For 50 years, researchers at what is now the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) have conducted groundbreaking interdisciplinary studies on social issues such as the effects of placing children in child care, gender equity in education, and the role of social media in adolescents’ lives. From the beginning, its mission has been to deploy rigorous academic research to address real-world problems.More
The 2024 recipients of the Alumnae Achievement Award are Claire Parkinson ’70, climate change scientist and social justice advocate; Joanne Berger-Sweeney ’79, college president and professor of neuroscience; and Amy Weaver ’89, business leader and…More
There is no shortage of autobiographical works by leaders hoping to set the record straight, but they are seldom as thorough and credible as Hard Choices .More
Filled with frothy celebrity intel and dishy fashion-insider news, Hijacking the Runway by Teri Agins ’75 tells the story of how celebrity involvement in the fashion industry has evolved.More
Susan Elia MacNeal ’91 is the very contemporary author of the bestselling Maggie Hope mystery series. But beginning with Mr. Churchill’s Secretary , she has immersed herself in London during World War II.More
