When you sign up for a literature class, even one that’s taught in another country and in another language, you’d naturally expect to do a couple key things: read and write. While I’ve done plenty...
On Saturday, Nov. 10 at 6 pm, the Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures (WASAC) will be hosting their annual culture show, Shruti Laya, at Alumnae Hall. This year’s theme is “Katha: Our Stories”...
Since this past summer, Alexa Gross ’21 has been working in Associate Professor Kay Tye’s lab at MIT, where she performs surgery on mice brains in order to understand the circuitry underlying mental...
Founded in 2006 with the aim of transferring low-income Black, Hispanic and Native American students at New York community colleges to competitive four-year universities across the country, the Kaplan...
In the fall of 2017, Postdoctoral Scholar in Anthropology Elizabeth Minor ’03 and her students began an archaeological dig at the site of the former Wellesley College Hall, which burned down in 1914....
In 2015, the town of Wellesley completed its purchase of the North 40—a 46-acre segment of land off Weston Road—from Wellesley College. The North 40 includes the Weston Road Community Gardens, land...
As a member of the women’s and gender studies (WGST) department at Wellesley, Associate Professor Irene Mata brings her background in Chicanx and Latinx literature to the table, enriching the interdisciplinary...
During Wellesley’s Wintersession, four out of the 13 total Wellesley sports teams stay on campus to devote time to their training. Wintersession is a unique opportunity during the academic year because...
After graduating with a degree in psychology, Kyla Petrie ’17 returned to campus this past August as a research coordinator. Her job includes making sure the psychology studies performed by faculty and...
On November 29 at 7 p.m., the Guy Mendilow Ensemble will perform their show, “The Forgotten Kingdom,” at Wellesley’s Houghton Chapel as part of their tour throughout the Northeast U.S. The ensemble...
For future architects, the question “Why Wellesley?” can be a little complicated. Unlike five-year architecture programs at other colleges, Wellesley offers an interdepartmental major that requires...
It is often difficult for students to reach out for help concerning their physical, mental or sexual health. Embarrassment, or even fear, can sometimes get in the way. But the peer health educators on...
Merriam-Webster, now almost 200 years old, is one of America’s most popular dictionaries. This September, their editors announced that they have added more than 250 words to the dictionary— a modest...
As you’re walking around campus or perhaps rushing to your next class, you might hear eerie music floating in the air, emanating out of the bells on top of the Galen Stone Tower.
For almost 100 years,...
When high school students begin the college application process, it can often feel dehumanizing for them to summarize everything they are as a person and then send their application into an anxiety-filled...
The Botanistas is an organization on campus dedicated to exploring and taking full advantage of the rich, diverse plant life in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. In addition to the Margaret C. Ferguson...
Over winter break, seven students from Wellesley College and three students from Brandeis University and Boston University participated in a Holocaust service-learning trip to Berlin with the organization...
Starting this semester, Tanvee Varma ’18 will lead a team of Wellesley students as they create a status report on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Boston. This will be be the first...
