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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

Wellesley will reverse new credit plan if strike ends early

Wellesley will reverse new credit plan if strike ends early

Valida Pau, Editor-in-Chief | March 28, 2025

Provost Courtney Coile said the College’s current plan to cap course units and reopen registration is a “back-up" for students to comply with federal laws of contact and credit hours, in an interview...

Wellesley caps WOAW-taught class to 0.5 unit credit, reopening registration Saturday

Wellesley caps WOAW-taught class to 0.5 unit credit, reopening registration Saturday

Valida Pau, Editor-in-Chief | March 27, 2025

This is a developing story. Please check back later for updates. Wellesley students will only receive a half-unit in courses taught by non-tenure-track faculty members in Wellesley Organized Academic...

WOAW to begin strike on Thursday

WOAW to begin strike on Thursday

Valida Pau, Ruby Barenberg, and Christina Ding | March 25, 2025

This is a developing story. Please check back later for updates. Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW-UAW), the non-tenure track faculty union, will begin a strike this Thursday, the College announced...

Department of Education warns Wellesley of potential consequences for antisemitic discrimination and harassment

Department of Education warns Wellesley of potential consequences for antisemitic discrimination and harassment

Sazma Sarwar | March 12, 2025

On March 10, Wellesley College, among 60 universities and colleges, received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR), warning of potential enforcement actions if it...

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...

Graphic courtesy Rebecca Birnbach

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...

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