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Kathryn Lynch Pens Washington Post Op-Ed on The Value of The Humanities
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Wellesley's Kathryn Lynch penned an op-ed in the Washington Post exploring the unintended consequences of cuts to humanities programs.
Alumna Receives Lifetime Civil Rights Award from the Massachusetts Teachers Association
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Alicia Lopez ’91 received the Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award from the Massachusetts Teachers Association on June 19. Her mother, Sonia Nieto, received the same award 26 years earlier.
Laura Stevens ’11 Tackles Scientific Mystery in “Nature”
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Laura Stevens ’11 co-authored an article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature this month. Her team's research addresses a phenomenon that has been puzzling scientists for years.
Wellesley Students Give Peace-Building Presentation at The Hague
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Students in Catia Confortini’s senior seminar in Peace and Justice Studies recently gave a presentation at the 2015 Women’s Power to Stop War conference, hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in The Hague, Netherlands.
Ten Wellesley Women Named Fulbright Scholars
Friday, May 15, 2015
Wellesley women won ten Fulbright awards this year from the United States Department of State's flagship exchange program, with three alumnae and students named as alternates.
A Chance to Help Promote World Peace
Friday, April 24, 2015
Wellesley congratulates Wenyan Deng ’15 and Margaret McClure ’15, who have both been named Carnegie Junior Fellows for 2015–16.
Rebecca Spyke Keiser ’91 Opens New Doors at the National Science Foundation
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
In her new role as head of the National Science Foundation’s Office of International Science and Engineering, Rebecca Spyke Keiser ’91 will develop international scientific partnerships and promote STEM activities for women and girls around the globe.
Hillary Clinton ’69 Announces Run for Presidency
Monday, April 13, 2015
In a YouTube video posted Sunday afternoon, Hillary Clinton '69 announced that she will run for president in the 2016 Election.
How Wellesley Prepared a Rising Physics Star
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
When Gretchen Campbell ’01 won the Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, she praised Wellesley for preparing her for a career in physics, a field she hadn’t planned to enter.
Wellesley Joins White House-Announced “Let Everyone Dream” STEM Coalition
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
President Obama, shown here with White House Science Fair participants “the elementary-school Supergirls,” announced $240M in new commitments to STEM education, which include commitments by Wellesley College.
SPARK Project Puts Wellesley Alumna on the Map
Friday, March 20, 2015
Katy Ma '18, a student activist with the organization SPARK, explains how she chose to highlight Xie Bingxin (M.A. '26), a prominent twentieth-century Chinese writer, for a Google initiative showcasing the work and contributions of influential women in history.
Dr. Kwan Kew Lai ‘74: Non Ministrari sed Ministrare
Monday, February 23, 2015
Dr. Kwan Kew Lai ‘74 embodies Wellesley’s motto, Non Ministrari sed Ministrare (Not to be ministered unto but to minister). She is currently in West Africa for the second time helping patients with Ebola.
Wellesley Women Make Great Secretaries... of State!
Monday, February 16, 2015
A Twitter exchange between Madeleine Albright ‘59 and Hillary Clinton ‘69 highlighted a well-known fact about graduates of Wellesley College.
Professor Hahrie Han Speaks with The New York Times Blog The UpShot
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Professor Hahrie Han spoke with The UpShot, a New York Times blog, for story exploring why Democrats continue to have more success than Republicans when it comes to online fundraising.
Professor Kristin Butcher's Work Highlighted in FiveThirtyEight Blog
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Writers for the popular blog FiveThirtyEight highlighted a paper co-authored by Wellesley’s Kristin Butcher among the most interesting research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Economic Association.