Window on Wellesley

Summer 2018

Decisions and Departures

For her final production after 28 years, Director of Theatre Nora Hussey worked with student actors and co-director and co-creator Lois Roach to mount an original one-act play, Decisions.More

A portrait of Nisreen Abo-Sido '18 wearing Muslim hijab.

This summer, Nisreen Abo-Sido ’18 embarks on 12 months of travel to farms and gardens in Iceland, Peru, Malawi, and Italy, supported by a $30,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She will work alongside farmers, ranchers, and gardeners to learn how they manage agricultural systems that produce food while fostering the ecological interactions that sustain the land.More

A photo of five Wellesley alumnae posing with President Paula Johnson and two College staff members in Seoul.

Taking Wellesley to Asia

In March, President Paula Johnson and Wellesley colleagues traveled to six cities in three countries in Asia—Tokyo, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Seoul, and Beijing—meeting with more than 350 alumnae and parents at five different Alumnae Association club events.More

A photo shows former Vice President Al Gore taking a selfie with students following his Wilson Lecture on climate change.

A Climate Conversation

Wellesley welcomed former Vice President Al Gore to campus to deliver the 2018 Wilson Lecture on April 25. In his address, Gore addressed climate change.More

A head-and-shoulders portrait of Cameran Lougy Mason '84.

Mission Accomplished, Mason Moves On

After a decade at Wellesley, Cameran Lougy Mason ’84, vice president of Resources, has left the College to become the chief development officer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Mason led the planning and execution of Wellesley’s Campaign to advance the Wellesley Effect, which hit its $500 million goal a full year ahead of schedule.More

Hooprolling champion Emmy Hamlton '18 and five friends lift their hoops in this photo taken on the shore of Lake Waban

Hooping It Up

This year’s Hooprolling winner, Emmy Hamilton ’18, got out in front of the pack early and stayed there. President Paula Johnson presented her with a bouquet and a hug at the finish line.More

A photo shows Head of a Goddess, a Greek (Attic), 5th century b.c.e., sculpture, in the Davis Museum collection.

Fragmentary Knowledge

The Davis Museum recently explored the concept of fragmentation in the exhibition Fragment: A Museum’s Mid-Century Legacy . The show included not only Greek sculpture but also Egyptian figurines, African masks, and Baroque German sculpture.More

A photo of six new alumnae from the class of 2018 celebrate after the ceremony.

Commencement 2018

Commencement speaker Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States, told the class of 2018, “You belong to a remarkable generation. … I feel stronger for your example, and for the fact of your presence, your resonant voices, your nimble minds, and your huge hearts.”More

Faculty Farewells

This spring, 31 faculty members said good-bye to the Wellesley community. We asked them to look back at their time at Wellesley and reflect on their careers, how the College has changed, and what they’ll miss the most.More

A photo of Leslie Andrews ’82,golf club in hand, on the course at Nehoiden.

Tee Time at Wellesley

When Leslie Andrews ’82 heard about the vision for the Nehoiden Golf Club’s future from Nancy Coleman, associate provost and director of strategic growth initiatives, and Rob Haley, general manager at Nehoiden, she was hooked. “I said, ‘Sign me up, and when do we start?’”More

College Road

The Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative, just concluding its inaugural year, seeks to use the beauty, diversity, and history of the College landscape to teach environmental literacy and inspire environmental action. It has also inspired some artistic action, resulting in new places to sit on Severance Green.More