July
![Wellesley trustees applaud Wagner at 2014 commencement](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0718wagners82-commencement2014-300x170.jpg?itok=sh8Osc6M)
![Sue Wagner '82 Elected to Apple Board of Directors Sue Wagner at Wellesley podium](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0718wagners82-podium930x475.jpg)
Sue Wagner '82 Named to Apple Board of Directors
Wellesley College alumna, trustee, and 2014 commencement speaker Sue Wagner '82 has been tapped to join the leadership team of "the world's most valuable company."
![Chris Evert embraces Brown Grimes at ceremony](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0714browngrimesj62withchrisevert300x170.jpg?itok=PdUr0E2z)
![Wellesley Alumna Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame class of 2014 tennis hall of fame inductees with their plaques](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0714tennis930x475.jpg)
Wellesley Alum Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Chris Evert welcomed longtime tennis executive and leader at all levels of the sport, Jane Brown Grimes '62, into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in on July 12, in recognition for her contributions.
![sunrise behind rigging of 1841 whaling ship](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0721whalingship300x170.jpg?itok=YycMmq4j)
![Wellesley's Dick French Participates in Historic Voyage of Restored Whaleship sunrise behing rigging of whaling ship Charles W. Morgan](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-07whalermorgan930x475.gif)
Wellesley's Dick French Joins Historic Sailing of Restored Whaler
Astronomer Dick French was selected as a “Voyager,” one of a handful selected for each leg of the 38th voyage of the 1841 vessel Charles W. Morgan. On board with fellow Voyager artists, videographers, and historians, his project was to revive the lost art of celestial navigation.
![students playing cards in dorm room](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0805playingcards_small.jpg?itok=a5Suv6pD)
![Local Organizations Benefit from Equipment, Furniture Donations Wellesley students in dorm room](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0805playingcards930x475.jpg)
Wellesley Renewal Projects Generate Donations to Area Nonprofits
Local organizations benefited from donations of furniture, kitchen equipment, and other goods that were removed through various campus renewal projects.
![flowers against a black background](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0724magazineflowers300x170.jpg?itok=VBu-NtwV)
![Summer 2014 Issue of Wellesley Magazine flowers against black background](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0724magazineflowers930x.jpg)
Wellesley Magazine Summer 2014 Issue
Published four times a year, Wellesley Magazine portrays the lives, interests, and concerns of diverse alumnae around the world. This issue includes highlights from Commencement and Reunion 2014, and a focus on special places.
![hand holding magnifier with logo for rare book school over old book](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0708rarebookschool300x170.jpg?itok=iQ3Bo-VM)
![Two Wellesley Profs Win Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships for Scholars in Critical Bibliography hand holding magnifier with logo for rare book school over old book](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0708rarebookschool930x475.jpg)
Faculty Win Mellon Fellowships for Scholars in Critical Bibliography
Assistant professors Simon Grote (history) and Sarah Wall-Randell (English) will expand their expertise through courses and programs at the University of Virginia's Rare Book School.
![poseter session in full swing](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0731sciencelibraryfull300x170.jpg?itok=Y6JcC2G0)
![Summer Research Poster Session 2014 Science Center Library full](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0731postersessionfull.jpg)
Summer Research Poster Session 2014
On Thursday, July 31, the student participants of Wellesley’s Summer Research Program presented their research to faculty, friends, and the community with presentation posters in the Science Center Library. This week marks the final week of the program.
![potted plants](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0730plants300x170.jpg?itok=F8XaFyrM)
![Crop of New Plants Growing for Crop of New Students potted plants](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0730-fyplants930x475.jpg)
Crop of New Plants for Crop of New Students
Preparation for next month's arrival of new students on campus is in full swing. New students are invited to visit the Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses during orientation and select a houseplant of their own.
![Courtney Coile headshot](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0729coilec300x170.jpg?itok=gwVCpU7o)
![USA Today Q&A with Wellesley's Courtney Coile three vintage social security posters](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0729socialsecurityboardposters.jpg)
USA Today Q&A with Wellesley's Courtney Coile
Professor of Economics Courtney Coile weighed in on how to strengthen Social Security in a recent USA Today feature.
![Alexandra Day '15 at CERN](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds_inset_cern_alex_day.jpg?itok=_N1aaKoF)
![The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds_large-hadron-collider_copy.jpg)
Student Summer Project: Alexandra Day '15
For Albright Institute fellow Alexandra Day '15, a summer internship at CERN blends her passions for physics and global affairs.
![Burns and 5 students in green shirts hold excavation tools](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0725burns-greececrew.jpg?itok=bPWifHsT)
![Bryan Burns Leads Dig at Key Site in Greece aerial photo of archaeological dig in Greece](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0725burnsbgreece930x475.jpg)
Wellesley Prof and Scholars Excavate in Greece
Associate Professor of Classical Studies Bryan Burns is a co-director of an organization leading fieldwork in an area of Greece believed to be one of the earliest inhabited regions in ancient times. Three Wellesley students and two alums joined Burns at the dig this summer.
![Jocelyn Benson '99 headshot](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0723bensonj99-redjacket300x170.jpg?itok=-1L1suAB)
![Jocelyn Benson '99 Named Dean of Wayne State University Law School entrance to Wayne State U. Law School](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0723waynestateulaw930x475.jpg)
Jocelyn Benson '99 Named Dean of Wayne Law
With her appointment to head up Wayne State University Law School, Wellesley alum Jocelyn Benson '99 becomes the youngest woman to lead an American law school.
![Helena McMonagle with headlamp](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0722mcgonagleh16selfie300x170.jpg?itok=ygfQycpy)
![Student Summer Project: Helena McMonagle ’16 Helena McGonagle sits among roots of a giant tree](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-722mcgonagleh16-tree930x475.jpg)
Student Summer Project: Helena McMonagle ’16
A Wellesley Center for Work and Service Global Engagement Internship with Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust in Puerto Rico energizes and inspires this biological sciences major.
![Congresswoman Barbara Lee visits lab at UC-Berkeley](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/images/screenshot-_daily_cal_wellesley_student.jpg?itok=wYasuj0n)
Daily Californian Interviews Mary Beth Kery '16 During Congressional Visit
Mary Beth Kery '16 is spending her summer at the UC-Berkeley Center for Informational Technology Research for the Interest of Society Innovation Lab through a National Science Foundation program. Congresswoman Barbara Lee visited the lab to highlight the importance of diversity in STEM fields.
![Emily Anderson headshot](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0707andersone14.300x170.jpg?itok=I5EJdvgE)
![Senior Project: Emily Anderson, Linguistics "Makin Jamaican" food truck on Dorchester Ave in Boston](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0707jamaicanfoodtruck930x475.jpg)
Senior Project: Emily Anderson, Linguistics
Fascination with language and accents, plus guidance from mentor Angela Carpenter, led Emily Anderson '14 to a thesis examining the acquisition of Standard American English accents by immigrant speakers of Jamaican Patwa.
![view of lake house](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0716campusbeauty300x170.jpg?itok=pnrFq2x0)
![Why Choose Wellesley? sparrow perched on a wellesley lamp](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0716lamp-bird.falmouthgail930x475.jpg)
Why Is Wellesley the Best Choice for Women?
In addressing the question, "Why would someone choose Wellesley over Harvard?" on the knowledge-sharing site Quora, senior Ahilya Chawla's stands out among answers for thoroughness and passion.
![workers remove panels of basketball floor](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0717gymfloorremoval300x170.jpg?itok=_5GORCcB)
![New Life for Wellesley's Field House Floor workers remove and stack panels from basketball floor](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0717floorremoval930x475.jpg)
New Life for Wellesley Field House Floor
Careful stewardship of the portable wooden basketball/volley court in the Towne Field House over the last 29 years has allowed the College to sell the panels to a youth basketball program.
![Map of areas in Guinea and Sierra Leone with Ebola sites highlighted](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0715ebolamap-msf300x170.jpg?itok=N5fYL3kJ)
![Wellesley Expert Weighs In on Ebola Outbreak map of guinea and sierra leone showing Ebola sites](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0715ebolamap.msf930x475.jpg)
Wellesley Expert Weighs In on Ebola Outbreak
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Donna Patterson researches the history of medicine, gender, pharmaceuticals, drug policy, and entrepreneurship. She shares insights on the global significance of recent surge in Ebola cases in west Africa.
![crowded galleries in Davis museum](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0711daviscrowd300x170.jpg?itok=bPA2_Pvp)
![Last Week to Visit Four Remarkable Exhibitions at Davis Museum crowded galleries at davis museum](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0711daviscrowd930x475.jpg)
Davis Extended Spring Season Draws to a Close
Guests have one last week to view the exhibitions that attracted the largest crowd ever at a season Grand Opening at the Davis, and the busiest season in the museum's history.
![family reads poster at Indonesia polling place](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0709indonesianvoters.candland300x170.jpg?itok=Rr_PEq_i)
![Wellesley's Christopher Candland Reports from Indonesian Elections family reads poster at Indonesia polling place](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds140709indonesia-candland930x475_0.jpg)
Wellesley Professor Witnesses “World’s Largest Election”
Associate Professor of Political Science Christopher Candland, whose research is based on comparative and quantitative studies within Southern Asia, points out the significance and magnitude of Indonesia's 2014 presidential election.
![Wall Street Journal photo of Twena in factory](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0709twenas05-wsj300x170.jpg?itok=W82A3DE9)
![Hats Off to Entrepreneur Satya Twena '05 Wall Street Journal photo of Twena in factory with hat maker Angeles Morales](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0709twenas05-wsj930x475.jpg)
Hats Off to Entrepreneur Satya Twena ’05
News and media outlets from The Wall Street Journal to College Fashionista have reported on the compelling story of a Wellesley alum who in pursuit of her passion also helped preserve a historic slice of New York City.
![Heather Petrow giving presentation](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0701petrowh14-ruhlman300x170.jpg?itok=AAJ0Intd)
![Senior Project: Heather Petrow, Computer Science playful animals in a virtual interface using haptic feedback](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds14-0701heather930x475.jpg)
Senior Project: Heather Petrow, Computer Science
Media arts and sciences major Heather Petrow DS’14 explored the fascinating field of human-computer interfaces in her senior thesis entitled “Haptic Interaction: Using 3D Stereoscopic Display Technology.”
![Joanne Berger-Sweeney '79 speaks at Trinity](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/ds14-0702bergersweeney300.jpg?itok=TZULUjK2)
![Joanne Berger-Sweeney '79 Starts New Role as President of Trinity College Joanne Berger-Sweeney '79 speaks at Trinity](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/ds14-0702bergersweeney930x475.jpg)
Joanne Berger-Sweeney '79 Starts New Role as President of Trinity College
On July 1, Joanne Berger-Sweeney '79 officially began her tenure as president of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. The alumna brings with to her new position 19 years of experience as a beloved Wellesley faculty member and dean.
![Fireworks at Wellesley college](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/assets/dailyshot/ds2014/ds_img_6663_300px.jpg?itok=6S1_Amno)
![Happy Fourth of July weekend! Fireworks over Wellesley College](https://www1.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/ds_img_6663_copy.jpg)
Happy Fourth of July Weekend!
Happy Fourth of July! Assistant Professor of History Katherine Grandjean explains some of the complex political history behind the national holiday.