Just under a week away from the 2024 presidential election, we turn to The Wellesley News’ very own archives to look back on how the Wellesley community felt on the eve of elections past, starting from 1948.
On Sunday, April 14, the Pacific Islander Association (PIA) hosted their 18th Annual Lu’au. Located mostly in the Alumnae Ballroom, the event included stations to learn craft making, including weaving...
On the evening of March 28, Wellesley Asian Alliance (WAA) hosted an event entitled: Asia America Through Academia in honor and celebration of the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Asian American...
On Tuesday, March 12 the Religion Department hosted their second iteration of their new speaker series, New Research in the Study of Religion. This event featured Professors Louise Marlow and Neelima Shukla-Bhatt...
On Saturday March 9, Wellesley’s Taiwanese Cultural Organization (TCO) hosted their annual Night Market from 5-8 p.m., the organization’s largest event of the year. Michelle Lee ’25, TCO’s co-programming...
“You have to take this class, it changed my life.” T-minus 12 hours before my second ever round of registration, and I had just cracked open the course browser — “vibes-based” has always been...
On Feb. 27 Professor Eric Jarrard and Jordyn de Veer ’24 presented and discussed their research for Professor Jarrard’s upcoming book “The Exodus and Law in Monuments and Memory.” The talk is part...
“I cannot write my life,” Omar ibn Said protests in the opening of his 1831 autobiography, the only known slave narrative written in Arabic in North America. Unlike most other works of this literary...
On Friday Nov. 17, a packed audience in Jewett Auditorium waited in eager anticipation, the mood was upbeat for the last weekend before Thanksgiving break, encouraged in part by the rhythmic bassline of...
On the afternoon of Sunday Oct. 15, students congregated excitedly on the Chapel lawn for the annual craft fair hosted by LGBTQ+ Programs and Services. Displayed on over a dozen tables, student vendors...
This fall, Professor Kathryn Winner has joined Wellesley College’s department of English and creative writing as a visiting lecturer in English. This semester she is teaching an american studies and...
This fall, Wellesley College’s Art Department welcomes a new Professor, Lucia Nhamo ’11 as a visiting lecturer in art. This semester she is teaching three courses, “4D Design Intro to New Media”,...
This fall, Wellesley College’s music department welcomes Reinaldo Moya, a new associate professor of music. This semester he is teaching two music courses: “Composition” and “Harmonic Concepts...
On Feb. 20, Professor Cindy Ok, a visiting lecturer in English at Wellesley College was announced as the 2023 winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Awarded by Yale University Press, the prize includes...
On March 16, the English department, the Advisor to Students of Asian Descent (Karen Shih) and the Southeast Asian Students Association (SEASA) co-hosted poet and multimedia artist Diana Khoi Nguyen for...
On Feb. 9 and 10, Wellesley College Botanical Gardens (WCBG) presented their annual light show in the Global Flora Greenhouse, entitled “Healing Me Softly: An Evening with Healing Plants!” A revival...
For February’s iterations of the archives column, The News will be presenting a series of pieces highlighting Black history at Wellesley College in recognition of Black History Month. Below are excerpts...
This year on Nov. 15, over 200 students presented a diverse array of topics at the annual Tanner Conference, exploring their work and experiences during the summer months and beyond. The Tanner Conference...
On Sept. 26, Justin Bell started in his new role as Wellesley College’s Director of Nondiscrimination Initiatives and Title IX/504 Coordinator, as well as a similar position at Olin College. During college,...
On Thursday April 7, the Native American Student Association (NASA) hosted a screening of the documentary “More Than a Word,” a 2017 film about the former title of the Washington football team, “R*dskins,”...
On Saturday, March 12, Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures (WASAC) and Bangladeshi Students Association (BSA) co-hosted a lecture by Syeda Mahbub, an emerging Bangladeshi American digital artist,...
For many Wellesley students, the past few weeks have been a blur of adjusting to new classes and schedules. Some, however, are also just now experiencing their first time in a Wellesley classroom after...
When Michelle Wu was elected mayor of Boston on Nov. 2, 2021, her win was heralded as a moment for the history books. Wu is the first woman, person of color and Asian American to hold the office. She ran...
Oct. 8 to 17 marked the 15th year of the Boston Palestine Film Festival, the annual presentation of a collection of films created by and centering Palestinians. This year’s lineup included mostly documentaries...
Every Thursday, a group of students and religious leaders gather on the chapel’s front lawn for the Multifaith Community's weekly lunch. Originally called the Multifaith Student Council, the group was...
