Press Release Archive
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Thursday, January 24, 2013On January 24, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ‘59 and Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson discuss “The United States and China in the 21st Century” in a public event moderated by Cokie Roberts ‘64, senior correspondent for ABC News and NPR.
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Monday, January 7, 2013The fourth annual Albright Institute Wintersession program kicks off on January 7. Meet the 40 young women selected as this year's Albright Institute Fellows.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core and member of President Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, visits Wellesley on Wednesday, November 7 to lead a discussion on interfaith cooperation in the face of religious extremism.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012Wellesley's world-class faculty are available to comment on the topics that matter most as we approach Election Day 2012 including issues relating to the presidential election, the Massachusetts senatorial race, and the contest for the Massachusetts 4th Congressional district.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012A new article by Wellesley researchers, available October 26 in the journal Science, discusses how manipulation of social media channels affects voter decision making.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012Wellesley College and the League of Women Voters are co-sponsoring the third debate in the closely-watched contest for the seat vacated by U.S. Representative Barney Frank in Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District. Candidates Sean Bielat and Joseph Kennedy III will debate at Wellesley College on October 15 at 7 PM.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012Wellesley College is one of 10 institutions partnering in this education initiative to provide talented, economically-disadvantaged students from developing countries with comprehensive support for secondary and university education.
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Monday, September 17, 2012A new study by Wellesley economists shows the recession’s toll on the health of older workers, and that Social Security and Medicare benefits go far beyond protecting current retirees. The findings were the subject of a story by U.S. News & World Report.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012In September, Wellesley welcomes Washington Post columnist, E.J. Dionne; Douglas Elmendorf, Head of U.S. Congressional Budget Office; and Sheryl WuDunn the first Asian-American author to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012Wellesley College is among 15 schools nationwide to receive a $100,000 grant from the American Council on Education and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for innovative work in faculty retirement.
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Friday, June 8, 2012Women leaders from 21 nations convene at Wellesley June 11-22 for the Women in Public Service Institute, part of an initiative launched by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton '69 to raise female political and civic leadership worldwide.
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Monday, June 4, 2012The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named all 3 of the colleges located in Wellesley Green Power Partners, making Wellesley one of the first communities in the nation with all of its institutions of higher education to have this distinction.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012Wellesley's Phillip B. Levine and co-author Melissa Kearney derive a formal economic model that incorporates the perception of economic success as a key factor driving one’s decision to have an early, non-marital birth.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012Patricia Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, examines what may be the most significant value of The Scream—its lasting cultural impact.
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Monday, April 23, 2012Layli Maparyan, leading scholar in women's issues, psychology, development, and policy, will join Wellesley Centers for Women in July as the Katherine Stone Kaufmann '67 Executive Director.
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Monday, April 9, 2012Research coauthored by Wellesley’s Phillip B. Levine shows abstinence-only policies, sex-ed, and the recession have little impact on the decline in teen birth rates; income inequality a key factor.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012Wellesley Professor Philip Levine, Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics, finds income inequality is an important culprit.
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Friday, March 30, 2012Melissa Harris-Perry will address the 600 members of the Class of 2012 and families and friends at Wellesley College’s 134th Commencement Exercises Friday, May 25, 2012.
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Monday, March 12, 2012A novel study by Dr. Heather Mattila provides the first major insight into how honey bee colony health could be improved by genetic diversity -- which results from the highly promiscuous mating behavior of queens.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012Some of the most famous love letters ever written have been digitized by Wellesley and Baylor University. The 573 letters exchanged by poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, which are owned and housed by Wellesley, are now available online in their original, handwritten form.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Wellesley College Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics hosts Title IX: 40 Years & Counting , a panel discussion featuring Kristine Lilly, Carol Stiff, Melissa Ludtke ’73, and more, on February 13. Free and open to the public.
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Friday, February 3, 2012Susan McGee Bailey ’63 (left), Wendy Gillespie ’72, and Mary Jeanne Kreek ’58 will receive Alumnae Achievement Awards on Feb. 16. Since 1970, the annual Awards have recognized alumnae for achievement and distinction in their fields. Award celebration is free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012Wellesley College neuroscience faculty members were awarded grants totalling more than $2.6 million in 2011, enabling unparalleled research opportunities for Wellesley students. In the last decade, neuroscience has become one of the most popular majors at Wellesley.
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Wellesley College is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
February 14, 2024
Wellesley, Mass — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized Wellesley College for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like Wellesley value global connection and support members of their campus communities to pursue international opportunities.
Seven students from Wellesley were selected for Fulbright awards for academic year 2023-24. They are:
– Sarah Boehm ’20, English Teaching Assistantship to Spain
– Charity-Temitope Daramola ’22, English Teaching Assistantship to Kenya
– Nori Greer ’23, Research Grant to Iceland
– Danika Heaney ’23, Research Grant to Germany
– Anne Jiang ’23, Fulbright/French Government English Teaching Assistant Award to France
– Maya Rubin ’22, Fulbright Debate Coach/Trainer Award to Taiwan
– Grace Woodruff ’22, English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad.
“Wellesley is proud to be among those institutions regularly producing a high number of Fulbright recipients,” said Kate Dailinger, director of fellowships in Wellesley Career Education. “This achievement reflects the ability and persistence of the student Fulbright recipients, as well as the commitment and dedication of all of those who have supported their efforts.”
Fulbright applicants at Wellesley are supported by a large and diverse campus committee that includes several former Fulbright recipients. Wellesley students and graduates interested in applying for Fulbright awards are encouraged to review information on Wellesley’s web site, and to contact Kate Dailinger or the Fellowships Team.
Lee Satterfield, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, noted, “Fulbright’s Top Producing Institutions represent the diversity of America’s higher education community. Dedicated administrators support students and scholars at these institutions to fulfill their potential and rise to address tomorrow’s global challenges. We congratulate them, and all the Fulbrighters who are making an impact the world over.”
About the Fulbright Program
Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program.
Fulbright alumni work to make a positive impact on their communities, sectors, and the world and have included 41 heads of state or government, 62 Nobel Laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 80 MacArthur Fellows, and countless leaders and changemakers who build mutual understanding between the people of the United State and the people of other countries.
For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit https://fulbrightprogram.org/
