On Nov. 1, the Wellesley community received a school wide email from President Paula A. Johnson announcing the College had been re-accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Johnson’s...
When College Government President (CGP) Diana Lam ’20 arrived on Wellesley’s campus in the fall of 2016, her primary concern was surviving her first Massachusetts winter. The California native had...
On most days at Wellesley, you could find Charlotte (Charlie) Kasper ’20 doing readings for her Art History and American Studies classes in Jewett or giving tours at the Davis Museum. The double major...
This past Sunday, Professor Corrine Taylor and her daughter Rebecca Taylor ’17 appeared together on the Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Auditorium stage in complementary black and silver dresses and...
This year, the Senior Gift Committee and the Senior Class Council created the Senior Shuttle Campaign: a new incentive for members of the class of 2019 to donate to the Senior Gift. If 80 percent of seniors...
Aiko performs in final show of the year
On Sat. April 23, members of the Wellesley community gathered in Jewett Auditorium to watch Aiko’s final show of the year. The show was titled “Reflections.”...
On Monday April 8, President Paula Johnson stood in front of prospective students and their families in Alumnae Hall to deliver a speech for Spring Open Campus (SOC) -- an annual event where admitted students...
Two Wellesley students receive Watson Fellowships
Geoscience major Lucy Wanzer ’19 and economics major Sophia Zupanc ’19 both earned Thomas J. Watson Fellowships this year. Recipients of the fellowship...
Officials alert public to possibility of measles exposure
The first case of measles in Massachusetts this year has been confirmed. The infected individual lives in the greater Boston area, and visited...
Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. made a name for himself as one of the most high profile criminal defense attorneys in the United States and as the first African-American faculty dean of Harvard College. Sullivan,...
Last April, Wellesley lacrosse finished its season with an overall record of 2-14. The team began its 2019 campaign on March 7 with a non-conference matchup against Eastern Connecticut State, one of the...
On February. 9, Senator Elizabeth Warren stood in front of an energetic crowd in Lawrence, MA and formally launched her presidential campaign.
“This is the fight of our lives,” Warren said in her...
On Nov. 19, the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed regulations on how colleges and universities are required to handle allegations of sexual harassment and assault under Title IX of the...
This past Sunday, members of Wellesley’s Ballroom Dance team travelled to Boston University to compete in the 17th Annual Terrier Dancesport Competition. Ballroom dance is one of the eight club sports...
On Nov. 26, President Paula Johnson sent an email to the campus community titled “College Announcement: Identifying Wellesley’s Institutional Values.” According to the email, Wellesley’s Accreditation...
To raise student awareness, the Senate will hold Fireside Chats
College Government President (CGP) Kimberly Chia announced that College Government (CG) will be holding two Fireside Chats, concerning...
Last week, College Government President (CGP) Kimberly Chia Yan Min ’19 filled her College Government President’s Council (CGPC) with eight Wellesley students who are dedicated to serving the campus...
Student groups take action in 2018 Midterm Elections
The nonpartisan Committee for Public Legislative Awareness (CPLA), the Wellesley College Democrats and the Wellesley College Republicans encouraged...
Against the backdrop of police brutality in the United States, Wellesley Against Mass Incarceration (WAMI) has created a pledge for Wellesley students to not call campus police in non-life threatening...
This past August, The New York Times obtained leaked Title IX proposals from the U.S. Department of Education and published the article “New U.S. Sexual Misconduct Rules Bolster Rights of Accused and...
This November marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Ethnic Studies programs in the United States. The push for Ethnic Studies in higher education began when a coalition of student groups,...
Considering Applying to Law School?
On Wednesday Oct. 10, Career Services held a workshop titled, “Considering Applying to Law School?” The event was open to all Wellesley students and alumnae who...
On the evening of Oct. 3, members of the Wellesley community gathered in the Academic Council Room for the second Town Hall held by the Wellesley College Task Force on Speech and Inclusion. The Task Force...
Cross Country
This weekend, Wellesley’s cross country team traveled to the University of Minnesota to compete in the Roy Griak Invitational. The Blue placed fourth out of the 11 teams in attendance....
On Sept. 15, Wellesley students elected a College Government President (CGP) after two failed attempts last spring. Although we as a student body were finally able to elect a representative, the race was...
On Thursday Sept. 27, members of the Wellesley College community gathered in the Library Lecture room to hear Dr. Barbara Newell speak. Newell, a renowned economist and the 10th President of Wellesley...
24 hours of prayer
Members of four student-run Christian groups on campus joined to hold a 24-hour prayer, worship and reflection service. The service was held in the Houghton Chapel and lasted from...
On Sept. 10, at least two Wellesley students were approached in Founder’s Lot by members of the World Mission Society Church of God, also known as “God the Mother.” The Christian sect preaches that...
On Aug. 27, student leaders gathered in Collins Cinema to discuss Wellesley’s new transportation services. After Local Motion representatives spoke, Karen Petroulakis, Wellesley’s principal legal officer,...
Tracy Heather Strain ’82 Receives Emmy Nomination
Wellesley alum Tracy Heather Strain member of the purple class of ‘82, recently received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction...
The Spoke, the Albright Institute’s online blog, is a platform where students, faculty, alumnae and interested individuals can publish articles on global and national issues. The idea for the Spoke originated...
Members of Wellesley’s golf, lacrosse, softball, tennis, crew and track and field teams had a busy week concluding their 2018 campaigns and preparing for league championships.
On April 21 and 22, the...
On Friday, April 20 approximately 40 members of the Wellesley community gathered on the soccer field for the first ever student versus faculty-staff soccer game. The event was organized by the Diversity...
On Thursday, April 12, members of the Class of 2018 gathered in Alumnae Hall for Senior Celebrations. The event was organized by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association (WCAA), the Wellesley Fund and...
On Saturday, April 14, several Wellesley students gathered in Fenway Park to watch the first place Boston Red Sox take on the fourth place Baltimore Orioles in an American League East matchup.
Students...
On Monday, April 16, Arielle Mitropoulos ’19 passed through the Wellesley Scream Tunnel for the fourth time in her elite running career and for the third time as a Wellesley College student. Several...
Over spring break, members of the golf, lacrosse, softball, tennis and crew teams were hard at work representing the Wellesley Blue in training trips and competitions.
The golf team travelled to Tampa,...
On March 16, the Elections Committee (EC), which is responsible for monitoring the College Government (CG) cabinet elections, released an emailed statement to the community explaining the controversy surrounding...
On Oct. 23, 2016, Wellesley College’s varsity tennis team traveled to Cambridge to battle MIT for the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship. The Wellesley Blue ultimately...
On Feb. 26, Saifullah Kahn, a former cognitive science student at Yale University, sat in a New Haven courtroom and listened to his alleged victim’s emotional testimony. Jane Doe, the pseudonym given...
On Sunday, Feb. 18, a Wellesley student had a disagreement with a Peter Pan bus driver, which resulted in the student being told to exit the vehicle in an area that was not a designated bus stop. The bus...
The average family of four that qualifies for assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps, receives $465 from the federal government per month....
“HOLY COW!” Former Olympic U.S. figure skater and NBC sports commentator Tara Lipinski shouted after Mirai Nagasu attempted, and landed, a triple axel during the highly-anticipated team figure skating...
On Nov. 26, fans of the Canadian Football League (CFL) watched with excitement as the Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts competed in the 115th Grey Cup. The Argonauts ultimately prevailed in...
On Friday Nov. 10, the UCLA men’s basketball team faced Georgia Tech in Shanghai China for the Pac 12’s annual overseas matchup. Three days before the highly-anticipated sporting event took place,...
The night of Oct. 1, 2017 began as an exciting one for concertgoers who gathered to celebrate and share their love for country music at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Paradise, NV. Things took...
It is officially October at Wellesley College. ’Tis the season of changing leaves, Halloween festivities and exciting professional sporting events. Lovers of baseball, football, basketball and...
Autumn has officially fallen upon us. Students at Wellesley College are busy settling into campus life, adjusting to their course loads and deciding which clubs and organizations they want to join. Though...
The Wellesley College volleyball team began their 2017 campaign on Sept. 1 at the Brandeis Invitational. On the first day of tournament play, the team fell to both Brandeis College and Franklin College.
The...
One of the major perks of attending Wellesley College is the school’s proximity to Boston. Only 12 miles and a thirty-five minute bus ride away, it is fairly easy for students to escape the ‘Wellesley...
The Wellesley College soccer team began its 2016 campaign with a new head coach, Missy Price, and the addition of 10 first year recruits. The Blue responded well to the various new faces and styles of...
On November 1, 2014, the Wellesley College soccer team hosted Springfield College for the first round round of the annual NEWMAC tournament. Gen Crotty ’18 jumped up to head the ball during the second...
Wellesley College Lacrosse kicks off their 2017 season on March 1 with a non-conference matchup against nationally ranked Bates College. The Lacrosse team consists of 21 athletes with high goals and expectations...
Group fitness courses at Wellesley College provide students with an excellent opportunity to stay healthy and active throughout the school year. A list and schedule of the diverse course offerings can...
Though Wellesley is home to 237 collegiate level athletes, students do not have to compete on one of the 14 varsity-level sports teams to take advantage of the various athletic facilities on campus. The...
According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), eight million students compete in high school athletics annually. Of these eight million students, only 480,000 will have the opportunity...
