For 50 years, researchers at what is now the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) have conducted groundbreaking interdisciplinary studies on social issues such as the effects of placing children in child care, gender equity in education, and the role of social media in adolescents’ lives. From the beginning, its mission has been to deploy rigorous academic research to address real-world problems.More
The 2024 recipients of the Alumnae Achievement Award are Claire Parkinson ’70, climate change scientist and social justice advocate; Joanne Berger-Sweeney ’79, college president and professor of neuroscience; and Amy Weaver ’89, business leader and…More
As I listened to the 2019 Alumnae Achievement Award recipients in Alumnae Hall last October, I was struck by how many generations of students had come before, and how timeless the advice was.More
In October, members of Wellesley-in-Westchester participated in a day of service at the Open Door Family Medical Center in Mamaroneck, N.Y., in collaboration with Feeding Westchester and the Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force.More
Dolores Arredondo ’95 talks about what she does in her role as a WCAA board member, what she gets out of the experience, and what makes the board different from others she’s served on.More
The WCAA celebrated significant service to the alumnae community with its annual Sed Ministrare Volunteer Awards in October. The 2019 recipients are Erin Corcoran ’13, Lauren Young Durbin ’99, and Julia Griffith ’71.More
