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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

The Wellesley student’s case for a union strike

The Wellesley student’s case for a union strike

Avery Finley | March 4, 2025

In my six months working in the Provost's Office, the ongoing negotiations between the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union and the College have never come up. Though a student assistant is...

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ADR, AI is not an accommodation

Anika Sridhar | March 4, 2025

During the Jan. 27 Senate meeting, students discussed how Wellesley’s Accessibility and Disability Resources (ADR) office has started to use an AI note-taking software instead of employing student note-takers....

Wellesley, Stand with the humanities

Wellesley, Stand with the humanities

Avery Finley | February 6, 2025

Wellesley’s public notoriety can in part be attributed to its students’ dedication to advocacy. Historically, protests and petitions have often attempted to signal the student body’s dissatisfaction...

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The future of democracy at Wellesley College and beyond

Chipo Dendere | February 4, 2025

What is the future of democracy?   In January, at memorial services for President Jimmy Carter, most people asked me about the state of democracy on our campus. When they learned I was born and raised...

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Living deliberately with AI

Hannah Bates | February 4, 2025

In the mid-19th century, naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau thoroughly lamented the expansion of the railroad. Thoreau was concerned not only by how the railway was changing but also the changes to the...

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Latest WOAW bargaining session expands research opportunities for union members

Ruby Barenberg | October 17, 2024

On Oct. 8, the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union members reached an agreement on participating in flagship research programs during its 11th bargaining session with Wellesley College. According...

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How to: Prep your Preschooler for the College Application Process

R. U. Gaye? | April 12, 2023

On March 18, Wellesley released its decision letters to the class of '27, offering admission to only 13% of applicants. Across the board, colleges and universities are becoming increasingly selective....

Wellesley College’s Endowment Declines by 9.6%

Valida Pau | December 6, 2022

Wellesley College’s endowment return fell by roughly $291 million in the 2022 fiscal year, the first year of negative return since 2017.  The 9.6% endowment decline, which brought the endowment’s...

Survey reveals that many students on work study cannot find employment: College Government and Student Financial Services aim to increase accessibility of jobs

Survey reveals that many students on work study cannot find employment: College Government and Student Financial Services aim to increase accessibility of jobs

October 30, 2013

By KILY WONG ’16 Staff Writer Increased student concerns about the availability of jobs on campus, particularly for students on work-study, have led to a concerted effort on the part of College Government...

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