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Spring 2014

Leading Questions

By Amy Willard Cross ‘82

For nearly two decades, Denise Brosseau has been a leader in the field of entrepreneurship and women’s economic empowerment. In 1999, after a career in tech, Brosseau founded the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. Later, she…More

Spring 2014

Show Some Personality

By Elizabeth Johnson ’01

In mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, and the term “narcissism” today indicates self-love and self-centeredness.More

Spring 2014

Trustees say No to Divestment

By Ruth Walker

The Board of Trustees has decided that divestment of holdings in fossil fuel companies is “not a good option for Wellesley College” ….More

Spring 2014

The Show at the Center Of the Storm

By April Austin

A circus atmosphere surrounds College Road as cars drive slowly past the nearly naked figure of a man, his eyes closed in sleep, his arms outstretched.More

Spring 2014

On Hajj

By Anisa Mehdi ’78

Anisa Mehdi ’78—an Emmy award-winning journalist—was familiar with the rituals of the Hajj. But her recent trip to Saudi Arabia yielded fresh lessons from an ancient woman’s heroism.More