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
Cameran Lougy Mason ’84, vice president of resources and public affairs at the College, thinks of the newly launched comprehensive campaign—Wellesley’s Campaign to Advance the Wellesley Effect—on a personal level.More
The initiatives to be funded by the Campaign to Advance the Wellesley Effect are broad and deep. They will shape the College, its faculty and academic offerings, as well as the student experience, for many years to come.More
For 40 years, Bunny Harvey’s students have cherished her lively curiosity, bracing critiques, and no-nonsense approach. And they have taken to heart her example on how to live a rich, full life.More
The unfolding crisis in Iraq and Syria was painfully present at the College in September, as scholars, cultural-heritage specialists, and journalists gathered to focus on the recent destruction of Middle Eastern antiquities.More
Elizabeth Young admits that if people watched her write a poem, they would probably think she was listening to music, given how her body rocks and sways.More
When Ama Baafra Abeberese ’04 returned to Wellesley to interview for a position as assistant professor of economics, she found herself presenting her research in a room in Pendleton where she had once taken a class.More
The Newhouse Center for the Humanities kicked off its 2015 Distinguished Thinkers series with a reading by Amitav Ghosh, whose new novel, Flood of Fire , concludes a trilogy about British colonialism and the birth of modern Asia.More
