On March 10, Wellesley College, among 60 universities and colleges, received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR), warning of potential enforcement actions if it...
Wellesley’s Accessibility and Disability Resources (ADR) office asked students with accommodations to use the AI note-taking app GLEAN before requesting a student notetaker, a move that caused frustration...
In the last week of February during the Academic Council meeting, faculty members discussed proposed changes to Wellesley College’s degree requirements.
Under the current 3-3-3 distribution requirement,...
In his first couple months as president, Trump has signed dozens of executive orders targeting immigration, with uncertain ramifications on Wellesley’s international students. In response, Slater International...
Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW-UAW) voted to authorize its bargaining committee to call a strike, passing with an overwhelming majority of 93% of the vote, on Feb. 21.
The College and the...
The Justice Department announced in a press release on Feb. 3 that they would be establishing a task force to investigate claims of antisemitism on college campuses. The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism...
Wellesley College used to have an on-campus bar.
On the first floor of Lulu, across from Tishman Commons and around the corner from Cafe Hoop, is Punch’s Alley, a red room, also known as Pub,...
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American colleges, including Wellesley, continue to educate students and promote...
Wellesley’s $3 billion endowment and financial future are at risk as Republicans are gearing up to hike endowment taxes of Wellesley and other wealthy colleges and universities.
The endowment tax...
This January, the East Asian Languages and Cultures department (EALC) found that many of their staffing requests had been rejected across all three of their programs.
The Japanese program’s request...
Wellesley Athletics took down their pages outlining their transgender policy from their website after President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially banning all transgender athletes from participating...
President’s Corner
This month starts the 40 Days of Kindness and Gratitude. The Student Council is starting initiatives to curate community kindness, such as making posters for dining staff.
Dean’s...
