Land acknowledgement delivered at 2021 commencement
On June 4, at the Class of 2021’s commencement ceremony, Kisha James ’21 gave the College’s first land acknowledgement. James…
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Representative Liz Miranda ’02 brings “joy as resistance” to Commencement
In the video announcing that Massachusetts State Representative Liz Miranda ’02 was going to be Wellesley’s 2021 commencement speaker, the…
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Palestinian professors and students question Wellesley community’s silence on Palestine
On May 12, Professor Nadya Hajj wrote an impassioned plea to Wellesley faculty, asking them to raise their voices in…
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Davis Scholars part-time program to end for new students beginning Spring 2022
On May 5, Davis Scholars received an email from Dean Joy St. John, the Dean of Admissions, informing them that…
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Wellesley students respond to the rise in anti-trans legislation sweeping the nation
So far in 2021, over 100 bills aimed at enacting anti-transgender legislation have been introduced in states across the US….
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Administration announces relocation of student co-operatives SCoop and Instead
For Tarini Sinha ’22, the residential dorms were not a safe place. She always felt like she needed to shrink…
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Senate Report — 5/24/21
Dean’s Corner Dean Carol Bate began the Dean’s Corner by congratulating recipients of the Camellia Leadership Awards. She and Dean…
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Wellesley’s term four study abroad: Traveling and learning in a COVID academic year
Addicen Bauer ’24 and Haysie Chung ’24 never anticipated living in Athens, Greece. In early April, students enrolled in Term…
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“Wellesley Places I’ve Cried” Facebook group remains alive and well as students cope with the pandemic
Some Wellesley students, after crying, some beside the lake or in the dining hall, in the middle of a cafe…
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COVID Vaccination Clinic Comes to Campus
When Cassiana Robinson ’22 decided to return to campus this spring, she was met with unexpected health challenges despite the…
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