Politics+Society

A photo of Massachusetts State Rep. Liz Miranda ’02 delivering her commencement address
Summer 2021
On Friday, June 4, 570 members of the class of 2021 celebrated the College’s 143rd commencement. President Paula Johnson welcomed the seniors gathered on Severance Green and some 100 graduates attenging remotely from around the United States and overseas.More
A photo portrait of Julia Yoo '92
Spring 2021
Julia Yoo ’92 is the newly appointed president of the National Police Accountability Project, the largest civil rights attorney organization in the country dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals in their encounters with police and detention facility personnel.More
The cover of Laxmi's Mooch is an illustration of a smiling Indian-American who has hair on her upper lip.
Spring 2021
Shelly Anand ’08 has written a children’s book about a little Indian American girl who becomes aware of her upper-lip hair (her mooch).More
A photo portrait of Professor Philip Levine
Spring 2021
Professor of economics Levine and a colleague atthe University of Maryland delved into data to confirm their hunch that a pandemic baby bust, not boom, is ahead.More
Karen Alvarez Julian ’21, Matilda Berke ’21, and Jenna Hua ’22
Spring 2021
The Inclusion Initiative trains students to run workshops around issues of identity, helping foster a truer sense of community on campus.More
A portrait of AJ Guerrero, Wellesley’s coordinator for LGBTQ+ programs and services, holding her cat
Spring 2021
AJ Guerrero, Wellesley’s coordinator for LGBTQ+ programs and services, had big plans for her new job when she arrived on campus in January 2020.More
An illustration depicts a diverse range of students engaged in scientific study.
Spring 2021
A growing range of programs based in the Science Center at Wellesley provide opportunities for students from first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented populations to participate in research and other STEM-related activities.More
Jocelyn Benson '99 wearing a leather jacket
Spring 2021
As Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson ’99 is responsible for running a secure election. The intense reaction to the 2020 vote threw Benson and her fight for election security into the national spotlight.More
An image of a shimmering star sticker
Spring 2021
A recent graduate turns to writing (and stickers!) to rebuild the self-love damaged by an Islamophobic situation she faced at work.More
Winter 2021
Zoom made possible what was likely the only Wellesley club event that ever took place on a New Zealand sheep farm.More