Back in November, long before our world was overturned, I sent an email to Dan Chiasson, Lorraine C. Wang Professor of English at Wellesley. The subject line read: “I’m Nobody.” I was writing to ask if I could audit ENG 357: The World of Emily Dickinson in the spring.More
In lieu of a commencement address for the class of ’20, we offer the following words of comfort, support, and solidarity from five members of the Wellesley community. We hope that they find solace in the knowledge that wherever they are in the world and wherever their lives take them, Wellesley will be there.More
A small embroidery I made hangs in my bedroom. It depicts a two-masted ship soaring straight into the heavens, sails unfurled. When I study my ship now, I think less of travel and adventure and more about long-term isolation in small quarters.More
More than a century ago, Wellesley faculty, alumnae, and student activists fought to gain women the vote, but in the early days, they faced campus opposition.More
November 8 was an evening of hope, solidarity, and sadness for the thousands of alumnae and members of the campus community who came to the Towne Field House to watch the presidential election returns. All photos by Richard Howard.
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