Articles

Almost the moment she arrived on campus from Hyderabad, Shreeya Lakkapragada ’26 felt a connection between India and Wellesley.

After graduation, Judith Rothschild ’43 moved to New York City and quickly became involved in a dynamic downtown art scene committed to developing abstraction as a force in modern art.

The Pluralism Initiative grew from a conversation Associate Professor of Art Liza Oliver had with an alumna several years ago about the campus climate and viewpoint diversity.

Reports from Around Campus

In March, Wellesley Repertory Theatre offered in-process presentations of the seventh play of the Ufot Family Cycle, Lifted.

In November 2025, the Hillary Rodham Clinton Center hosted the “We the People” summit, bringing together diverse leaders to discuss bridge-building across political divides.

What do whaling dories, Longfellow, Bizet’s opera Carmen, and the Whitin Observatory have in common? They are all part of the story of Float Night. The story began in 1875, when Wellesley co-founder Henry Fowle Durant purchased three ungainly boats for the College.

While Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician is a very different kind of work from Dan Chiasson’s previous five books—all collections of poetry—as soon as you hear Chiasson discuss it, you know that he was destined to write this book.

Reports from Around Campus