Student Life

A student studies on a bench overlooking wetlands in Alumnae Valley, with Lake Waban in the distance.
Fall 2021
Wellesley’s campus—its meadows and hillsides, its winding paths along Lake Waban, its ancient trees and stands of rhododendron—has inspired the community for generations.More
A masked student models a warm coat from the Student's Aid Society Clothes Closet
Fall 2021
The Wellesley Student’s Aid Society is continuing its long tradition of providing winter clothes, business attire, and other clothing essentials for students. And they’re looking for donations!More
A photo shows a masked student holding a pink daisy on Flower Sunday
Fall 2021
On Sept. 19, big and little siblings gathered at Flower Sunday, Wellesley’s oldest tradition. “Flower Sunday has always been my favorite Wellesley tradition, especially my first year,” says Alexandra Brooks ’23, a political science major from Dallas. “When I was paired with my big, it helped give me a sense of belonging on campus.”More
A photo portrait of Julie Walsh, associate professor of philosophy
Fall 2021
Julie Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, is teaching Philosophy and Witchcraft for the seventh time this fall, and, as usual, she began with a caveat. “On the first day, every time, I have to say, ‘You know, we’re not learning spells,’” she says. “I always give that disclaimer.” Walsh makes that clear because the first time she taught the class—not at Wellesley but at another institution—a couple of her students said how disappointed they were that they didn’t learn any “plain magic.”More
A photo shows a student creating an enormous, iridescent bubble.
Fall 2021
On the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 17, students celebrated being back on campus at the annual surprise funfest that was Lake Day. It featured gigantic beach balls, free kettle corn, cult favorite Del’s Lemonade, craft tables, temporary tattoos, and giant bubble blowers. But the best part was being together again.More
An illusration depicts a stylized flower. A globe forms its center, and one of the petals in the face of a young woman.
Fall 2021
This spring, five faculty members—a marine ecologist, a poet-critic, a historian, and two political scientists—will team-teach a course called The Climate Change Crisis. Megan Núñez, dean of faculty affairs, points to it as a compelling example of the kind of curricular innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and focus on grand challenges that are called for in the College’s new strategic plan.More
A photo portrait of Jennifer Thomas-Starck, director of international study
Fall 2021
The Office of International Study was among the first departments to feel the effects of the pandemic directly. They responded with innovative approaches to creating overseas experiences for students.More
A photo shows a calendar page from March 2020
Fall 2021
When I returned to work in Green Hall in early September, in some ways, it seemed like time had been frozen at the moment we left campus. My calendar from 2020 was still on the…More
A. photo shows Muslim students flying kites while celebrating Eid on campus in spring 2021.
Summer 2021
The WCAA welcomes a pilot shared identity group, Wellesley Muslim Alums (WMA), which held its first event on Zoom in April.More
The author's grandmother stands outside her house in Vermont.
Summer 2021
The magazine’s student assistant, Grace Ramsdell ’22, reflects on her pandemic-disrupted junior year, split between her grandmother’s home in Vermont and Claflin Hall.More