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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 announces temporary hiring pause

Wellesley announces temporary hiring pause

Ruby Barenberg, Junior News Editor | April 15, 2025

On Friday, April 11, Wellesley College announced an immediate hiring pause for the next six months. The email, sent to Wellesley College faculty and staff by Provost Courtney Coile, Piper Orton, Vice...

College blocks potential IMSEUA strike

College blocks potential IMSEUA strike

Jenna Stephenson, Podcast Chair | April 15, 2025

The College blocked a unanimous vote passed on March 19 by the executive board of the Independent Maintenance and Service Employees’ Union of America (IMSEUA) to honor the Wellesley Organized Academic...

Students respond to ongoing strike

Students respond to ongoing strike

Skye Bulman, Staff Reporter | April 15, 2025

Amidst the ongoing strike by NTT faculty, students have expressed dissatisfaction with the College’s handling of negotiations and the College’s credit plan enacted to preserve accreditation. Responses...

Bargaining canceled as strike approaches 3-week mark

Bargaining canceled as strike approaches 3-week mark

Ruby Barenberg and Christina Ding | April 15, 2025

No new bargaining sessions have been set since the College canceled the bargaining that was scheduled last Thursday, April 10. Since the WOAW union went on strike March 27, the College and WOAW have...

Students stage a sit-in, or study-in, outside the room where the 4/7 bargaining session took place in the Science Center.

WOAW demands transparency while College calls for mediation

Noufeesa Yahyaoui and Christina Ding | April 8, 2025

Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) and the College met this Monday, April 7, to discuss core issues of workload, compensation and reappointment. The Union expressed concern about the College’s...

The College’s credit reduction plan: professors react to quick registration turnaround

The College’s credit reduction plan: professors react to quick registration turnaround

Riannon Last and Galeta Sandercock | April 7, 2025

Notifications sent  At 7:00 AM on Thursday, Mar. 27, the Office of the Provost announced that many non-tenure-track courses would be reduced in credit from 1 to 0.5. Provost Courney Coile’s plan...

WOAW Rejects Proposed Workload Model

WOAW Rejects Proposed Workload Model

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | April 5, 2025

In the most recent bargaining session, WOAW, Wellesley College’s faculty union, has rejected the College’s proposed tiered workload model.  The proposals in the April 3rd bargaining session covered...

UPS deliveries disrupted, others unaffected as strike continues

UPS deliveries disrupted, others unaffected as strike continues

Jessica Chen, Junior News Editor | April 5, 2025

UPS deliveries were disrupted for a few days as a result of the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers’ (WOAW-UAW) strike, while other deliveries to the College will remain normal.  UPS, which unionized...

Wellesley alters titles and policies after Department of Education changes

Wellesley alters titles and policies after Department of Education changes

Galeta Sandercock, Senior News Editor | April 4, 2025
Wellesley College administration recently changed the title of “Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion” to “Associate Provost for Inclusive Pedagogy and Engagement.” The change comes after President Trump’s executive order on “ending illegal discrimination.”
Wellesley switches to e-learning platform Brightspace after 15 years of Sakai

Wellesley switches to e-learning platform Brightspace after 15 years of Sakai

Jessica Chen, Junior News Editor | April 4, 2025

Brightspace will replace Sakai as Wellesley’s new Learning Management System (LMS), according to an email from Chief Information Officer and Associate Provost Ravi Ravishankar, on March 7. Brightspace,...

April 1st Bargaining Session between WOAW and the College

April 1st Bargaining Session between WOAW and the College

WOAW (Wellesley Organized Academic Workers) and the College met Tuesday afternoon, the first time since the Union began their strike on Thursday, Mar. 27.  WOAW and the College reached tentative agreements...

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