College News

Members of the class of ’23 cheer as degrees are conferred during the commencement ceremony on May 20.
Summer 2023

Sunshine on a Rainy Day

By Grace Ramsdell ’22

Photos by Lisa Abitbol and Ping Ji

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.More
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.
Summer 2023

Gender, Language, and Wellesley

By Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99

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.More
A photo of Bilqis Ayeni ’23
Summer 2023

Building a Thriving Community at Wellesley

By Amita Parashar Kelly ’06

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.More
Eve Zimmerman, Haruki Murakami, and Koichi Hagimoto, associate professor of Spanish, on stage in Alumnae Hall.
Summer 2023

A Storyteller Among Us

By Aidan Reid ’24

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.More
An image of a dollar bill showing Galen Stone Tower on the Wellesley campus.
Summer 2023

Planning for Forever

By Jennifer E. Garrett ’98

Behind the scenes of managing the College’s finances—and what its endowment can (and can’t) doMore
New Alumnae Association Board Members
Summer 2023

New Alumnae Association Board Members

Introducing five new Wellesley College Alumnae Association Board Members.More
A photo of Laura Wood Cantopher '84
Summer 2023

​A Call for Change

By Laura Wood Cantopher ’84

The WCAA and the College are considering proposed structural changes that will allow the association to further harness the power and influence of Wellesley’s alumnae population to make a difference for us all.More
A photograph of a yellow tassel from a graduation cap
Summer 2023

From the Editor

By Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99, editor

This year, sitting at the media table in the big white tent on Severance Green, I was especially nostalgic. My classmate Jocelyn Benson ’99, secretary of state of Michigan, delivered the commencement address to the class of 2023—another yellow class, serendipitously.More
Kellie Carter Jackson, Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Spring 2023

College Road

Wellesley’s third TEDx featured alum, student, and faculty speakers, including Kellie Carter Jackson, Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Associate Professor of Africana Studies (above), whose talk, “Why Black Abolitionists Matter.” focused on the overlooked role of Black abolitionists in the Civil War era.More
A photo portrait of Peggy McIntosh in Cheever House
Spring 2023

Unpacker of Privilege

By Lisa Scanlon Mogolov ’99

In January, Peggy McIntosh, a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) and its former associate director, received an exciting call from Jean Kilbourne ’64. “Welcome to the National Women’s Hall of Fame,” Kilbourne told McIntosh, notifying her that she would be inducted in September.More