Politics+Society
Spring 2017
Small Admissions tells the thoroughly engaging story of three Wellesley roommates who embark on their postcollege lives in New York City.More
Spring 2017
Charlene Galarneau’s classes explore health in a way that touches on racism, sexism, and privilege—from water activism to transgender justice.More
Winter 2017
For 15 years, Sylvana Sinha ’99 has been “chasing impact” in her career in international development. The chase has taken the Virginia native and economics/philosophy major through a law degree at Columbia and a master’s…More
Winter 2017
Karen Feldman ’89 knows a few things. One: Working with low-income youth is her calling. Two: The conventional wisdom that low-income students cannot compete with the best in their age group is simply not true…More
Winter 2017
Before Nancy Shaver ’68 was installed as mayor of St. Augustine, Fla., in 2014, she dedicated decades to building a career in business: running a Fortune 500 marketing company, working with startups, and treading a…More
Winter 2017
Markella “Kelly” Rutherford, associate professor of sociology, advises students in the College’s new interdisciplinary minor in comparative race and ethnicity.More
Winter 2017
Alice Friedman, the Grace Slack McNeil Professor of Art, is a huge proponent of the Jewett Arts Center, Paul Rudolph’s breakthrough building completed in 1958.More
Winter 2017
In 2010, a Paris apartment that had been shuttered for decades was opened, revealing a wealth of antiques, paintings, and other artifacts of a time long past.More
Fall 2016
In Love’s Promises, Martha Ertman ’85 blends memoir and law to argue that contracts (along with more informal deals) facilitate the formation and sustenance of modern families, along with—in various combinations—reproductive technology, adoption, cohabitation, and marriage.More
Fall 2016
When Molly Bang ’65 was a Wellesley student, the idea of becoming a children’s author and illustrator seemed about as achievable as growing a magical beanstalk. But that’s exactly what she did.More