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The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

Wellesley hikes comprehensive fee to over $92,000 for next academic year
Wellesley hikes comprehensive fee to over $92,000 for next academic year
Ruby Barenberg | March 25, 2025

In a Mar. 18 email sent to students and families, Wellesley College announced a 4.8% increase in the Wellesley comprehensive fee for the next...

Wellesley students voted to pass divestment ballot
Wellesley students voted to pass divestment ballot
Valida Pau | March 25, 2025

Wellesley students voted to pass a ballot on divestment and disclosure by a large margin on March 3. The ballot, proposed and written by Wellesley’s...

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Students and Union Members Stand With WOAW at Campus Rally
Ruby Barenberg and Christina Ding | March 15, 2025

On Monday, March 11, over 300 Wellesley College students, faculty and staff gathered outside the College’s Central Street entrance to rally...

Department of Education warns Wellesley of potential consequences for antisemitic discrimination and harassment
Department of Education warns Wellesley of potential consequences for antisemitic discrimination and harassment
Sazma Sarwar | March 12, 2025

On March 10, Wellesley College, among 60 universities and colleges, received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights...

ADR encourages AI software GLEAN over in-class notetakers
ADR encourages AI software GLEAN over in-class notetakers
Skye Bulman | March 5, 2025

Wellesley’s Accessibility and Disability Resources (ADR) office asked students with accommodations to use the AI note-taking app GLEAN before...

Faculty discuss potential changes to distribution requirements
Faculty discuss potential changes to distribution requirements
Noufeesa Yahyaoui | March 5, 2025

In the last week of February during the Academic Council meeting, faculty members discussed proposed changes to Wellesley College’s degree...

Slater hosts immigration attorney to address Trump administration policies
Slater hosts immigration attorney to address Trump administration policies
Jessica Chen | March 5, 2025

In his first couple months as president, Trump has signed dozens of executive orders targeting immigration, with uncertain ramifications on Wellesley’s...

WOAW and the College return to bargaining table after strike vote
WOAW and the College return to bargaining table after strike vote
Sazma Sarwar, Senior News Editor | March 4, 2025

Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW-UAW) voted to authorize its bargaining committee to call a strike, passing with an overwhelming majority...