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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

Credits May Be Divided, But We Will Not Be

Credits May Be Divided, But We Will Not Be

Anika Sridhar | April 17, 2025

On the morning of March 27, the Office of the Provost emailed all students that students will receive 0.5 credits for courses taught by striking NTT faculty, and students falling below the three credit...

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...

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...

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...

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at WOAW picket line

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at WOAW picket line

Jenna Stephenson | April 1, 2025

Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, joined Wellesley non-tenure track (NTT) faculty on the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) picket line on April 1. “No matter...

Striking faculty may face pay withholding and visa risks

Striking faculty may face pay withholding and visa risks

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | April 1, 2025

As the ongoing strike continues, all WOAW-UAW members participating in the strike face consequences highlighted by the college in an email addressed to all WOAW-UAW members by Chief Human Resources Officer...

What to know about Saturday registration & credits after WOAW strike

What to know about Saturday registration & credits after WOAW strike

Anika Sridhar and Ruby Barenberg | March 28, 2025

In an email sent out on Thursday morning, Provost Courtney Coile reported the College's plan for students to receive credit for courses as the strike goes on. Coile announced that students will receive...

WOAW begins to strike; new bargaining date set for April 1

WOAW begins to strike; new bargaining date set for April 1

Jessica Chen, Junior News Editor | March 27, 2025

Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW-UAW), the non-tenured track (NTT) faculty union, began picketing today at 8 a.m. after unsuccessful bargaining with the College on key issues such as compensation,...

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