Politics+Society

An abandoned boot on the Las Vegas Strip after the October 2017 shooting.
Spring 2018

 Witness to the Survivors

By Heather Long ’04

I wasn’t actually able to get out on the Strip until after 2 a.m. It was chaos initially. Most people on the streets around the Mandalay Bay were eventually barricaded into the casinos. Nothing prepares you to interview people in a situation like this.More
Past presidents and a founder of Ethos: Dominique Hazzard '12, Shukri Abdi '01, Debby Saintil Previna '96, Alyce Jones Lee '81, Jill Willis '73, and Francille Rusan Wilson '69.
Spring 2018

The Generations of Ethos

By Hilary Hurd Anyaso ’93, Karen Grigsby Bates ’73, and Ikhlas Saleem ’11

Born during the tumultuous Civil Rights era, Ethos is a source of inspiration, support, and comfort for black students on campus. As Ethos turns 50, its former leaders reflect on what the organization meant to them.More
A photo portrait of filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain '82
Spring 2018

Filmmaking ​As a Journey

By April Austin

From a brick-walled studio in Boston’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood, Tracy Heather Strain and her husband run their independent film company, the Film Posse.More
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas 2012, wearing her signature white hat, stands in front of a Wellesley banner.
Spring 2018

Inspiration for ​A New Generation

By Amita Parashar Kelly ’06

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, class of 1912, is posthumously serving as the backbone of a new national movement led by students that is breathing life into the nation’s gun control conversation. It’s a role she likely would have embraced.More
A water-color silhouette painting shows a young girl and her mother in profile, leaning their foreheads against one another.
Spring 2018

Ancient Mom

By Paula Butturini ’73

I was 46 when I had my one and only child, and people lost no time pinning qualifying adjectives upon my incipient momhood—ancient, old, venerable, mature—seven months before her birth.More
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Alyssa Moten ’08.
Winter 2018

Community Building, With a Side of Fries

By Bettina Makalintal ’14

Like many young entrepreneurs who run their own businesses, Alyssa Moten ’08 thrives on the unpredictability of her days. But Alyssa’s business isn’t a startup in Silicon Valley—it’s McDonald’s, the 62-year-old burger chain, and she operates three restaurants in Greater Detroit.More
A photo shows Dorothy Jones-Davis ’98 speaking in front of a large map of the United States with the words "Nation of Makers" emblazoned across it.
Winter 2018

Maker Leader

By Catherine Caruso ’10

The maker movement includes everyone who enjoys tinkering and building, whether that means crafting a toy boat out of tinfoil or constructing a solar panel. Nation of Makers was created to support the movement, with Dorothy Jones-Davis ’98 as its founding executive director.More
The cover of Malinda Lo's novel. A Line in the Dark, shows a photograph of a hand with dark ink dripping off the fingers.
Winter 2018

The Reality of Diversity For Young Readers

By Olivia Funderburg ’18

Malinda Lo ’96 highlights queer women, particularly queer women of color, in her work for young adult readers. Kirkus Reviews named A Line in the Dark, her sixth novel. one of the best teen mysteries and thrillers of 2017.More
The type-only cover of this memoir reads: What Happened; Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Winter 2018

No Ordinary Race

By Gail Russell Chaddock ’72

In What Happened, her memoir of the 2016 presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 wants to set the record straight. And recent headlines are focusing new attention on her version of events.More
An illustration depicts people standing in small open boats, their suitcases at their feet, about to embark on a journey into the unknown.
Winter 2018

Immigrant Journeys

By Amita Parashar Kelly ’06
Illustration by Nicole Xu

Immigrants and international students have been part of Wellesley’s fabric since 1888, when the first international student arrived on campus. Here are six of their stories.More