley.

  • Photo portrait of President Paula A. Johnson outside Green hall in a blue dress

    AI and the Liberal Arts

    SPRING 2026

    From the President

    At Wellesley, we’re making the case that AI will make the liberal arts more essential than ever.

  • Photo of a gallery wall in the Davis Museum featuring the painting Curious Personage by Judith Rothschild

    Geometry and Grit

    SPRING 2026

    Window on Wellesley

    After graduation, Judith Rothschild ’43 moved to New York City and quickly became involved in a dynamic downtown art scene committed to developing abstraction as a force in modern art.

  • Isabel “Izzy” Custodio ’13

    Rewinding Hollywood

    SPRING 2026

    Class Notes: Profile

    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.