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  • A photo portrait of Eve Zimmerman, professor of Japanese.

    Murakami’s Questions

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    “Ever since I arrived at Wellesley in 2002, I have had students, time and time again, come to me and say, ‘I want to do a thesis on Haruki Murakami,’ or ‘I want to do an independent study on Murakami,’” says Eve Zimmerman, professor of Japanese.

  • A photo of James Battat in the Science Complex.

    On the Hunt for a Mysterious Particle

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Most of us are familiar with the well-known subatomic particles that make up the universe: protons, neutrons, and electrons. But James Battat, associate professor of physics, is curious about a much lesser-known particle, the neutrino.

  • Workers reinstall the stuffed bison head in the new Science Complex.

    College Road

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Reports From Around Campus

  • President Ellen Fitz Pendleton, class of 1886, places the cornerstone of Tower Court in 1915.

    Tower Court Rises

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    This summer, renovations began on Tower Court, the College’s largest residential hall and the first built after the cataclysmic fire that destroyed College Hall on March 17, 1914.

  • The Wellesley College crew team huddles before competing in the NCAA Division III National Championship in Pennsauken, N.J. For the second consecutive year and the third time in program history, Wellesley won the championship.

    Back to Back

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    The Wellesley College crew team huddles before competing in the NCAA Division III National Championship in Pennsauken, N.J. For the second consecutive year and the third time in program history, Wellesley won the championship. To...

  • Members of the class of ’23 cheer as degrees are conferred during the commencement ceremony on May 20.

    Sunshine on a Rainy Day

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Gray skies delivered rain on May 20, yet campus was awash in shades of yellow as commencement attendees and seniors alike dressed for the yellow class of 2023’s big day.

  • A photo shows a close up of a trans flag stole worn by a graduating senior. In the background another student wears a Pride fag stole.

    Gender, Language, and Wellesley

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Early in 2023, in between completing the requirements for their math major and training with Wellesley’s crew team, Charlie (a pseudonym) considered what they wanted to accomplish before graduating in May.

  • A photo shows Zaria Bunn ’23, winner of Hooprolling 2023, and her friends raising their hoops after the race.

    With a Little Help from Her Friends

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Zaria Bunn ’23, a theatre studies major and women’s and gender studies minor from Asheville, N.C., won the 128th annual Hooprolling race by a comfortable margin.

  • A photo of Bilqis Ayeni ’23

    Building a Thriving Community at Wellesley

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    When Bilqis Ayeni ’23 first heard about the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program for young people in Africa, it sounded so unbelievable, she actually laughed. As a student in Nigeria hoping to attend college abroad, she learned about the scholarship in an advertisement her mother sent her.

  • Eve Zimmerman, Haruki Murakami, and Koichi Hagimoto, associate professor of Spanish, on stage in Alumnae Hall.

    A Storyteller Among Us

    Summer 2023

    Window on Wellesley

    Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall auditorium was packed as acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami gave the annual Cornille Lecture. Murakami was the Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities for the spring semester. His presence on campus generated great excitement: The first night tickets were available, 430 Wellesley students registered for his lecture.