We are the Wellesley Effect

Nancy Ratliff ’52

Wellesley gave me an appreciation for life to be lived in the most rewarding way.
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A historic $50 million gift—to empower women and create greater opportunity in the 21st century—launches the campaign and sets Wellesley’s new groundbreaking center for career education in motion.

OCTOBER 2015
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Wellesley basketball wins the first game ever played on the Gracia Mangano Martore ’73 Court.

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Marseille Allen ’01

#ThisIsLeadership

Professors who teach you for decades.

Ellen Goldberg Luger ’83

Dorothy Mae Jones-Davis ’98

Going to Wellesley was one of the best decisions I have made in my life.
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The Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative, which transforms Wellesley’s campus into a “living laboratory,” is launched.

APRIL 2016

Maria Cristina Fernandes ’15

A framework to critically develop integration proposals for developing economies
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The Hale Living Room in Freeman Hall is renovated, making the redesigned space wholly accessible for the first time.

OCTOBER 2016
Lulu Chow Wang ’66 and Diana Chapman Walsh ’66
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Ann Hayden Hamilton ’67

I know that women learning together and supporting one another are a powerful force.
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    Laura Russell Malkin ’82Campaign Co-Chair

    And here are the numbers

    Strength in numbers: More than 85,000 gifts were $100 or less

    An inspiring $80+ million was raised to support financial aid, with 60 percent of students granted an average of $40,000

    Strength in numbers: More than 85,000 gifts were $100 or less

    An inspiring $80+ million was raised to support financial aid, with 60 percent of students granted an average of $40,000

    From the class of 1928 to 2022, alumnae giving spanned the generations

    At $116 million raised, the campaign priority that attracted the most support was intellectual community—supporting our faculty, as well as first-generation students, tutors, and summer research

    From the class of 1928 to 2022, alumnae giving spanned the generations

    At $116 million raised, the campaign priority that attracted the most support was intellectual community—supporting our faculty, as well as first-generation students, tutors, and summer research

    Six shells were added to advance Wellesley’s rowing program, which became the country’s first for women back in 1875

    Students enjoyed 194,100 meals in the new Bates Dining Hall

    Gifts to the College’s Admission Fly-in program funded more than 1,200 trips to Wellesley—resulting in a 60 percent enrollment rate

    Students enjoyed 194,100 meals in the new Bates Dining Hall

    Gifts to the College’s Admission Fly-in program funded more than 1,200 trips to Wellesley—resulting in a 60 percent enrollment rate

    More than $91 million was invested in our campus buildings, including Pendleton West, the residence halls’ Living Room Project, Global Flora greenhouse, and more

    Annual Giving provided unrestricted funds for unexpected opportunities and challenges, such as repairing winter storm damage across campus including, this year, to the carillon

    More than $91 million was invested in our campus buildings, including Pendleton West, the residence halls’ Living Room Project, Global Flora greenhouse, and more

    Annual Giving provided unrestricted funds for unexpected opportunities and challenges, such as repairing winter storm damage across campus including, this year, to the carillon