Spring 2021

Events at a Glance
Spring 2021

01

1/6, 9–10 AM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:00am
From Impunity to Accountability: Rebuilding the Global Compact
Virtual
1/7, 12–1 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, January 7, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
A New Hope: Multilateralism in the Time of COVID
Virtual
1/21, 2–3 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, January 21, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
A New Bretton Woods
Virtual
1/28, 12–1:30 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, January 28, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Responsible Global Leadership and a Path to Rebuilding Global Institutions
Virtual
1/28, 7–8 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, January 28, 2021 -
7:00pm to 8:00pm
What’s Next? Democracy After 2020
Virtual

02

2/17 (Wednesday)2/17 (Wed), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 4:30pm
Professor Dani Rodrik: How Much Globalization Do We Really Need?
Virtual
2/23, 10–11:15 AM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:15am
Russia in Turmoil: Protests, Police, Pandemic
Virtual
2/24 (Wednesday)2/24 (Wed), 2:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 2:30pm
French House Virtual Lecture Series: Hollis Clayson ’68
Virtual
2/24, 4–5:15 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Spilling Spanish Ink: Poetry, Politics and Bilingualism in 17th-Century Portugal
Virtual
2/26 (Friday)2/26 (Fri), 7:30 PM, 2/27 (Saturday)2/27 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, February 26, 2021 - 7:30pm
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Event Date: 
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 7:30pm
Music Department Honors Concerts
Virtual

03

3/2 (Tuesday)3/2 (Tue), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 4:30pm
Abigail Hall: The War on Drugs and Its Alternatives
Virtual
3/3, 3:30–5 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Letting All Voices Be Heard: New Directions for K-12 Education
Virtual
3/5 (Friday)3/5 (Fri), 8:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 8:30pm
Guest Artist in Residence Public Muse: Linda May Han Oh
Virtual
3/9, 2:30–3:45 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 -
2:30pm to 3:45pm
Weighing The Future: Epigenetics, Pregnancy Trials, and Race
Virtual
3/11 (Thursday)3/11 (Thu), 5 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 5:00pm
Tres Vidas
Virtual
3/11, 7:30–9 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 11, 2021 -
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Belonging Begins with Us
Virtual
3/13 (Saturday)3/13 (Sat), 1 PM, 4/14 (Wednesday)4/14 (Wed), 2:30 PM, 5/22 (Saturday)5/22 (Sat), 1 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 1:00pm
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Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 2:30pm
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Event Date: 
Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 1:00pm
Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs
Virtual
3/16 (Tuesday)3/16 (Tue), 5:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 5:30pm
Alice C. Cole ’42 Fellowship Lecture
Virtual
3/17 (Wednesday)3/17 (Wed), 2:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 2:30pm
French House Virtual Lecture Series: Heidi Holst-Knudsen
Virtual
3/24, 10:30 AM–12 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
The Kenner Keynote: Generation Equality
Virtual
3/24 (Wednesday)3/24 (Wed), 3:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 3:30pm
Crisis and Opportunity: Building a Better Child Care System
Virtual
3/24 (Wednesday)3/24 (Wed), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 7:30pm
Wellesley College Theatre Presents: Storytelling Through Song
Virtual
3/26, 10–11 AM
Event Date: 
Friday, March 26, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Russia and the U.S., From Trump to Biden
Virtual
3/30 (Tuesday)3/30 (Tue), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 7:30pm
Collegium Musicum
Virtual
3/31, 10:30 AM–12:15 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 -
10:30am to 12:15pm
The 2021 Douglas Lecture: Dr. Dorceta Taylor
Virtual

04

4/7 (Wednesday)4/7 (Wed), 10 AM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 10:00am
A Community Update on Wellesley’s Response to Climate Change
Virtual
4/7 (Wednesday)4/7 (Wed), 3:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 3:30pm
2021 Calderwood Lecture in Economics: Melissa Dell
Virtual
4/14 (Wednesday)4/14 (Wed), 2:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 2:30pm
French House Virtual Lecture Series: Jennifer McWeeny
Virtual
4/14, 3–4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Overcoming the She-cession: Supporting Women in the Workforce
Virtual
4/14 (Wednesday)4/14 (Wed), 6 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 6:00pm
The Betsy Wood Knapp ’64 Lecture
Virtual
4/15, 2–3 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 15, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
For Sama: A Conversation with Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab
Virtual
4/16 (Friday)4/16 (Fri), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 7:30pm
Guest Artist Public Muse: Del Sol Quartet
Virtual
4/17 (Saturday)4/17 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 7:30pm
Guest Artist Concert and Residency: Del Sol Quartet
Virtual
4/21, 4–5:15 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
Sonnets and Other Poems from “Limerence: The Wingless Hour”
Virtual
4/21 (Wednesday)4/21 (Wed), 7 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 7:00pm
The 2021 Distinguished Faculty Lecture: How to Enjoy Shakespeare
Virtual
4/22 (Thursday)4/22 (Thu), 4 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 4:00pm
In Defense Of Academic Freedom: The New University In Exile Consortium
Virtual
4/22 (Thursday)4/22 (Thu), 7 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 7:00pm
Hearts of Glass: Earth Day Panel Discussion with Director Jennifer Tennican ’89
Virtual
4/23 (Friday)4/23 (Fri), 4 PM, 4/24 (Saturday)4/24 (Sat), 9 AM
Event Date: 
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 4:00pm
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Event Date: 
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 9:00am
2020-21 Wellesley Deerfield Symposium
Virtual
4/23 (Friday)4/23 (Fri), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 7:30pm
Jazz and World Music Faculty Concert
Virtual
4/24 (Saturday)4/24 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 7:30pm
Baum Memorial Concert
Virtual
4/25 (Sunday)4/25 (Sun), 8 PM
Event Date: 
Sunday, April 25, 2021 - 8:00pm
Concert by Sheffield Chamber Players
Virtual
4/26, 6–7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Monday, April 26, 2021 -
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Why Study History?
Virtual
4/28, 1–2:15 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
Killer Jokes: The Lasting Laughter of German Humor on Colonialism and Slavery
Virtual

05

5/3, 4–5:30 PM
Event Date: 
Monday, May 3, 2021 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
The 2021 Bakwin Art Lecture: Sandra Jackson-Dumont
Virtual
5/6 (Thursday)5/6 (Thu), 2:30 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 2:30pm
French House Virtual Lecture Series: Sara Kippur
Virtual
5/6, 2:30–3:45 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, May 6, 2021 -
2:30pm to 3:45pm
When Good Artists Do Bad Things
Virtual
5/8 (Saturday)5/8 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 7:30pm
Classical Music Faculty Concert
Virtual
5/14 (Friday)5/14 (Fri), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 7:30pm
Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band Concert
Virtual
5/16, 12–5 PM
Event Date: 
Sunday, May 16, 2021 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm
Chamber Music Society Marathon
Virtual
5/19, 10–11:30 AM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Women in Diplomacy: A Conversation with Former Female Foreign Ministers
Virtual
5/21 (Friday)5/21 (Fri), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 7:30pm
Wellesley BlueJazz Strings and Combos Concert
Virtual
5/22 (Saturday)5/22 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:30pm
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble Spring Concert
Virtual
5/23 (Sunday)5/23 (Sun), 2 PM, 5/25 (Tuesday)5/25 (Tue), 7 PM, 5/26 (Wednesday)5/26 (Wed), 7 PM
Event Date: 
Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 2:00pm
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Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 7:00pm
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Event Date: 
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 7:00pm
Chamber Music Society Concerts
Virtual
5/28 (Friday)5/28 (Fri), 7 PM, 5/29 (Saturday)5/29 (Sat), 7 PM, 5/30 (Sunday)5/30 (Sun), 2 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 7:00pm
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Event Date: 
Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 7:00pm
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Event Date: 
Sunday, May 30, 2021 - 2:00pm
Wellesley College Theatre Presents: Small Mouth Sounds
Virtual
5/29 (Saturday)5/29 (Sat), 1 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 1:00pm
*Postponed* Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Spring Concert
Virtual