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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

Faculty discuss potential changes to distribution requirements

Faculty discuss potential changes to distribution requirements

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | March 5, 2025

In the last week of February during the Academic Council meeting, faculty members discussed proposed changes to Wellesley College’s degree requirements.  Under the current 3-3-3 distribution requirement,...

Wellesley’s future under the Executive Order to Combat Antisemitism

Wellesley’s future under the Executive Order to Combat Antisemitism

Galeta Sandercock | March 4, 2025

The Justice Department announced in a press release on Feb. 3 that they would be establishing a task force to investigate claims of antisemitism on college campuses. The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism...

Wellesley’s Korean program grapples with staffing cuts

Wellesley’s Korean program grapples with staffing cuts

Ruby Barenberg and Anika Sridhar | February 18, 2025

This January, the East Asian Languages and Cultures department (EALC) found that many of their staffing requests had been rejected across all three of their programs.  The Japanese program’s request...

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Wellesley Athletics pulls transgender policy website in response to executive order

Hannah Bates | February 7, 2025

Wellesley Athletics took down their pages outlining their transgender policy from their website after President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially banning all transgender athletes from participating...

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Gender at Conception

Gatsby Langston | February 5, 2025
I can't believe we have a female president!!
Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner This month starts the 40 Days of Kindness and Gratitude. The Student Council is starting initiatives to curate community kindness, such as making posters for dining staff. Dean’s...

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

Valida Pau | February 5, 2025

Less than a week after his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders aimed at higher education institutions, which could affect Wellesley College and its student...

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner The College President told students to keep a look out for future spring semester activities, including cultural shows and first-year activities. Dean’s Corner The Deans...

Wellesley fails its students during outages

Wellesley fails its students during outages

Linda Su | December 5, 2024

Bates dining hall felt different: laptops (frequent guests of the dining table) disappeared, and frustration simmered beneath the surface. The answer did not appear until my roommate complained about the...

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

While a major part of the Wellesley curriculum, language departments have faced declining enrollment trends over the past 16 years.
Image credit: Teesta Kasargod

An intersection of art and activism: Janelle Monae at Wellesley

Madelina Owens | December 4, 2024

On the Friday before we all left for our Thanksgiving break, the Newhouse Center for Humanities led an insightful discussion with American singer, actress and writer, Janelle Monáe. Known for their boundary-pushing...

Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Skye Bulman and Anika Sridhar | December 4, 2024

On Nov. 21, The Wellesley Fund hosted the fifth Wellesley Giving Day, in which 1,504 donors came together to raise $442,766, with 73 classes represented. The class year with the most donors and most dollars...

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