It had been a long, hard year, and the forecast called for thunderstorms. But on Friday, June 4, the skies cleared long enough for the 570 members of the class of 2021 to celebrate the College’s 143rd commencement. President Paula Johnson welcomed the seniors gathered on Severance Green and over 100 scholars from around the United States and from China, India, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Zimbabwe.
An acknowledgment that Wellesley is built on the ancestral and unceded lands of Indigenous people was offered by Kimimilasha “Kisha” James ’21, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Oglala Lakota.
President Paula Johnson congratulates Selwyn R. Cudjoe, one of the 2021 recipients of the Pinanski Prize
President Paula Johnson congratulates Alice T. Friedman, one of the 2021 recipients of the Pinanski Prize