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The "Monuments Men" of Wellesley College

George Clooney may make an especially dashing "monuments man," but not all these experts who risked their lives to locate and save precious art in Europe during WWII were men. Myrtilla Avery, class of 1891 and art professor at Wellesley, was among the women doing this heroic work.
Boston Globe Business Updates and BostInno.com Cover World Women Partners

Two local, influential blogs -- the Boston Globe's Business Updates and BostInno.com -- recently covered World Women Partners.
Alumna Sworn in to Romanian Presidential Cabinet

In March, Ioana Petrescu ’03 was sworn in as Romania’s newest finance minister. At 34, she is the youngest member of the Romanian presidential cabinet and the first woman finance minister since the fall of communism.
China's Oldest Active Chinese Language Newspaper Announces World Women Partners

Ta Kung Pao, the oldest active Chinese language newspaper in China, covers a range of political, economic and cultural topics. The paper recently covered World Women Partners. This article is in Chinese.
CNN Names Wellesley Alum One of 10 Visionary Women in 2014

Victoria Budson '93 strives to erode gender gaps in her roles with Harvard’s Kennedy School, the State Department's Women in Public Service Project, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and the Obama administration.
Albright at Wellesley's Inaugural Women World Partners Event

Madeleine Korbel Albright '59 visited the inaugural Women World Partners institute in Beijing to discuss the importance of pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to women’s global leadership through international collaboration, particularly between the U.S. and China.
President Bottomly in the New York Times

Responding to the New York Times editorial on the summit meeting between presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping of China, President Bottomly asserted that relationship-building must happen on the ground too, not just in diplomatic conference rooms.
Wellesley and Peking University Host Global Leadership Conference

Wellesley's innovative partnership with Peking University presents a first-of-its-kind conference in Beijing, Women's Leadership: Making a Difference in the World, on June 15, 2013.