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
Kathryn Harvey Mackintosh ’03, the Alumnae Association’s new executive director, has spent her entire career in higher education, most recently at Boston College as director of institutional research.More
After 120 years, why had Stepsinging endured? Darcy Kupferschmidt ’12 says, “The entire event is such a fun opportunity to see the creative and silly side of Wellesley students. The competitive cheers are witty, and it’s such a good opportunity to make some noise on what can be a very quiet campus.”More
Given annually at reunion by the WCAA, the Syrena Stackpole Award honors dedicated service and exceptional commitment to Wellesley. The 2019 recipient was Karen E. Williamson ’69.More
Paul Fisher, associate professor of American studies, took home the Alumnae Association’s 2019 Faculty Service Award for his active participation in the WCAA’s faculty speaker program.More
The 2019 Alumnae Achievement Awards will be presented on Oct. 18 to Carol Remmer Angle ’48, a world expert on lead poisoning and cofounder of one of the country’s first poison control centers, and Diane Rowland ’70, the executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and a nationally recognized health-policy expert with a career in public policy.More
