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2009
Releases
Wellesley College Carnegie Junior Fellowship Winner Hopes to Help Her Homeland
June 29, 2009 - As a high school student, Kelima Yakupova, a 2009 graduate of Wellesley College, left behind her parents, siblings, grandparents and other relatives in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan with hopes of obtaining a strong education to better the situation for those in her poor nation. Several years later, Yakupova’s selection as a Carnegie Junior Fellow is bringing her one step closer to that goal.
Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College Welcomes Visiting Art History Scholar
June 23, 2009 - The Newhouse Center for the Humanities will welcome Deborah Klimburg-Salter, professor for Asian art history at the Institute of Art History of the University of Vienna, to campus this fall as the 2009- 2010 Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities.
Wellesley’s New Albright Institute Aims to Educate World Leaders
June 17, 2009 - Wellesley College graduates are no strangers to the world stage. This preeminent women’s college has long educated its students to become global leaders. Now one of its most prominent alumnae, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, will help new generations of Wellesley women to make a difference in the world. This January, Wellesley will launch the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs to heighten the global perspective of Wellesley’s academic environment and to prepare students for positions of world leadership. Albright herself will serve as the first of a series of distinguished visiting professors, sharing her vast experience as a diplomat and leader.
Global Learning: Wellesley Graduates Win Fulbright Grants for Worldwide Research, Study and Teaching
June 12, 2009 - One 2009 Wellesley College graduate will focus on living conditions in Bangladesh for minority populations, while another seeks to preserve the memory of the dwindling Moroccan Jewish community. Several Wellesley graduates will conduct research and teach in locations from South Korea to South Africa with support from the Fulbright Program, which has awarded them prestigious grants for postgraduate work.
Wellesley College Celebrates 131st Commencement
June 5, 2009 - Under a green canopy of towering oak trees, the 573 members of Wellesley College’s Class of 2009 received their diplomas during the college’s 131st Commencement ceremonies Friday, June 5. Wellesley alumna from the class of 1987 Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent who became the victim of a 2006 car bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, delivered the Commencement address. She focused on the importance of learning what is most important an unpredictable and changing world.
Wellesley College Senior Catlin Powers Wins $75,000 Environmental Prize
June 3, 2009 - As chief operating officer and co-founder of One Earth Designs (OED), Wellesley senior Catlin Powers has spent as many as 50 hours a week during her college years fighting to bring heat, clean water and other necessities to those in need — from the high-altitude regions of the Himalayas to economically depressed areas of the Dominican Republic, Ghana and India.She has been recognized for her work with several prizes this spring, including $75,000 from the St. Andrews Prize for the Environment, which will support OEDs’ invention that produces clean energy from the sun.
Two Wellesley Seniors Receive First Chinese Consulate Scholarships
June 3, 2009 - Two Wellesley College seniors will further their education after college with scholarships given for the first time by the Chinese Consulate General of New York. The awards will allow them to study for a year at any one of 100 Chinese universities.
Wellesley Senior Mona Minkara Finds No Limits to Her Future
June 2, 2009 – On June 5, Mona Minkara will stand before her fellow members of the class of 2009 at graduation from Wellesley College. “It’s an honor,” said Minkara, who is legally blind. “I hope disabled students around the country can realize you can make it even though you might be blind, or deaf, or whatever your story might be.”
Wellesley Students and Organizations Honored with Excellence in Leadership Awards
May 13, 2009 – On Wellesley’s campus, leaders are everywhere—in residence halls, classrooms, student organizations, committees, volunteer groups, and more. This month, the office of Student Activities honored a few of those leaders with the Excellence in Leadership Awards.
Wellesley Junior Sarah Vickery Investigates Perceptions of Abraham Lincoln
May 12, 2009 – Since Abraham Lincoln’s death, countless books, articles and films have sought to portray the famous historical figure. But how did Americans perceive Lincoln during his life? Wellesley College junior Sarah Vickery will explore this question when she travels to New York City this summer for a five-week historical research program as part of the Gilder Lehrman History Scholars program.
Wellesley Senior Maya Smith to Fight Malaria with Tony Blair Faith Foundation
May 12, 2009 – Not everyone gets to chum around with Tony Blair. But Wellesley College senior Maya Smith got the chance when she traveled to Toronto last month during World Malaria Week to hear the former British prime minister speak on the role of faith communities in eradicating malaria. Smith is one of 30 young leaders from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada chosen to participate in the Faiths Act Fellowship, sponsored by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
Wellesley Researchers Study Effects of Contemplation
May 11, 2009 – College is supposed to change lives for the better. Higher education, after all, teaches skills and knowledge that often result in better jobs and more income. But what if the most life-changing result of college involved becoming a kinder, gentler person? That’s the focus of a Wellesley College study, “Impact of Buddhism on Undergraduates in the U.S. Today,” by Professor of Religion James Kodera and Buddhist advisor Ji Hyang Padma.
Climate Change Threatens Unique Life Found at Russian Lake
May 5, 2009 – Russia’s Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically rich lake, faces the possibility of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change, according to an analysis by a joint U.S.-Russian team in the May issue of BioScience. Marianne V. Moore, associate professor of biological science at Wellesley College, wrote the article with five coauthors, including four from Irkutsk State University in Russia. Moore and her colleagues note that Lake Baikal's climate has become measurably milder over recent decades.
Wellesley College's Ruhlman Conference to Showcase
Outstanding Student Work on April 29th
April 28, 2009 – The 2009 Ruhlman Conference, to be held Wednesday, April 29, from 9 am-6 pm on the Wellesley College campus, will feature presentations of projects completed by more than 300 Wellesley students. The projects range from “Indoor Air Pollution Exposures in Himalayan Communities” to “The Effect of Imaginary Companions on Preschoolers’ Play” to “Real Men Wear Sequins: Performing Gender on the Takarazuka Stage.”
Susan Wang Wins Wellesley's 114th Annual Hoop Rolling Contest
April 25, 2009 – Susan Wang of McLean, Va., and Seoul, South Korea, is the winner of this morning's 114th annual hoop rolling competition at Wellesley College. Wang, who will graduate June 5, was met at the finish line by President H. Kim Bottomly and Dean John O'Keefe, where she was presented with a bouquet of white roses filled with spring greenery, in honor of the 2009 class color, green.
Wellesley College Students Aim To Read Complete Works of Shakespeare in 24 Hours or Less
April 23, 2009 – While Shakespeare wrote that "brevity is the soul of wit," students at Wellesley College will soon know if the brevity of Shakespeare in 24 hours will test their wits. The Shakespeare Society hopes to repeat its feat of five years ago when members and volunteers read the complete, unabridged works of William Shakespeare in 23 hours and 20 minutes. “24 Hours of Shakespeare” starts Friday, May 1, at 11 am.
Jewish Studies Program Launches Innovative Project
April 17, 2009 – On a dusty side-street in Tunis, above a solitary locked doorway, one can still see a faded Hebrew plaque. This is all that remains of the tomb of Chief Rabbi Messaoud Raphael el Fassi. In December 2008, Ali Kaba, a West African-Muslim undergraduate, located this 18th-century plaque on a research expedition for Diarna.
Junior Jennie Hatch Works as an ‘Agent of Change’ at United Nations Climate Negotiations
April 16, 2009 – Along with youth from the United States and more than 50 other nations, Wellesley College junior Jennifer Hatch attended interim climate negotiations being conducted by The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, March 29-April 8.
Nobel Laureate Eric Chivian Keynotes Earth Week Celebrations at Wellesley College
April 16, 2009 – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and biologist Eric Chivian has spent time studying the effects of climate change on Inupiaq Eskimos in Alaska. His unusual collaboration with evangelical minister Richard Cizik to promote the environmental cause landed them both on Time Magazine’s 2008 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Chivian, the director of Center for Health and Global Environment at Harvard, will discuss his latest book, Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity, Tuesday, April 21, at 4:30 pm in Collins Cinema on the Wellesley College campus as the keynote event for this year’s Earth Week at Wellesley.
Wellesley College Celebrates the Boston Marathon
April 9, 2009 – Located near the midpoint of the Boston Marathon, the Wellesley College “scream tunnel” is so loud that runners say they can hear it from a mile away. Again this year, hundreds of students will crowd the campus sidewalks to offer runners water, oranges, high-fives and kisses, at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20.
Wellesley Student Awarded a Watson Fellowship for Travel and Exploration
April 2, 2009 – Senior Courtney Sato was awarded a prestigious Watson Fellowship to to study writing and place with the project “‘Writing Toward Home’: Tracing Poets and Places.” Sato, one of 40 college seniors to be awarded the fellowship, will receive $28,000 for a year of travel and exploration. During her year abroad, Sato will travel to the homes and neighborhoods of international poets to explore how their sense of home influenced their writing and to build “a vocabulary of spaces and places.”
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Junot Díaz to Speak at Wellesley College
April 2, 2009 – Dominican-American author Junot Díaz will present a reading from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 pm in Collins Cinema on the Wellesley College campus. Set in New Jersey, where Díaz himself grew up, the novel follows the story of the young Dominican boy Oscar Wao and his family; in the process, it grapples with the relationships between identity, national history, immigrant assimilation and personal experience. After reading excerpts from The Brief Wondrous Life, Díaz will follow up with a question-and-answer session and book signing.
Wellesley Student Annie Smith Receives Fuding from Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace
March 27, 2009 – The Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program has announced that Wellesley College sophomore Annie Smith, daughter of Ruth Ann Kelleher of Panama, will receive funding to undertake her proposed project, “Give a Man a Fish, Teach a Man to Fish…Or Provide Aquaculture?” The project, to be implemented in northern Panama this summer, proposes a unique solution to poverty and malnourishment among indigenous people.
Dialogue on America Video Project Visits Wellesley College Campus
March 26, 2009 – In early March, Jim Hilgendorf and his film crew came to Wellesley College to conduct random interviews with students for his “America's Dialogue,” a continuing project of national grassroots interviews on important issues affecting the American people. The current “America's Dialogue III” is a forum allowing students from colleges and universities around the country to express ideas and feelings about the future of the country.
Wellesley College Students Explore Green Living in Cooperative Housing
March 16, 2009 – The student residents of Wellesley’s sustainability co-op housing have made a commitment to buying and cooking locally and sustainably. Also essential to the new model of co-op living on campus is a community-based lifestyle. Nine students currently live in the sustainable housing wing of Simpson Hall on the Wellesley College campus in rooms that share a common living area and kitchen. The residents each have specific jobs and put in an equal amount of time to save money and enjoy better food. They cook four to five times a week and eat communally while discussing their days – and new ways to promote activism and sustainability on campus.
Wellesley Professor Profiles Visionary Caribbean Leader Who Fought Against Colonialism
March 12, 2009 – Selwyn Cudjoe, professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, is the author of a new critical biography of a major intellectual who struggled for justice against colonialism. Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator and novelist.
Award-Winning Journalist and Alumna Kimberly Dozier Will be the 2009 Commencement Speaker for Wellesley College
March 6, 2009 – Kimberly Dozier, a a Wellesley College alumna from the class of 1987 and CBS News correspondent reporting from Baghdad, Iraq, will address the approximately 600 members of the Class of 2009 and their friends and families at Wellesley College’s 131st Commencement Friday, June 5, at 10:30 am on the Academic Quad on the Wellesley, Mass., campus. Dozier wrote a memoir about the attack and its aftermath, Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report and Survive the War in Iraq, in which the rest of her crew was killed, as were the U.S. Army captain and an Iraqi translator she had been following for a story about American soldiers working with Iraqi security forces. She is now back to reporting for CBS, but the attack has changed her, she says.
Three Students Awarded the Three Generations Prize for Writing 125
March 3, 2009 – First-year students Claire Grossman of Pinecrest, Fla., Lynn Gallogly of Rosindale, Mass., and Mary Huang of Severna Park, Md., have been awarded the Wellesley College Three Generations Prize for Writing 125. The prize is awarded by the Wellesley College Writing Program each semester to students whose work demonstrates clarity, eloquence and engagement with the subject.
Forty Years Later: Wellesley's Decision to Stay a Women's College Revisited
February 27, 2009 – Forty years ago, the Commission on the Future of the College, formed of students, faculty, trustees and alumnae, worked for two years and more than 2,000 hours to make recommendations on the college’s future. One result: a 9-4 vote in favor of admitting men to Wellesley, a recommendation Wellesley’s board of trustees rejected. Several of the commission’s members will revisit their decision during “Co-Ed Wellesley: Perspectives on the 1971 Commission on the Future of the College” Wednesday, March 11, at 7 pm in the Library Lecture Room.
Wellesley Professor Examines Diversity in American Literature
February 20, 2009 –Throughout its history, America has been the scene of multiple encounters between communities speaking different languages. Literature has long sought to represent these encounters in various ways, from James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier fictions to the Jewish-American writers who popularized Yiddish as a highly influential modern vernacular.
Anthropology Conference Features Students from the Greater Boston Area
February 20, 2009 – Do folk songs have a cultural function? Are vampires more than just fantasy creatures? Does the American “culture” of breast cancer actually promote the disease? Seven Wellesley College students will answer these questions, and more, when they participate in the Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium (GBAC) Student Conference, hosted at Wellesley Friday, Feb. 27, from 8:30am to 5 pm in Collins Cinema.
The Relationship Between Judaism and Four 20th-Century Italian Writers Combine in New Book by Wellesley Professor
February 19, 2009 – In Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony (Syracuse University Press, 2008), Sergio Parussa, associate professor of Italian studies at Wellesley College, explores the relationship between Judaism and writing in the works of four 20th-century Italian writers: Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani and Primo Levi.
Wellesley College Honors Three of Its Outstanding Graduates at 2009 Alumnae Achievement Awards Feb. 13
January 30, 2009 – They have worked to advance the careers of young scientists and further science education, performed with jazz musicians Bobby Hackett and George Wein, and dedicated decades to the protection of endangered seabirds and the conservation of their habitats. Health policy leader Enriqueta Bond, class of 1961; jazz singer Barbara Lea, class of 1951; and sea bird conservationist Helen Hays, class of 1953, will be presented with the Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award Friday Friday, Feb. 13, at 5 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel on the Wellesley College campus.
Wellesley College Celebrates Black History Month
January 30, 2009 – Linda Johnson Rice — chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Co., which publishes Ebony and JET magazines — will present Wellesley College’s Quintessence Day lecture Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 pm in Collins Cinema. Quintessence Day is an event held annually and hosted by the student group Ethos, which describes quintessence as “the most perfect manifestation of black womanhood.” The lecture is part of a series of events celebrating Black History Month at Wellesley College.
Event Will Transform Campus Center into a Virtual E-mail System
January 28, 2009 – Foodies can debate where to find the best croissant in New York City, while members of the “Computing Questions” conference share their favorite applications and students discuss the most colorful “Community” posts during “FirstClass Offline” Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 6- 9 pm in the Wang Campus Center. The event will transform the campus center into a virtual e-mail system.
Activist Denis Halliday Reflects on United Nations' Disappointments and Opportunities
January 15, 2009 – After more than three decades of work at the United Nations, Denis J. Halliday became an international activist who travels the world speaking out for peace. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4:30 pm, his travels will bring him to Wellesley College’s Jewett Auditorium, where he will present “Reflections on the United Nations: Disappointments and Opportunities, Where Do We Go From Here?"
Wellesley College Celebrates 200 Years of Charles Darwin
January 14, 2009 – The Origin of Species — Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking book describing how evolution occurs by natural selection — changed everything, according to Olivia Judson, an evolutionary biology blogger for The New York Times. Judson will present the lecture, “Glad to Have Evolved,” Feb. 17 at Wellesley College, part of a month-long commemoration of the life and work of Charles Darwin.
Wellesley College Offers Spring Auditing Options
January 6, 2009 – The opportunity to audit courses at Wellesley College is offered to its alumnae and employees and to residents of the town and of nearby communities. For the spring semester, which begins Monday, Feb. 2, registration will take place in Wellesley’s Academic Council Room, fourth floor, Green Hall, Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 9 am-3 pm for auditors for whom there is no charge and Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 9 am-3 pm for auditors for whom there is a charge.
2008
Releases
Animals Have a Friend in Need with Wellesley College Senior
December 10, 2008 – It turns out a dog’s best friend is a woman. Wellesley College senior Elise Traub has put countless hours of effort into eliminating greyhound racing in Massachusetts. For three years, she worked to end the sport by volunteering with the Committee to Protect Dogs. This fall Massachusetts voters approved the Greyhound Protection Act, which will end the controversial practice in 2010.
Wellesley College Students Help Bring Medical Care to More Than 1,000 Patients in Need
December 8, 2008 –They may not be doctors yet, but five members of the Wellesley College Hippocratic Society can already say they’ve helped bring medical care to more than 1,000 patients in need. On Nov. 13, the group of neuroscience and biology majors, led by DaEun (Dana) Im ’10 and including Sana Aslam ’10, Rosalind Lai ’11, Lauren Eby ’10 and Tania Dhawan ’11, embarked on a medical mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico. There, they set up a makeshift clinic, where they worked alongside volunteers from the California-based non-profit organization Healing Hearts Across Borders (HHAB) to provide health checkups and dental services to underprivileged Mexican families.
Madeleine Albright Wins ‘Teddy,’ the Highest Honor Bestowed by NCAA
December 4, 2008 –Madeleine Albright, a member of the Wellesley College Class of 1959 and former U.S. Secretary of State, has been named recipient of the 2009 Theodore Roosevelt Award, the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) bestows.
Three Wellesley Alumnae Tapped for Obama Administration
December 3, 2008 –Three Wellesley College alumnae have been named to leadership posts in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton, class of 1969, has been nominated for secretary of state. Chicago business leader Desiree Rogers, Wellesley class of 1981, has been appointed as White House social secretary. She will be the first African American to serve in the position, which is responsible for organizing and overseeing all White House functions and ceremonies. Katie Johnson, class of 2003, has been named Obama's personal secretary.
Musician Ben Folds to Record with Wellesley A Cappella Group for New Album
December 2, 2008 – Pop singer-songwriter Ben Folds will record music with the Wellesley College Blue Notes this December for an upcoming album of a cappella versions of his songs by high school, college and professional groups. Folds said he was inspired to create the album when he found several a cappella arrangements of his songs on YouTube. More than 200 groups answered his call for submissions for the album, which has an anticipated release in spring 2009.
Wellesley Seniors Win Awards to Pursue Research from Planets to Politics
December 1, 2008 – Twelve Wellesley College seniors will study everything from the global anti-sweatshop movement to the orbiting behavior of Uranian moons. One study will focus on female identification and gender construction in the heavy-metal subculture. Another will work toward a behavioral characterization of schizophrenia, while still another will look at what motivated young voters in the recent presidential election. They each have won the 2008 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship. Made possible through a generous gift from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust, these awards support the scholarly work of students enrolled in the senior honors program.
Wellesley College Students Seek Ways To Improve the Environment
November 20, 2008 – Wellesley juniors Megan Carter-Thomas, Devaja Shafer and Emily Estes, who conduct research in Associate Professor of Geosciences Dan Brabander’s environmental geochemistry lab, have presented their findings at the New England Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium. “Projects ranged from examining the issue of lead in urban gardens, to the legacy of industrialization in the Neponset River Watershed, to evaluating the mobility of lead-bearing pigments in artificial playing fields,” Brabander says.
Renaissance Art and Marriage Combine in New Book by Wellesley Professor
November 13, 2008 – An associate professor of art at Wellesley College and a member of the Wellesley class of 1989, Musacchio has written a book focusing on timeless topics from a historical perspective in Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace.
Wellesley Names New Chief Investment Officer
November 11, 2008 – Wellesley College today named alumna Deborah Foye Kuenstner as its chief investment officer. Kuenstner, currently the chief investment officer at Brandeis University, will assume her new post on February 1, 2009. Kuenstner will oversee the management of Wellesley’s endowment, which had a market value of $1.63 billion as of June 30, 2008, the end of the College’s most recent fiscal year.
1920s Film, Flappers and Feminist Film Theory
November 4, 2008 – Laura Mulvey, the 2008-2009 Mary L. Cornille distinguished visiting professor in the humanities at Wellesley College, will discuss aspects of the “flapper film” within the context of feminist film theory during the lecture “The Movie Moderns: 1920s Cinema, the Flapper and Feminist Film Theory” Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 pm in Collins Cinema on the Wellesley College campus.
Sweet Carillon: Wellesley College Bell Ringers Carry on Tradition with a Modern Twist
October 30, 2008 – It’s 2:40 pm on a Wednesday, and the theme from Super Mario Brothers rings out on the Wellesley College campus as students pass between classes. The song emanates from Wellesley’s Galen Stone Tower, and the students who play the carillon within. While the majesty of the massive bells evoke the pomp and circumstance of an ancient tradition, student carillonneurs often feature oddball tunes and personal favorites to keep the tradition au courant in the 21st century.
Wellesley College Tanner Conference Celebrates a World of Learning Oct. 28
October 24, 2008 – The Tanner Conference will bring together students, faculty, staff and alumnae as they share their off-campus studies. With projects ranging from “A Mosaic of Morocco: Life as a Nomad” to “Victim or Victimizer? The 2008 London Extradition Case of 1994 Rwandan Genocide,” Wellesley travelers return to discuss their experiences with the community. The conference is free and open to the public.
Wellesley’s Dan Chiasson Is Named Poetry Editor of the Prestigious Paris Review
October 24, 2008 – Dan Chiasson, assistant professor of English at Wellesley College, has been named poetry editor of the prestigious literary magazine, The Paris Review.
Wellesley College to Host Oct. 26 Debate Among Candidates for Fourth Congressional Seat
October 22, 2008 – Wellesley College is hosting a debate among the three candidates for the Fourth Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (Democrat) and challengers Earl Sholley (Republican) and Susan Allen (Independent) have accepted the invitation from Wellesley’s Political Science Department. The debate will take place Sunday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 pm in Tishman Commons, Wang Campus Center.
Director of Congressional Budget Office Discusses the Economics of Climate Change
October 17, 2008 –In October 2008, Peter Orszag, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), testified before Congress that retirement plans have lost two trillion dollars in the past 15 months. Whether the current financial crisis will affect retirement decisions remains to be seen, but Orszag cited a paper that showed no change in the retirement age among people in households owning stock after the stock market decline of 2000 — findings originally published by Wellesley economics professors Courtney Coile and Phillip Levine as “Bulls, Bears and Retirement Decisions” in Industrial and Labor Relations Review.
Wellesley Professor Writes New Book about Trust and American Medicine
October 17, 2008 – In his new book, Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine (Princeton University Press, September 2008), Wellesley College’s Jonathan B. Imber provides insights into the religious underpinnings of the doctor-patient relationship and raises questions about the place of the medical profession in American life and culture.
Wellesley Senior – and Yaks – Carry the Hopes of Tibetan Peasants
October 16, 2008 – A native of Hong Kong who now lives in Braintree, Mass., Wellesley College senior Jenny Chu is a political science major/economics minor who has the gift of gab. Her ability to sell a newly developed yak cheese to high-end restaurants made her a one-woman sales force recently, finding markets for cheese produced by one of China’s most prolific animals, the yak, to benefit poor farmers .
Panel Discusses Causes and Consequences of Current Financial Crisis
October 14, 2008 – Eric Hilt, an economic historian, will talk about the historical parallels to the current crisis during the panel discussion “Donkeys, Elephants, Bulls and Bears!” Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 12:30 pm in Pendleton Atrium on the Wellesley campus. Economics faculty members Olga Shurchkov, Malhar Nabar, Joseph Joyce and Akila Weerapana will join him to address the consequences and causes of the financial crisis.
Drinking Alcohol Associated With Smaller Brain Volume
October 14, 2008 – The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, by Carol Ann Paul of Wellesley College, and colleagues at Boston University School of Public Health.
Jewett Arts Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary This October
October 9, 2008 –In celebration of Jewett’s 50th anniversary, the art department will host an exhibition of photographs from the Wellesley College Archives, depicting the building’s original appearance and function. First opened in October 1958, the arts center now houses the music, art and theatre departments as well as the art and music libraries, several gallery areas for student artwork and the 320-seat Jewett Auditorium.
Wellesley Professor Finds Pollution from Livestock Farming Affects Infant Health
October 9, 2008 – A new study in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics explores the effects of pollution from livestock facilities on infant health and finds that production is associated with an increase in infant mortality. “The causal mechanism relating poor infant health to livestock production appears to be air pollution,” said the study’s author, Stacy Sneeringer, an assistant professor of economics at Wellesley College.
Wellesley Continues Popular Series of Election Events
October 7, 2008 – Reflecting the strong interest in government and politics at Wellesley, a series of election events are drawing overflow crowds and have twice been covered by Boston’s WCVB-TV news. Discussion and debate about the upcoming presidential election will continue this month with a series of events hosted by CPLA, a non-partisan committee of college government that strives to promote political awareness on campus."
Lectures Celebrate Quantitative Reasoning in Polling and Predictions
October 7, 2008 – As part of "Celebrating QR Connections," the Ellen Genat Hoffman '68 and Stephen G. Hoffman series, three lectures will be presented, focusing on the connections between quantitative reasoning, polling and predictions. In the first, Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg will discuss "Pollster 101: The Ins and Outs of the Polling Profession."
Finding Your Voice Helps Strengthen Relationships, Says Wellesley Psychology Professor Sally Theran
October 3, 2008 – Why do people have difficulty speaking their minds? Wellesley's Sally Theran researches this problem, called “level of voice” – a way of gauging how comfortable people are in expressing themselves in relationships, either among friends or with parent and teachers.
Actors from the London Stage Present Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
September 29, 2008 – Winter comes early to Wellesley College this year when the touring theater group Actors from the London Stage presents Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Winter’s Tale Oct. 16-18. The group will remain at Wellesley for a weeklong residency, Oct. 13-18. In addition to performing, they will teach workshops for Wellesley theatre studies students during the week.
Three Students Awarded Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence
September 9, 2008 – At convocation on Sept. 2, Wellesley College President Kim Bottomly announced the names of three students being honored as recipients of Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence. The First-Year Student Prize was awarded to Caitlin Kearns, the Sophomore Student Prize to DaEun Im and the Katharine Malone Scholarship to Colleen Kirkhart.
Prof. Dan Brabander and Student Researchers Are on the Look-out for Lead
September 2, 2008 – Dan Brabander wants to put the green in – and take the lead out – of sustainable urban gardening. As associate professor of geosciences at Wellesley College, his research focus is at the intersection of environmental geochemistry and public health. To that end, he has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and formed a partnership with Boston’s The Food Project, a nonprofit organization that helps foster the development of organic urban gardens. For the past five years, Brabander and his student researchers have been looking at lead contamination in urban backyard gardens in Roxbury and Dorchester, Mass.
Russia vs. Georgia: Crisis In the Caucasus
August 29, 2008 – Russia recently sent troops and tanks into the separatist South Ossetia to repel a Georgian attack. Now Wellesley College experts will weigh in on the situation with a panel discussion, "Russia vs. Georgia: Crisis in the Caucasus," Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4:15 pm in Tishman Commons, Wang Campus Center, on the Wellesley College campus.
Wellesley Welcomes 'Red' Class of 2012
August 26, 2008 --They include an accomplished fly fisher, a nationally ranked tennis player and a winner of the city of Chicago spelling bee. Members of Wellesley College’s class of 2012 have done research on sharks, fungi and cancer, trained to sail the U.S. Brig Niagara and won the “best director” award at a film festival.
Exhibit Celebrates the Arrivals and Departure of Faculty
August 26, 2008 --The first exhibit of the Jewett Art Gallery features the arrival of new art department faculty Clara Lieu, Daniela Rivera, David T. Olsen and Andrew Mowbray, as well as departing staff Jim Turbert. The exhibit, “Arrivals/Departure,” will be on display from Monday, Sept. 1, through Sunday, Sept. 28, in the Jewett Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 4:30 – 6 pm.
Wellesley College Community Gives Back During 'A Day to Make a Difference'
August 21, 2008 --Wellesley College students, alumnae, faculty, staff and families will volunteer for Wellesley College’s ninth annual “A Day to Make a Difference,” Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7. Last year, volunteers contributed more than 1,500 hours of work during the event.
Wellesley Professor Leads Seven-College Study of Today's Students
August 19, 2008 --Now entering its third year, or the halfway point in its trajectory, the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning (NECASL) has been asking in-depth questions of members of the class of 2010 at seven New England colleges. In personal interviews, they are being tracked as they make the transition from high school to college, through their first year of college, to their choice of a major, to the decision to study away or not — and eventually to postgraduate study or employment after college. The one-of-its-kind study, supported by grants from the Teagle, Mellon and Spencer foundations, is led by Wellesley College professor of sociology Lee Cuba.
Wellesley College Offers Fall Semester Auditing Options
August 7, 2008 --The opportunity to audit courses at Wellesley College is offered to its alumnae and employees and to residents of the town and of nearby communities.
Wellesley Student Wins $10,000 Scholarship in 'Design Squad' Reality TV Competition
August 6, 2008 --Leah French is a woman for all seasons. At 19, she has enjoyed her first year at Wellesley as a member of the Shakespeare Society, a campus organization that produces the bard’s plays throughout the school year. The thespian in her, though, has recently been eclipsed by the engineering wizard that also lives in the heart of this Cambridge, Mass., resident.
Faster, Stronger, Higher: Wellesley College Students Intern in Beijing as Summer Olympics Kick Off
August 6, 2008 --ZhanTao Yang is providing media coverage of the Olympics as an intern at ABC News in Beijing. She is among four Wellesley College students interning in Beijing this summer on college stipends— including one student who is working with The Economist magazine, and another who has done promotional work for the World Wildlife Fund that will be distributed in the Olympic village.
Outdoor Sculpture Mozart Installed on Wellesley College Campus
July 28, 2008 --Wellesley College is now home to an imposing outdoor sculpture, Mozart, by famed artist Kenneth Snelson. The piece, which stands 24 x 24 x 30 feet, is located near the Science Center and is visible from College Road.
Newhouse Center for the Humanities Welcomes Scholars
July 22, 2008 --The Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College is pleased to welcome fifteen scholars—working on topics ranging from the iconography of an 8th-century Hindu temple to Somali popular culture to Leonard Bernstein and Broadway —for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Wellesley’s Paul Fisher Writes an American Odyssey of One of History’s Most Brilliant and Eccentric Families
July 10, 2008 -- Although much has been written on the famous James family (Henry, William and Alice, in particular) many truths about the members of one of America's most famous dynasties have long been hidden. The conflicts that defined one of America’s greatest families — homosexuality, depression, alcoholism, female oppression — is the focus of a new book, House of Wits (Henry Holt & Co., June 2008) by Wellesley College’s Paul Fisher, an assistant professor of American studies.
Wellesley College to Offer Swahili Courses
July 8, 2008 --Starting this fall, Wellesley will offer elementary Swahili courses. Professor Filomina Steady, chair of the Africana Studies Department, says students who take the course will learn new language skills that will help in their overall understanding of languages. They will also be able to use the language in study abroad programs offered by Wellesley and in future work in Swahili-speaking regions.
In The Secret Life of Birds, It's What's Heard on the Street that Counts
July 2, 2008 --Is seeing believing? Or is what’s overhead on the fly that counts? When it comes to picking out a place to live, some songbirds eavesdrop on each other to make their minds up about where to raise a family — choosing what sounds like a great spot even when the nesting site is actually lacking in food and shelter. Nicholas Rodenhouse, a Wellesley College professor of biological sciences who studies migratory songbirds, is a co-author of a study just published in a professional journal on the "social cues" of birds.
Cooking Up a Solution to Poverty: Wellesley College Student's 'Solar Cooker' is Designed to Reduce Pollution and Disease
June 27 , 2008 --Wellesley College senior Catlin Powers has worked in collaboration with MIT students and villagers from Amdo, Tibet, to develop an innovative solar design for cooking and heating.
Saving the Earth, One Tomato at a Time: Wellesley College Students Tackle Organic Farming
June 26 , 2008 --Some Wellesley College students have embraced the benefits of eating locally through organic farming. Last fall, El Table, a student-run co-op on campus, began buying lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, basil and garlic from the venture. Now Wellesley College dining halls plan to use the student farmers’ garlic, basil, parsley and asparagus, with more options to come.
Wellesley Part of New Consortium for Ecosystem Science
June 17 , 2008 -- Wellesley College is one of five institutions that have joined with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to form a consortium to support research, education, and policy initiatives at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New Hampshire, the site of one of the longest running and most comprehensive ecosystem studies in the world.
Wellesley College Graduate Awarded Grant for Travel and Exploration
June 5 , 2008 -- Wellesley College graduate Mackensie Yore has been awarded the Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship for a year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States. Yore’s project, “Cleft Lip to Clubfoot: Cultural Constructions of Congenital Anomalies,” will focus on how culturally-engendered attitudes affect access to medical services that detect and treat cleft lip, spina bifida and clubfoot.
Wellesley Graduates 582 at 130th Commencement
May 30, 2008 -- Wellesley College celebrated its 130th Commencement May 30 as 582 seniors received their diplomas. Commencement speaker Cathie Black, president of Hearst magazines, told the graduates that it is important to focus on your dreams in life, realizing they take work and courage to follow.
Sophomore Jennie Hatch Works as an ‘Agent of Change’ at U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development
May 27, 2008 -- Students have had a voice in the ongoing U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development thanks to a volunteer-driven youth organization, SustainUS, and the commitment of students like Wellesley College sophomore Jennie Hatch of Whitefield, Maine.
Nine Wellesley College Students and Alumnae Win Fulbright Grants for Research, Study and Teaching
May 22, 2008 -- Following graduation, one Wellesley College senior will tackle the challenges of water pollution, while another focuses her attention on how migration affects a Turkish clash of values. Students will research and teach in locations from Denmark to Vietnam with support from the Fulbright Program, which has awarded grants to seven Wellesley College students.
Wellesley Celebrates 130th Commencement May 30
May 21, 2008 -- Wellesley College will celebrate its 130th Commencement Friday, May 30, at 10:30 am on Severance Green on the Wellesley, Mass., campus. Approximately 600 seniors will graduate from Wellesley this year. Cathie Black, president of Hearst magazines, will be the 2008 Commencement speaker.
Kara Hadge Is Chosen as Student Commencement Speaker
May 13, 2008 -- Kara Hadge will follow in the footsteps of Hillary Rodham Clinton as she takes the stage at Wellesley College’s May 30 commencement ceremonies to address fellow members of the class of 2008 as their student speaker. Clinton was the first such speaker for her graduating class of 1969.
Book That Changed World of Science Honors Wellesley's First Scientist President
May 12, 2008 -- Nicolai Copernicus’ book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), transformed scientific thinking, showing that the Earth is not the center of the universe. Originally published in 1543, this breakthrough in human thought spawned the study of modern astronomy and the scientific revolution. This week, a rare and valuable second edition of the book was presented to newly inaugurated H. Kim Bottomly during her installation as the 13th president of Wellesley College.
Wellesley Inaugurates H. Kim Bottomly as 13th President
May 9, 2008 -- Surrounded by political, educational and institutional leaders, students, faculty, staff, friends and family, H. Kim Bottomly was installed as Wellesley College’s 13th president during inauguration ceremonies Friday, May 9.
Students Use Community Service Travel Grants in Peru
May 1, 2008 -- 35 students received grants of up to $1,000 to travel to Israel, Ecuador, and Peru, as well as Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla.,. and New Orleans. Juniors Sara Dickhaus, Julia Schroeder and Kelly Jauregui used the grants to travel to Huancayo, one of the poorest areas of Peru, located in the Andes Mountains.
Scientists Reveal Warming of World’s Largest Freshwater Lake
April 30, 2008 -- Russian and American scientists, including Wellesley's Marianne Moore, have demonstrated for the first time that the world’s largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, has warmed rapidly over the past half century, at a rate almost three times that of the average global air temperature. The findings are consistent with additional signs that this remote region is responding strongly to global warming.
Rachel Goldstein of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Wins 2008 Hoop Rolling Contest
April 26, 2008 -- The women's stuides and political science major crosses the finish line first in the 113th running of the Wellesley College traditional rite of passage for graduating seniors.
Family Celebrates Love of Wellesley College with a Lamppost-- and a Granddaughter
April 25, 2008 -- When Richard and Linda Eyre’s 9-year-old granddaughter visited Wellesley College, she explored the campus, attended classes and spent time with her aunt, Charity Eyre, a member of the class of 2008. “She had quite a time,” said Richard, 62. “People would always ask her what her name was and she would say ‘Wellesley.’”
2008 Ruhlman Conferences Celebrates Student Learning and Research
April 25, 2008 -- The 2008 Ruhlman Conference, held Wednesday, April 30, from 9 am- 6 pm on the Wellesley College campus, will feature presentations of projects completed by nearly 300 Wellesley students. The projects range from “Being Black and Mormon: Exploring How Boundaries are Negotiated” to “A Permanent Sprinkle of Gold or a Transient Midas Touch? The Effects of Hosting the Summer Olympics on Housing Markets.”
Wellesley College Receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute Education Grant of $1.2 Million
April 22 , 2008 -- Do cleaning products affect our health? Does mercury in rivers and streams harm the ecosystem? Can an invasive species deplete biodiversity, hurting the environment and human health? Research into these questions – and many more – just received a boost at Wellesley College with a new $1.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). A year ago, HHMI issued a challenge to 224 undergraduate colleges nationwide: identify creative new ways to engage your students in the biological sciences. Now HHMI has named Wellesley one of 48 award recipients that will receive a total of $60 million to help usher in a new era of science education.
Survivor of Childhood Cancer Leads Wellesley College ‘Relay for Life’ Effort
April 10 , 2008 -- Wellesley College first-year student Eleanor Crummé is one of the truly lucky ones. At age 2, she underwent surgery for adrenal cortical cancer. Now cancer-free, the 19-year-old native of Corvallis, Ore., has accomplished another life-affirming feat. She has brought Wellesley College into the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life All University event for the first time.
Wellesley College Students to Cheer for Their Own on Marathon Monday
April 10 , 2008 -- Located near the midpoint of the Boston Marathon, Wellesley College has become well-known for its students’ enthusiastic support of runners who pass through the “scream tunnel” each year. Students crowd the campus sidewalks offering runners water, oranges, high-fives and, occasionally, kisses. On Monday, April 21, a number of Wellesley students will pass through the famed tunnel as they make the 26-mile run for the first time.
Wellesley's Dan Chiasson Is Named Guggenheim Fellow
April 9 , 2008 -- Poet and literary critic Dan Chiasson has just been given a chance to be even more poetic. An assistant professor of English at Wellesley College, he has been awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship for poetry. The honor will grant the gift of time and leisure, two things long deemed essential to a writer’s life.
Wellesley College Alumna Susan Choi '06 Is on Quest for LPGA Tour
April 2 , 2008 -- Susan Choi is one of 12 women chosen to compete in the ninth season of “The Big Break,” a golf reality show. More than 25,000 professional women golfers from all over the world auditioned to compete on the show, which allows its contestants to compete for an exemption into LPGA Tour events, cash, a car and other prizes..
Wellesley Student Margaret Chidothe Receives Funding From Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace
April 1 , 2008 -- The Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program has announced that Margaret Chidothe, a first-year student at Wellesley College,will receive funding to undertake her proposed project in Cape Town, South Africa, this summer. The objective of the program is to encourage and support motivated youth to create and implement their ideas for building peace throughout the world in the 21st century.
Senior Advisor to John McCain to Speak on U.S. Policy Challenges
March 19 , 2008 -- As the former chief economist for the George W. Bush administration, Douglas Holtz-Eakin’s appointment as the director of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office in 2003 worried some in Congress, who feared he might continue to advance Bush’s agenda.
President of Hearst Magazines Will Be the 2008 Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College
March 17 , 2008 -- Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines, will address the approximately 600 members of the Class of 2008 and their friends and families at Wellesley College’s 130th Commencement Friday, May 30, at 10:30 am on Severance Green on the Wellesley campus.
Wellesley College Announces New Vice President for Resources and Public Affairs
March 6 , 2008 -- Wellesley College has announced the appointment of Cameran Mason as vice president for resources and public affairs. Mason, the vice president for institutional advancement at Barnard College, was selected after a comprehensive national search.
Debra DeMeis Named Wellesley College's Dean of Students
March 6 , 2008 -- Wellesley College has announced the appointment of Debra DeMeis as the Dean of Students. DeMeis, the dean of the college at William Smith College in Geneva, New York, was selected after a comprehensive national search.
Retired Professor Establishes Endowment for Wellesley College Athletics
March 3 , 2008 -- Many collegiate athletic programs benefit from the generosity of individual donors, but former Wellesley College Professor Linda K. Vaughan has made a gift that not only supports current students but also generations to come. Vaughan, Professor Emerita and former chair of the Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics (PERA), has established an endowment fund to support the Friends of Wellesley College Athletics (FOWCA), which champions varsity athletics and helps promote recreation and fitness college-wide.
Wellesley Mock Trial Team Qualifies for National Competition
February 29, 2008 -- Wellesley College’s Mock Trial team placed fourth out of 24 teams at the 2008 Elm City Regional Tournament at Yale University Feb. 16-17, winning a bid to compete in the national tournament.
From Refugee to Ph.D.: Sanja Jagesic Wins Prestigious Fellowship
February 27, 2008 -- Wellesley College senior Sanja Jagesic, born in war torn Bosnia, became a refugee at age 7. Her family fled to Germany, where they lived in one room on a refugee ship for more than five years. When she was 13, Sanja and her family emigrated to the United States through a relief program. Jagesic has been awarded a prestigious Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which “provides opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields.”
Immigration Has Little To Do With Crime, Wellesley Researcher Finds
February 26, 2008 -- Immigrants are far less likely than the average U.S. native to commit crime in California, according to researchers Kristin F. Butcher, associate professor of economics at Wellesley College, and Anne Morrison Piehl, associate professor of economics and faculty affiliate in criminal justice at Rutgers University. Significantly lower rates of incarceration and institutionalization among foreign-born adults suggest that longstanding fears of immigration as a threat to public safety are unjustified.
Entertainer and Social Activist Harry Belafonte to Speak at Wellesley in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 20, 2008 -- Harry Belafonte has been called “the consummate entertainer.” He’s met success as a concert singer, a recording artist, a movie, Broadway and television star and producer. While he has won a Tony, an Emmy, produced the first album, “Calypso,” ever to sell more than a million copies, and played to sold-out audiences for decades, he’s always been just as committed to social justice activism.
Film Adaptation of Professor Alicia Erian's Novel Towelhead Shown at Wellesley
February 15, 2008 -- For his feature directorial debut, Alan Ball wrote and directed Towelhead, adapted from the book of the same name by Professor Alicia Erian. The film will be shown Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm in Collins Cinema.
Thespians from Three Colleges Form the Cast for "Into The Woods"
February 12, 2008 -- F.W. Olin Players’ production of Into the Woods, featuring cast members from Wellesley, Olin and Babson Colleges, opens February 29, 2008 at the Sorenson Theater at Babson College.
Wellesley College Increases Financial Aid, Replacing or Reducing Loans with Grants
February 7, 2008 -- Wellesley College announced today a new initiative in its financial aid policies, replacing loans with grants for students from families who have calculated annual incomes below $60,000 and reducing loans by one-third for those with incomes between $60,000 and $100,000.
'Starved for Science,' New Book by Robert Paarlberg, Confronts Reasons Behind African Poverty
February 1, 2008 -- Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa (Harvard University Press, March 2008), by Wellesley College professor of political science Robert Paarlberg, confronts the sad fact that people in Africa are poor because their labor as farmers has not yet been improved by science, including modern biotechnology.
Actor LeVar Burton to Speak as Wellesley College Celebrates Black History Month 2008
January 31, 2008 -- Some remember him for his Emmy-nominated turn as Kunta Kinte in the miniseries Roots. Others recall his role as host of Reading Rainbow, or his part as Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation. LeVar Burton, the celebrated author, director and actor, will speak of the role that brought him to prominence during the talk, “The Making of Roots,” Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 pm in Collins Cinema.
Journalist and Women's Rights Advocate Gloria Steinem to Speak at Wellesley Feb. 6
January 23, 2008 -- For the past few decades, Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. Magazine, has been an outspoken voice on issues of equality and women’s rights. Steinem will speak at Wellesley College Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 pm in Tishman Commons in the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center.
Heated Discussions: Wellesley Students Study Active Volcano in Hawaii this January
January 17, 2008 -- At Wellesley College today, the date matched the temperature at one point: It’s Jan. 17 and 17 degrees outside the snow-covered Massachusetts campus. For 10 students in James Besancon’s Geosciences 220 class, though, the heat is on. They are studying an erupting volcano in Hawaii.
NASA's Pam Melroy and Stepanie Wilson To Speak About ‘Women in Space’ at Wellesley
January 17, 2008 -- Back in October, alumna and trustee Pamela A. Melroy made an unusual long-distance call to folks at her alma mater. At the time, she was commanding NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery, which wasdocked at the International Space Station. On Friday, Feb. 1, at 4:30 pm, she will talk about her experience in person at “Women in Space,” an event held in Wellesley College’s Jewett Arts Center Auditorium.
Focus the Nation: Environmentalist Bill McKibben Takes on Climate Change Jan 31.
January 15, 2008 -- Bill McKibben will present the 2008 Carolyn Wilson Lecture “Building the New Climate Movement” Thursday, Jan. 31, at 8 pm in the Alumnae Hall Auditorium.
Wellesley College Honors Exceptional Alumnae at Ceremony Feb. 8
January 8, 2008 -- Ophelia Dahl DS ’94, Mary Rosenthal Lefkowitz ’57, Katherine Marshall ’67 and Diana Chapman Walsh ’66 will be honored at the 2008 Alumnae Achievement Awards Thursday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 pm in the Diana Chapman Walsh ’66 Alumnae Hall Auditorium.
Wellesley Receives Grant to Support Research in the Sciences
January 7, 2008 -- Wellesley College has received a $150,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation's Summer Stipend Program in the Sciences. The three-year grant will provide a total of thirty summer research positions -- allowing more students to engage in scientific research early in their academic careers.
Rosanna Hertz's 'Single by Chance' Named an Outstanding Book of the Year
January 4, 2008 -- Wellesley College’s Rosanna Hertz has received prestigious honors for her book Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family (Oxford, 2006).
Wellesley College Offers Spring Semester Auditing Options
January 3, 2008 -- The opportunity to audit courses at Wellesley College is offered to its alumnae and employees and to residents of the town and of nearby communities.
2007 Releases
Thirteen Wellesley College Seniors Awarded 2007 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships
December 7 , 2007 -- Thirteen Wellesley College seniors have been named recipients of the 2007 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship. Made possible through a generous gift from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust, these merit awards support the scholarly work of students enrolled in the senior honors program.
Student Journalist Reports on College News and Trends for CNNU
November 30, 2007 -- A number of accomplished journalists claim Wellesley College as their alma mater, including Diane Sawyer, Cokie Roberts, Linda Wertheimer, Lynn Sherr and now, 20-year-old junior Johanna Peace. She is the only student correspondent in New England for CNNU, an online feature from media giant CNN. Along with 20 other college reporters from across the United States, Peace writes about news and trends from the student perspective.
Wellesley College Professor to Release Debut Folk Album
November 26, 2007 -- After more than a decade away from songwriting, Wellesley's Beth DeSombre wrote her first song, "Sarah's Song," which dealt with the importance of music. DeSombre, the Frost professor of political science at Wellesley, will perform music from her debut CD Crooked Highways at her release concert and party Monday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 pm at Punch’s Alley, Wang Campus Center, at Wellesley College.
Wellesley Professor Hopes Personal Finance Lessons Sink In
November 20, 2007 -- Money sense holds the key to enjoying the bounty of life, says Wellesley College economics professor Ann Witte. Yet on four-year college campuses, few courses focus on how to manage your money. Now Witte and a former student, Saundra Gulley, Wellesley class of 1985, offer help through a class called “Personal Finance,” now in its second year at the college.
Jamaican Author Discusses Caribbean Literary Tradition
November15, 2007 -- In the new novella The Girl With the Golden Shoes, a shoeless young girl tries to get to Europe after she’s banished from her isolated fishing village on a Caribbean island. To its author Colin Channer, channeling the 14-year-old girl Estrella was similar to method acting.
WorldQuest Trivia Contest Will Test Students' Global Knowledge
November13, 2007 -- What is the capital of Peru? What are the colors of the German flag? On Sunday, Nov. 18, Wellesley students can expect to encounter questions like these when they participate in WorldQuest 2007, a trivia game on global knowledge sponsored by Wellesley Model UN.
Rugby Team Proves To Be Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
November13, 2007 -- In late October, Wellesley College held a lip-sync contest with a prize of $150. Coincidentally, the rugby team needed new uniforms. Now all the team needed was a song and a plan.
Wellesley Celebrates a World of Learning at 2007 Tanner Conference
November1, 2007 -- The 2007 Tanner Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 6, represents the work of nearly 300 students, faculty, alumnae and staff. The conference celebrates the relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student participation in an increasingly diverse and interdependent world.
Four Generations of Navajo Women to Speak on Cultural Conflict
Oct. 30 , 2007 -- The complicated and sometimes difficult interaction between European-American and Native-American cultures will form the basis of discussion Nov. 8 and 9, when four generations of Navajo women visit Wellesley College to speak and make presentations.
Wellesley's Yang Qiu Brings Hope to Her Homeland of China
Oct. 24 , 2007 -- When Yang Qiu was chosen for an internship in rural China last summer, it meant a return to her native land. A senior at Wellesley College who aims for a career in public health, she worked on medical problems plaguing China’s rural poor.
From Child Refugee to Research Wunderkind, She Fights Injustice in Theory and in Practice
Oct. 9 , 2007 -- Wellesley senior Sanja Jagesic is driven by a passion to learn about the nature of truth, fairness and conflict. A sociology major, she has developed theories to explain why truth doesn’t always win in a contest of ideas—work that has received notice from leaders in the field. Wellesley sociology professor Thomas Cushman calls her “one of the most unique and remarkable” students he’s known in his 19 years at the college.
The Ritchie Boys, a Documentary about WWII Soldiers, To Be Shown at Wellesley College
Oct. 3 , 2007 -- Hans Loeser was one of a group of young German-Jews recruited for an elite intelligence unit and trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, with the mission of using their collective knowledge about Germany to fight against Germany during WWII. Loeser will introduce The Ritchie Boys, a film about this mission, Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 pm in Collins Cinema on the Wellesley College campus.
Wellesley College Installs Pedestrian Safety Signal
Oct. 3 , 2007 -- Wellesley College has partnered with the Town of Wellesley to install a high visibility pedestrian crossing signal on Washington Street (Route 16) at Upland Road, the site of a pedestrian accident earlier this year. Before entering the crosswalk, pedestrians now can activate the flashing yellow signals to alert drivers.
Women Must Face 'Labyrinth' of Challenges at Work, Says Wellesley Professor
Oct. 3 , 2007 -- The glass ceiling has finally shattered, says Wellesley College's Linda Carli. However, women in powerful roles are still rare and the problem stems from discrimination operating at all levels, not just the top. Women aren’t dealing with a ceiling, they’re facing a labyrinth. Carli and Alice Eagly, professor and chair of psychology at Northwestern University, explain the reasons for this disparity of women in leadership positions in their new book, Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Harvard Business School Press, 2007).
Wellesley College To Host Performance of Cantonese Opera
Oct. 2 , 2007 -- They are the stories of three beautiful women, set in a musical dance drama using traditional Chinese instruments. On Sunday, Nov. 4, the Wellesley College community will hear these stories when twenty-six actors visit the college to perform a Cantonese opera, “Three Fair Maidens: Scenes from Mulan, The Peony Pavilion, and The Dream of the Red Chamber.”
Novelist Margaret Cezair-Thompson Writes About Troubled Legacies
Sept. 25 , 2007 -- It’s a fictional story that incorporates an all-too-real “pirate” – swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn – as one of its main characters. The Pirate’s Daughter (Unbridled Books, October 2007) by Wellesley's Margaret Cezair-Thompson uses Flynn’s history and personality to weave a novel filled with attachments and betrayals.
Researchers Find Quality Trumps Hype in Local News Coverage
Sept. 21 , 2007 -- What do TV viewers want? Hyped story lines that emphasize danger, dirt, doom and gloom? Or real news, thoughtfully presented and truthfully researched? Happily, it turns out to be the latter. Now, if only the authors of We Interrupt This Newscast: How To Improve Local News and Win Ratings, Too, a new book co-authored by Wellesley professor Marion Just, can convince local news producers of that, TV has a better chance of informing and educating the public.
Wellesley Students Honored with Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence
Sept. 17 , 2007 -- At convocation on Sept. 4, Wellesley College President Kim Bottomly announced the names of three students being honored as recipients of Katherine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence. The First-Year Student Prize was awarded to Lisa Abraham, the Sophomore Student Prize to Andrea Liang and the Katharine Malone Scholarship to Margaret Thompson.
Wellesley Professor Wins Fellowships To Write About America's Religious Transformation
Sept. 12 , 200 7-- The American Revolutionary War was a time of great political change. That the era also produced a remarkable religious transformation has, until now, been largely ignored by history. This year, Stephen Marini, the Elisabeth Luce Moore professor of religion at Wellesley College, has received two research fellowships to study the depth and breadth of religion in the United States during Revolutionary War times.
Wellesley College To Remove Invasive Plants from Paintshop Pond Wetlands
Sept. 12 , 2007 -- Five years ago, Wellesley College successfully completed the clean-up of the former Henry Woods Sons Paint Factory on the western edge of the campus, constructing new athletic fields, facilities and wetlands. Since then, three invasive plant species have moved into the wetlands, prompting the College to undertake a plan to remove them.
Wellesley College Student from Denver Speaks at National Scientific Symposium
Sept. 12 , 2007 -- Wellesley College senior and biochemistry major Sharline Madera was one of five undergraduate student researchers selected to give an oral presentation at the 21st Annual Symposium of the American Protein Society this July. In June, she was also one of 150 students accepted to the American Chemical Society’s Scholars Program, an initiative aimed at encouraging minority students to pursue undergraduate degrees in the chemical sciences.
Puccini's La Bohème To Be Simulcast at Wellesley College
Sept. 6 , 2007 -- Wellesley College will present a free, live broadcast of Washington National Opera’s edgy new production of Puccini’s La Bohème Sunday, Sept. 23 from 2-4:30 pm. Wellesley is one of 32 schools across the country presenting the live simulcast from the Opera House stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Wellesley Professor Writes About 'Forgotten' African Indians
August 29 , 2007 -- It’s not only the American continent that has been a place of diaspora (or scattering) of African people through slavery and immigration. In a new book by Wellesley College’s Pashington Obeng, the history of displaced Africans and their descendants in South Asia draws attention to an almost forgotten people.
Wellesley College Newhouse Center for the Humanities Welcomes Scholars for Academic Year
August 14 , 2007 -- Twelve scholars – working on topics as varied as obsolescence in American architecture, girlhood in Japan, migration in a global age and the societal impact of pensions – will be in residence at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College for the 2007-2008 academic year.
President Bottomly Expresses Opposition to Threatened Boycott of Scholars at Israeli Universities
August 13 , 2007 -- Wellesley College President H. Kim Bottomly has stated her opposition to an effort by some British academics to boycott scholars at Israeli universities, saying that “such a boycott is antithetical to the fundamental mission of the academy."
Study of One Ecological Disaster Helps Explain Another, Wellesley College Researcher Finds
August 2 , 2007 -- When floodwaters from Tar Creek and the Neosho River devastated the town of Miami, Okla., early this July, Wellesley College junior Kathleen McCarthy jumped at the chance to put her geological research to good use in helping local officials estimate the impact of the disaster.
Wilbur Rich Invites African American Political Scientists To Delve into Black Issues in Politics
July 23 , 2007 -- While Wilbur Rich doesn't cover Barack Obama in his latest book, the recently announced candidate for president of the United States provides an opportunity to continue his discussion of the African American impact on politics.
Wellesley College Offers Fall Semester Auditing Options
July 23 , 2007 -- The opportunity to audit courses at Wellesley College is offered to its alumnae and employees and to residents of the town and of nearby communities.
New Edition of Women in Greek Myth, by Wellesley's Mary Lefkowitz, Explores Women's Positive Experiences in Ancient Society
July 17 , 200 7-- Mary Lefkowitz revisits ancient stories about the relations between gods and human beings in the second edition of Women in Greek Myth (John Hopkins University Press, 2007). The updated and expanded edition includes a new preface and six chapters on such topics as heroic women in Greek epic, seduction and rape in Greek myth, and the parts played by women in ancient rites and festivals.
Shyness Affects Dating and Sex Stereotypes for College Students, Says Wellesley Psychology Professor
July 9 , 2007 -- According to recent estimates, between 40 and 50 percent of college students consider themselves to be shy. In the United States, this trait can be a barrier to personal well-being, social adjustment and occupational fulfillment. “This is a culture that is unfriendly to shyness,” said Wellesley College Professor Jonathan Cheek, psychology. This summer, Cheek will teach a Wellesley College summer seminar, “The Psychology of Shyness,” July 16- Aug. 10, in which his students will study everything from “shyness drugs” to evolutionary perspectives on shyness in animals.
Madeleine Albright Tells Graduating Seniors that Leadership is about Making a Difference
June 1, 2007--Former U.S. Secretary of State and alumna Madeleine K. Albright told the 560 members of the class of 2007 that it is time “to move beyond preparing to doing.” President Diana Chapman Walsh, who is completing her 14-year tenure on June 30, shared her hopes in her traditional commencement address. “I hope we’ve enhanced your confidence and instilled in you a sense of responsibility for the impact you as an individual can have in any system or setting,” Walsh said. “I hope we’ve taught you how to think well, how to learn well and how to go on learning — yes, that most of all.”
Wellesley's Paul Wink Writes Book on Religion's Impact Throughout Life
May 30, 2007 -- A new book by Wellesley College psychology professor Paul Wink and his wife, Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, follows the role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over their lives. In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice and Change (University of California Press, 2007) relies on a unique 60-year study of 200 mostly Protestant and Catholic men and women born in the 1920s. The participants were interviewed first in adolescence and then again in the 1950s, 1970s, 1980s and late 1990s.
Yamini Jha Will Be 2007 Student Commencement Speaker
May 24, 2007 -- On June 1, senior Yamini Jha will achieve two of her dreams: graduating from Wellesley College and serving as her class’s student commencement speaker. She follows in the footsteps of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Wellesley class of 1969, who served as the first student speaker.
Students and Faculty in the Sciences Present at Experimental Biology 2007
May 24, 2007 -- Several Wellesley College students and faculty members presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in Washington, D.C. More than 12,000 biological and biomedical scientists attended the meeting, whose theme this year was “Today’s Research: Tomorrow’s Health.”
Religion Creates Ties That Bind for Immigrants
May 11, 2007 -- “Religion and immigration inspire passionate disagreements among Americans,” said Peggy Levitt, sociology chair at Wellesley. “But many of these debates are based on assumptions that are out-of-sync with our national reality. ”To illuminate that reality, Levitt has written a new book, God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape (The New Press, June 2007)
Wellesley Chemistry Students Present and Receive Honors from American Chemical Society
May 11, 2007 -- Wellesley College junior Margaret Thompson has won a Norris-Richards Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship to support her diabetes research at Wellesley College this summer.
Wellesley College Names Its 13th President
May 10, 2007 -- Kim Bottomly, a renowned immunobiologist and a deputy provost at Yale University, was named Wellesley College’s 13th president today.
Students and Alumnae Win Awards for Science Research
May 9, 2007 -- Three Wellesley College students and six alumnae have recently been recognized for their study and research in the sciences.
Wellesley College Students Win Awards for Graduate Study
May 8, 2007 -- Three Wellesley students have recently been honored with awards that will support their courses of study after they graduate from Wellesley.
Wellesley College Students and Alumnae Win Fulbright Grants for Research, Study and Teaching
May 4, 2007 -- One senior will research social change in Beijing brought about by the remodeling of the city for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Another student will look at Russia’s challenges in modernizing its museum practices, while a third will study health education in a local public school system in Kunming, China. These studies and more will be undertaken with support from the Fulbright Program, which has awarded grants to seven Wellesley College students.
Indianapolis Businesswoman Alecia DeCoudreaux to Chair Board of Trustees
May 3, 2007 -- The Wellesley College Board of Trustees has elected Indianapolis resident Alecia A. DeCoudreaux to be Chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2007. In a unanimous vote, DeCoudreaux, who is the first African-American to chair Wellesley’s board, was selected to succeed Victoria J. Herget, who has led the board since 1999.
New York Native Wins 112th Annual Hoop Rolling Contest
April 28, 2007-- RC Saint-Amour, an economics and international relations major from Hewlett Harbor, New York, is the winner of Wellesley's 112th annual hoop rolling competition.
Summering on Stars, Galaxies and Quasars
April 23, 2007 -- Wellesley College astronomers will tackle summer research projects with help from the National Science Foundation and the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium.
Senior Awarded Scholarship for Postgraduate Study in Scotland
April 13, 2007-- Wellesley College senior Naomi Wells has received a scholarship in the amount of $35,000 for one year of graduate study in Scotland from the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York.
Wellesley College Students Take Top Honors in Japanese Essay Contest
April 12, 2007-- Wellesley College junior SuiLin Yap of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and senior Shannon Lucy of Bennington, Vermont, have taken top honors in an inaugural New England Japanese Essay Contest, entitled “Watashi no Nihon,” or “My Japan.”
Wellesley College Student from Portland, Ore., Awarded Grant for Travel, Exploration
April 10, 2007-- Senior Alia Gurtov, 21, of Portland, Ore., has been awarded the Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship for a year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States.
Wellesley’s Mark Goldman Receives $45,000 Sloan Foundation Fellowship
April 6 , 2007--Mark Goldman, an assistant professor of physics and member of the neuroscience program at Wellesley College, is among 21 New England researchers to be honored with a 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship. Each scientist is expected to receive a $45,000 two-year grant, and the fellowships begin Sept. 1.
Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace Awards Funding to Three Wellesley Students
April 5 , 2007-- The Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program has announced that three Wellesley College students will receive funding to undertake their proposed projects this summer. The objective of the program is to encourage and support motivated youth to create and implement their ideas for building peace throughout the world in the 21st century.
Two English Professors Publish Books on Poetry
April 5 , 2007-- Dan Chiasson and Kathryn Lynch are marking the publication of new books, one looking at modern poetry, the other at poetry by the father of English literature. On Tuesday, April 10, at 4:15 pm in the English Department Common Room, Founders Hall 106, they will be honored at a public celebration.
Quantitative Reasoning Lecture Series Celebrates Connection with Forensics
April 4 , 2007-- As the mathematical consultant to the hit show “NUMB3RS,” CalTech professor Gary Lorden has helped develop story lines involving the aerodynamics of falling human bodies, the responses of skyscrapers to earthquakes and strong winds, the epidemiology of human virus transmission and predictive models regarding criminal behavior. Lorden will bring his crime-solving math powers to Wellesley College in the “Celebrating QR Connections” lecture series this spring. The series celebrates the connection between quantitative reasoning and forensic evidence, starting with Lorden’s lecture Wednesday, April 11, from 5 to 6:30 pm in Collins Cinema. The lecture series is free and open to the public.
Author Chris Hedges to Speak on "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America"
March
29, 2007-- Chris Hedges, acclaimed war correspondent and best-selling author, will deliver the Wellesley College Religion Department’s 2007 Elisabeth Luce Moore Lecture, “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America,” Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 pm in Pendleton East Hall, room 239, on the Wellesley, Mass., campus. Hedges will raise issues covered in his controversial new book by the same name. American Fascists argues that certain elements of American Fundamentalism structurally resemble the early Fascist movements in Italy and Germany during the 1920s.
Wellesley Takes Stand Against Sudan
March
28, 2007-- Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh has announced actions aimed at addressing the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. “Wellesley neither has, nor anticipates having, any direct investments in Sudan,” said Walsh in announcing a plan developed with student leaders and the College’s investment office and supported by the trustee investment committee. “We want to go beyond that simple statement, though, and do what we can to raise awareness in the larger investment community of the mounting crisis in and beyond Darfur. In addition, we want to provide opportunities for our students to work for change."
Faculty and Students Present Scientific Research
March
21, 2007-- Wellesley College faculty and students presented their research findings at the 42nd annual meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, March 12-14 at the University of New Hampshire. About 700 geoscientists attended.
Computer Science Department Hosts Cirque du CS Festivities
March
15,
2007 -- Where can you see a simulated paper airplane flight and a firefighting Lego robot? Get your face painted, play games and watch a musical show? Enjoy popcorn and cotton candy? On Saturday, March 31, from 1-4 pm, the Computer Science Department will host its third annual Cirque du CS, a celebration of student work in computer science, media arts and science and related fields that promises to be fun for the whole family.
Madeleine
Albright Will Be 2007 Commencement Speaker
March
9,
2007 -- Former
Secretary of State and Wellesley College alumna Madeleine K. Albright
will address the approximate 600 members of the Class of 2007 and
their families and friends at Wellesley College’s 129th Commencement
Exercises Friday, June 1, at 10:30 am on Severance Green on the
Wellesley College campus.
Astronaut
Mae Jemison To Speak at Wellesley College
Feb.
27, 2007 -- Mae
C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour
on Sept. 12, 1992, the first woman of color to go into space. This
historic event was one of a series of accomplishments for this
dynamic African-American woman. Now she is coming to Wellesley
College to inspire others with her story on Saturday, March 3,
at 3 pm in Tishman Commons, Wang Campus Center, on the Wellesley,
Mass., campus.
Professor
Frank Bidart Wins Prestigious Prize in Poetry
Feb.
22, 2007 -- Frank
Bidart, Wellesley College's Andrew W. Mellon Professor of English,
has been chosen as the 2007 winner of Yale University’s Bollingen
Prize in American Poetry. The
judging panel described Bidart as “a poet whose work exemplifies
consistent originality of theme, sustained linguistic and formal
explorations and a strong sense of the profoundly serious and adventurous
nature of the poetic calling.”
Wellesley
First-Year Student Stars in New Reality Series, "Design
Squad"
Feb.
22, 2007 -- When
it comes to reality TV shows, there's no shortage of fluffy entertainment
such as "American Idol," "Dancing with the Stars" – even "Nanny
911." But now the genre gains a brainy new cousin with PBS
television channel WGBH's "Design Squad," featuring
Wellesley College first-year student Natasha Sivananjaiah (at
right). On
Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11:30 am, WGBH offers a sneak preview of
the series that gets underway March 24.
Wellesley
College Receives $60,000 in Funding for Undergraduate Research
Feb.
16, 2007 -- One Wellesley
College student may help develop new therapeutic methods to treat
a childhood
neurological disorder. Another may find clues about how adult
brains produce new neurons. A third may help discover how algae
can actually
remove heavy metals from contaminated water.The Merck Institute
for Science Education and the American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS) have selected Wellesley College to receive
funding under the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program.
The
award of $60,000, paid over three years, is intended for joint
use by the biology and chemistry departments. It will fund collaborative
research projects among Wellesley’s students and faculty
members, especially interdisciplinary research that involves
both biology and chemistry.
Wellesley
Mock Trial Teams Qualify for National Tournament
Feb.
8, 2007 -- Wellesley College’s Mock Trial
teams placed fourth and fifth out of 23 teams at the New England
Regional Tournament in Bristol, R.I., on Feb. 3-4, securing two
of five bids to compete in the National Tournament. At
the Regional Tournament, the fifteen Mock Trial members argued
a case about police brutality in the fictional Polk County, hinging
on the potentially wrongful shooting of a young gang member.
New
Exhibit at Wellesley College: "The Betrayal of Srebrenica:
A Commemoration"
Feb.
7, 2007 -- "The
Betrayal of Srebrenica: A Commemoration" is an exhibit of
photographs by New York City human rights photographer Paula Allen.
It will be on display in the Jewett Arts Center from Feb. 13-March
10. The exhibit commemorates the 10-year anniversary of
the massacre in Bosnia. It is devoted to the political background
of the massacre, human rights issues and the victims and survivors.
Black History Month Events at Wellesley College
Feb.
6, 2007 --
Wellesley
College celebrates Black History Month during February
with a variety of lectures, exhibitions,
and performances.
Wellesley
To Honor Three Alumnae
Jan.
12, 2007 --
What
do Massachusetts' new director of health and human
services JudyAnn Bigby, syndicated "Miss
Manners" columnist Judith Martin and the first female ambassador
in Korean history In-ho Lee have in common? All three will receive
Wellesley College's
2007 Alumnae Achievement Award Friday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 pm in the Alumnae
Hall Auditorium on the Wellesley, Mass., campus.
Robots
Will Be Demonstrated at Wellesley College Jan. 24
Jan.
9, 2007 -- You
never know what kind of robot will emerge from Wellesley
College’s
Robotics Design Studio.(Students, at right, show robots
from previous years.) A
dozen robots are produced during the annual class
held during the January Wintersession at Wellesley.
On the final day of classes, students and faculty members present
a parade of wacky but functional robots in a demonstration. The
event, which is free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday,
Jan. 24, from 4:30-6 pm in Sage Lounge of the Science Center.
2006 Releases
Wang
Campus Center Awarded 2006 Harleston Parker Medal
Dec.
20, 2006 --
The Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center has been awarded the
2006 Harleston Parker Medal by the Boston Society of Architects
(BSA), which annually recognizes "the most beautiful
piece of architecture, building, monument, or structure" built
within the past 10 years in the Greater Boston area.
Wellesley
Offers Spring Semester Class Auditing
Dec.
20, 2006 --
The opportunity to audit courses at Wellesley College is offered
to its alumnae and employees and to residents of the town and
of nearby communities.Registration
takes place about a week prior to the beginning of classes on Monday,
Jan. 29. For spring
semester, registration will
be held in Wellesley’s Academic Council Room, fourth floor,
Green Hall, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 9 am-3 pm for auditors for
whom there is no charge and on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 9 am-3
pm for auditors for whom there is a charge.
Charitable
Giving Exceeds Its Best Record
Dec.
14, 2006 -- "I’m
only going to do this once, so for anyone who is interested,
I will be taking a dip into Lake Waban today at Green Beach
at about 11 am (after the Charitable Giving raffle is over)
because you achieved the goal!" said Linda Murphy
Church, assistant vice president for finance, this morning.
As head
of the 2006 Charitable Giving Campaign at Wellesley College
this year, she had vowed to jump in the lake if the Wellesley
College community could beat its record for charitable
giving. True to her word, she immersed herself in the cold
waters
of Lake Waban
in a fool's cap, sweater, pants and sneakers.
Arlene
Zallman, Composer and Professor of Music, Dies at 72
Dec.
4, 2006 --
Arlene Zallman, a gifted composer and long-time professor of
music theory and composition at Wellesley College, died November
25 at her home in Wellesley, surrounded by her family and close
friends. She was 72.
Wellesley
Professor Craig Murphy Writes History of United Nations Development Programme
Nov.
16,
2006 -- In his new book, The United Nations Development Programme:
A Better Way? (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Craig Murphy, the M. Margaret
Ball Professor of International Relations at Wellesley College, traces the history
of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the central network coordinating
U.N. work in more than 160 developing countries. The book commemorates the 60th
anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Twelve
Wellesley Seniors are Named 2006 Schiff Fellows
Nov.
14,
2006 -- Twelve Wellesley College seniors have been named recipients
of the 2006 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship. Made possible through a generous gift
from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust, these merit awards support the scholarly
work of students enrolled in the senior honors program.
Wellesley
Art Professor Patricia Berman Receives Fulbright Award
Nov.
10,
2006 -- Patricia Gray Berman, a professor of art at Wellesley College,
has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do research at the University of
Oslo, Norway, during the 2006-2007 academic year. In addition, she also has won
a fellowship from the American Philosophical Society to support the research.
Mary Lefkowitz awarded National Humanities Medal
Nov. 9, 2006 --
Mary Lefkowitz, a renowned classics scholar and professor emerita of classical
studies at Wellesley College, has been presented the National Humanities Medal
by President George W. Bush for her contributions to the humanities. Lefkowitz
received the award at a White House ceremony attended by the President, First
Lady Laura Bush and nine other recipients.
Member
of British Parliament Ann Clwyd to Speak on Human Rights in Iraq at Wellesley
College Nov. 15
Nov.
2,
2006 -- Ann Clwyd, a member of the British Parliament and the prime
minister’s special envoy for human rights in Iraq, will present the Carolyn
A. Wilson Lecture, “‘Bring Back Saddam?’ Human Rights in Iraq
and Beyond,” Wednesday, November 15, at 8 pm in Houghton Chapel on the
Wellesley College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
In
Nov. 1 Lecture, Debora Spar to Explore ‘The Baby Business’ and
the Commerce of Conception
Oct.
27, 2006 -- On November 1, Debora Spar will explore how money, science
and politics are driving the “commerce of conception.” Spar is the
author of The Baby Business: Elite Eggs, Designer Genes, and the Thriving
Commerce of Conception and a professor at Harvard Business School.
Wellesley
College Hosts Hip-Hop Reinvention of Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales
Oct. 25, 2006 -- “The
Rap Canterbury Tales” will
be presented Friday, Nov. 3, at 4:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium on the Wellesley
College campus
by hip-hop artist and medieval scholar Baba Brinkman. The
event resurrects Chaucer’s
14th-century masterpiece in the form of a lyrical battle: The Pardoner,
The Miller, The Wife of Bath and Chaucer
himself all compete for the storytelling crown. Combining virtuoso hip-hop
rhymes and hilarious punchlines with stunning music and a powerful storytelling
voice, Brinkman brings The Canterbury Tales to life.
Human
Rights Leader Julian Bond to Speak at Wellesley
College Oct. 19
Oct. 12, 2006 -- As
an activist, writer, politician and professor,
Julian Bond has remained committed to
social justice since the 1950s. Today,
in addition
to being chairman of the NAACP, the nation’s
oldest and largest civil rights organization,
Bond is a distinguished scholar in residence
at American University and professor of history
at the University of Virginia. On Thursday,
Oct. 19, at 7 pm, Wellesley College’s
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee
will host Bond as he presents a lecture, “Civil
Rights and Human Rights,” in Tishman
Commons in the Wang Campus Center. A
reception will follow, and the events
are free and
open to the public.
Three
Awarded Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic
Excellence
Sept. 27, 2006 -- Three
Wellesley students have been honored with the
annual Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence.
The prizes, which were announced at Convocation,
honor students who have successfully combined
academic excellence with a commitment to contributing
to the college community. The Malone Prizes were
established in 1985 by alumna Claudine Malone ‘63
in honor of her mother, Katharine.
Jerusalem
Women Speak
Sept. 26, 2006 -- Three
women, a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim, who are living
the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are
traveling across the country to speak about their call
for an end to war and suffering in the Middle East and
share their experiences and hopes for a just peace. On
Friday, Oct. 13, at 11 am, they will bring their message
to the Wellesley College Campus. The event, which takes
place in Collins Cinema, adjacent to the Davis Museum and
Cultural Center, is free and open to the public.
Professor
Rosanna Hertz Writes New Book, Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice
Sept. 20, 2006 -- Wellesley
College professor of women’s studies
Rosanna Hertz, an expert on women and families,
has written a new book, Single by Chance,
Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing
Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating
the New American Family (Oxford, October
2006). Her studies of single mothers prove
a man is not the key to a happy family.
Wellesley's
Chikoti Mibenge Has Been Named One of Glamour's Top
Ten College Women
Sept. 8, 2006 -- Senior
Chikoti Mibenge, 24, a native of Zambia,
has been named one of Glamour magazine's
Top Ten College Women of 2006. Mibenge, who
lost both parents to AIDS, is being recognized
for her commitment to AIDS/HIV research and
education. At Wellesley College, she is majoring
in biological chemistry, and works as an
intern at the Partners AIDS Research Center.
Wellesley,
Olin and Babson Sponsor Lecture Series on
Leadership and Ethics
Sept. 6, 2006 -- Wellesley
College, Olin College
and Babson College
are teaming up this fall to sponsor a public
lecture series on leadership and ethics.
The speakers will offer perspectives based
on their research and experience exercising
leadership, often in difficult situations
fraught with challenging ethical dilemmas.
The lecture series is part of a course on
professional ethics and leadership development
that is being team taught this fall by the
presidents of the three institutions.
Wellesley
Again Ranked
Fourth
Among Liberal
Arts
College
by U.S.
News
Aug.
18,
2006 -- For
the
ninth
consecutive
year, U.S.News & World
Report magazine
has
ranked
Wellesley
College
fourth
among
national
liberal
arts
colleges.
For
the
past
15
years,
Wellesley
has
placed
among
the
top
five
colleges
in
the
annual
listing.The
magazine
gave
Wellesley
high
marks
for
the
racial
and
economic
diversity
of
its
student
body
and
its
generous
financial
aid.
Although
there
is
not
a
separate
category
for
women’s
colleges,
Wellesley
continues
to
be
the
highest
ranked
women’s
college.
Former Dean Alice Stone
Ilchman Dies
at
71
Aug.
14,
2006 -- Dr.
Alice
Stone
Ilchman,
an
expert
in
international
affairs
who
served
as
the
eighth
president
of
Sarah
Lawrence
College
and
was
dean
of
the
college
at
Wellesley
from
1973-1978,
died
August
11.
Throughout
Dr. Ilchman’s
long
and
varied
career
in
academia,
government
and
philanthropy
she
was
respected
and
admired
for
her
leadership,
her
commitment
to
her
ideals,
and
her
ability
to
build
bridges,
to
bring
together
diverse
constituencies to
collaborate
towards
common
goals.
She
was
71
years
old. Wellesley
Taps Bridget
Belgiovine
as Athletic
Director
Aug.
9,
2006 -- Dean
Andrew
Shennan
has
announced
the
appointment
of
Bridget
Belgiovine
as
director
of
athletics
and
chair
of
the
Department
of
Physical
Education
and
Athletics
at
Wellesley
College.
Political
Science Professor William Joseph
Preserves Chinese History
Aug.
3, 2006 -- Thirty-five
years ago, Professor Joseph
never dreamed that snapshots
he took
in China would become a cherished
memoriam for a city that disappeared.
This summer, his photographs
have been incorporated into
an exhibit to remember the city
of Tangshan, which was wiped
out by an earthquake not long
after Joseph’s
visit.
Wellesley
Alumna Will Study Technology and
Public Policy with Jack Kent Cooke
Scholarship
July 25, 2006 -- Wellesley
College graduate Paulina Ponce de Leon
Barido, a member of the Class of 2005 who
hails from Mexico City, Mexico, has won
a highly prized 2006 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Graduate Scholarship.
Roots
and Wings: Advice for New College Students and Their Parents
July 13, 2006 --
When thousands of teenagers leave home for college this fall,
will it be harder on them—or on the parents they leave
behind? The first days of college are an exciting yet anxious
time for
first-year students and first-time college parents.
Recent
Wellesley Graduate
Wins NCAA Scholarship
July 12, 2006 -- Palm
Beach Gardens (FL) native and recent Wellesley graduate, Monique
Abrishami, has been awarded a $7,500
postgraduate
scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Abrishami,
a scholar-athlete who rowed crew at Wellesley, graduated with a degree
in political science and will enroll in the Harvard School of Law this
fall.
New
Wellesley Course Encourages Women to Study Engineering
July 5,
2006 -- Wellesley extends its academic reach next spring
with a course aimed at encouraging a career in engineering. “Introduction
to Engineering Science” will
be a major part of a new introductory engineering experience designed to connect
Wellesley students with opportunities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering – and beyond.
A
Year of Helping Hands: Wellesley Sends Volunteers, Interns, Money and
Support for Hurricane Disaster Relief
June 9, 2006 -- The common goal is to rebuild
shattered lives. This summer, 19 Wellesley College students and staff members
will travel to Louisiana to continue the work begun last fall—a passing
of a torch that has been carried through mid-term break, then spring break,
aided by continuous fundraisers and aid drives throughout the year.
Two Wellesley College Graduates Are Commissioned as Military Officers
June 8,
2006 -- Two
Wellesley College seniors, Theresa Piasta of Santa
Rosa, Calif., and
Jessica Bohr of St. Paul, Minn., have been
promoted to the
rank of second lieutenant in a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Commissioning
Ceremony on May 31. Piasta had been a cadet with the U.S. Army and Bohr with
the U.S. Air Force. The ceremony, held at the home of Wellesley College President
Diana Chapman Walsh, conveyed the military officer commission and oath of office
to the former cadets.
Wellesley’s
First in the Nation All-Women Radio Gets New Power of Speech
June 7,
2006 -- Back in 1942, Wellesley College students launched the
first all-women college radio station. Broadcast pioneers from the Class of
1942 Ruth Nagel Jones and Rosamond Wilfley Neilson were among those who gave
Wellesley a new voice.
Wellesley
College Senior Sophie Kim of Alameda, Calif., Serves as 2006 Student Commencement
Speaker
June 7, 2006 -- Wellesley
College senior Sophie Kim, a native of Alameda,
Calif., has been selected
as this year’s student commencement speaker,
continuing a tradition that began with Wellesley’s first student Commencement
speaker, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, a member of the class of
1969. In her speech, given under sunny skies at Wellesley’s 128th graduation
ceremony on June 1, Kim emphasized the continued importance of women’s
colleges in today’s world.
Wellesley College Sophomore Shavanna Calder Wins Boston Theatrical Acclaim
June
2, 2006 -- Wellesley College sophomore Shavanna
Calder of Vacaville, Calif., has garnered a plum theater role in Boston,
winning critical acclaim
as Emmie, the daughter of a 1960s Southern maid in the SpeakEasy Stage Company
musical “Caroline, or Change,” which runs at the Calderwood Pavilion
through June 18.
Wellesley College Celebrates 128th Commencement with Speaker Ophelia Dahl
June
1, 2006 -- Global
public health activist Ophelia Dahl addressed the 544 graduating seniors,
their families and friends
at Wellesley College’s
128th Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 1, at 10:30 am on Severance
Green on the Wellesley, Mass., campus.
Global Public Health Activist Ophelia Dahl Will Be 2006 Commencement
Speaker at Wellesley College
May
31, 2006 -- Global
public health activist Ophelia Dahl will address the members of the
544 members of the Class
of 2006 and their families and friends at Wellesley
College’s 128th Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 1, at 10:30
a.m. on Severance Green on the Wellesley, Mass., campus.
Carolyn
Shaw Bell, Internationally Renowned Economist and Wellesley College
Professor, Dies at 85
May 22,
2006 -- Carolyn Shaw Bell, long-time Wellesley College
professor of economics and a former columnist for The Boston Globe, died May
13 in Arlington, Virginia.
She had lived in Dover and Lexington, Mass., for many years before moving to
Virginia several years ago.
Two Wellesley Seniors Receive Foreign Study and Travel Awards
May 16,
2006 -- Wellesley College seniors Daphne Francois of Roslindale, Mass.,
and Nicole Paxton of Grayson, Ga.,
have been awarded the 2006 Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Scholarship for
Foreign Study and the 2006 Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Traveling Fellowship,
respectively.
Mother and Daughter Follow Their Dreams to Wellesley
May 12, 2006 -- On
Mother's Day, Christann Spiegel celebrates
her 42nd birthday—and her impending graduation from Wellesley
College. Among other things, her daughter Maia Azoulay,
21, can thank her mother for introducing her to Wellesley. Next June,
Maia will become a Wellesley alumna, just like mom.
Wellesley
Summer Theatre Co. to Host Celebration of Wendy Wasserstein’s
Life
May 11, 2006 -- A celebration of the life and work of playwright Wendy
Wasserstein will take place on Tuesday, June 6, at 7 pm in the Ruth Nagel Jones
Theatre in Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley College campus. It will feature a
brief panel discussion on the impact of her work on writers, directors and
actors followed by readings from her work. Members of the Boston theatre community
including Michael Nash from Boston Conservatory and David Miller from Zeitgest
Theatre will join other actors and directors in celebrating the life of this
extraordinary woman.
Wellesley College Cuts Energy Costs, Contributes to Relief Efforts
May 11, 2006 -- Like
many institutions around the country, Wellesley College has set energy conservation
goals this year. With heating and electrical costs
soaring, increased efforts to stop waste and conserve resources have seen
outstanding results over the past months on campus. From May 1-7, a special
effort targeted
residence halls’ electrical use, with a competition and prize for energy
savings.
Eight Wellesley College Students Win Fulbright Grants for Research and Teaching
May 8, 2006 -- Wellesley
College seniors Sandra Ahn of Cambridge, Mass., Amanda
Cotterman of Clearwater, Fla., Esther Han of
Plano, Texas, Jenny Kim of Irvine,
Calif., and Jessica
Urban of Holliston, Mass., and 2005 graduate Cheryl Hojnowski of
Richmond, Va., have been awarded 2006-2007 Fulbright full grants for international
research projects. Seniors Jennifer Sohn of Granada
Hills, Calif., and Maria Zade of Hingham,
Mass., have received
Fulbright English teaching assistantships in Korea.
New
Jersey Native Wins 111th Annual Hoop Rolling Contest at Wellesley College
April 29, 2006 -- Allison
Kramer, an international relations and Spanish major from Metuchen,
New Jersey,
is the winner of this morning's 111th annual
hoop rolling competition at Wellesley College. Kramer, who will graduate on
June 1, was met at the finish line by Wellesley College President Diana Chapman
Walsh (herself the winner of the 1966 hoop-rolling contest), who presented
the winner with a bouquet of flowers.
Wellesley President Diana Chapman Walsh to Step Down in June 2007
April 28, 2006 -- Diana Chapman Walsh announced today that
she will end her tenure as the president of Wellesley College in June, 2007.
Walsh informed
the board of trustees of her decision to leave College at its 136th annual
meeting this morning.
Wellesley Senior Earns International Radio and Television Society Fellowship
April 28, 2006 -- Wellesley College senior Leslie
J. Kim of
Great Neck, N.Y., has been named one of 30 nationwide Summer Fellows at the
International Radio and Television Society (IRTS), providing her with an all-expense-paid
broadcasting fellowship. The Fellows were chosen from more than 800 applicants
across the country. Kim is the only Wellesley College student to have been
selected for the fellowship, which is considered one of the most prestigious
within the media/communications industry.
Two
Wellesley College Juniors Win 2006 Rockefeller Fellowships for Aspiring
Teachers of Color
April 28, 2006 -- Wellesley College juniors Julia
Curtis-Burnes of New York City and Melanie
Carter of Champaign, Ill., are among the 25 college
juniors from across America to be selected for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's
2006 Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Each fellow receives up to
$22,100 over a five-year period that begins this summer and ends after completion
of three years of public school teaching.
Wellesley College Hosts College A Capella Groups for Gospel Jam 2006
April 20, 2006 -- Wellesley
College will host college groups from around the Northeast to sing in Gospel
Jam 2006, with the theme, “Your Love
Makes Me Sing,” Saturday, April 29, at 8 pm in Jewett Arts Center Auditorium.
Davis
Museum & Cultural
Center to Close Temporarily for Repairs
April 11, 2006 -- The Davis Museum and Cultural Center
(DMCC) at Wellesley College is temporarily closing for repairs to the
building’s roof and windows.
Love Your Mother: Wellesley
College Celebrates 36th Annual Earth Day with a Week of Events
April 11, 2006 -- Wellesley College’s Earth Week
is a series of events organized by the student group Wellesley Energy and
Environmental
Defense (WEED) in collaboration
with other student organizations and academic departments.
Winning
T-Shirt Celebrates Wellesley College’s Support of Boston Marathon
April 10, 2006 -- Located near the midpoint of the Boston Marathon, Wellesley College is known
far and wide for the support its students provide runners of the famous race.
Hundreds of Wellesley students crowd the campus sidewalks, shouting their support,
holding signs, offering water and oranges and giving high fives to thousands
of runners each April. Runners often say that they can hear the noise from
the college’s “scream tunnel” a mile before they reach the
campus.
Best-selling Author Alice Sebold
Will Speak at Wellesley College April 20
April 10, 2006 -- Alice Sebold, author of the bestseller
The Lovely Bones and the memoir Lucky, will present a lecture Thursday, April
20, at 8 pm in Jewett Arts Center
Auditorium at Wellesley College. After her one-hour talk, there will be a 30-minute
question-and-answer
period followed by a reception and book signing.
Two at Wellesley College Are Named 2006-2007 Goldwater Scholars
March 31, 2006 -- Wellesley College students
Merideth Frey of Monterey, Calif., and Margaret
Thompson of
Oriental, N.C., are among the 323 nationwide college sophomores
and juniors to be awarded 2006-2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.
The one- and two-year scholarships will cover the cost of their
tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of
$7,500 per year. The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the
basis of academic merit from a field of 1,081 mathematics,
science and engineering students nominated by the faculties of
U.S. colleges and universities.
Film Critic Laura Mulvey Will Speak at Wellesley College
March 24, 2006 -- One of the most influential
feminist film theorists and critics in the world, Laura Mulvey,
will speak at Wellesley College Wednesday,
April 5, at 4:30 pm in Science Center 277. Professor of film and
media studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Mulvey
will discuss the relationship between new media technologies and
spectatorship in her lecture “Discovering the Pensive and
the Possessive Spectator.” The event is free and open to
the public.
Wellesley College Receives $2.7 Million Gift for Financial Aid
March
17, 2006 -- Wellesley College has received $2.7 million
from the estate of Virginia Webbert '35, who expressed her
wish that the money be
used to provide financial aid for students majoring in economics
or music. Webbert, who had a 40-year career as an analyst for the
federal government, passed away in 2004.
Global Public Health Activist Ophelia Dahl Will Be 2006 Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College
March
13, 2006 -- Global
public health activist Ophelia Dahl will address the members of
the Class of 2006 and their families and friends at Wellesley College’s
128th Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m.
on Severance Green on the Wellesley, Mass., campus.
Wellesley College's Computer Scientists Offer Family Day of Fun, Games and Demonstrations
March 3, 2006 -- Curious
about computer science? Join Wellesley College Computer Science
students, alumnae and faculty for a fun afternoon of games, demonstrations,
posters and a musical show. Many current students will present
demonstrations
and posters of projects they’ve done in courses, independent
studies and internships.
Wellesley's Adrien Smith Named 2006 Gates Cambridge Scholar
February 24, 2006-- In
October 2006 the sixth annual contingent of new Gates Scholars, selected
from countries around the world, will begin graduate studies at the
University of Cambridge, England. This month 40 successful candidates
from the U.S. earned the opportunity to be among them, as recipients
of Gates Cambridge Scholarships. They include Wellesley College 2005
graduate Adrien Smith, from Montague, Mass., who plans to pursue
a master’s degree in European Literature and Culture at Cambridge.
Adrien is the third Wellesley student to be awarded a Gates Cambridge
Scholarship, following Hilary Soderland in 2001, Jennifer Piscopo
in 2002 and Deborah Hayden in 2005.
Wellesley
College Junior To Create Community Bicycle Program
February
23, 2006 -- Wellesley
College junior Anita Yip, who lives on the edge of Boston’s
Chinatown, has recently received an award from the National Wildlife
Federation Campus Ecology Fellowship Program to create a community
bicycle program and to educate the campus and local community about
the environmental benefits of alternative transportation and clean
energy.
Free Conference Will Tackle Questions ABout Religion and Violence
February 9, 2006 --
A group of prominent biblical scholars will address issues surrounding
the link between violence and religious traditions, and their
sacred writings,
in a two-day conference called “Religion and Violence:
The Biblical Heritage."
Professor of Divinity To Discuss Religion and Politics at Wellesley College Feb. 14
February 8, 2006 --
Harvey Cox, the Mary L. Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor
at Wellesley College and the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard,
will present a lecture, “The Armageddon Syndrome: the Apocalyptic
Sensibility in Current Religion and Politics” Tuesday, Feb.
14, at 4:30 pm in Collins Cinema at Wellesley College.
Aaron Lazare To Talk About Effective Apologies at Wellesley College Feb. 15
February 8, 2006 --
Dr. Aaron Lazare will present a lecture, "On Apology" Wednesday, Feb. 15, at
7:30pm in Pendleton Hall 212 at Wellesley College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Wellesley College Students To Demonstrate Sweatshop Conditions Feb. 15
February 1, 2006 --
The Wellesley Associate of Labor Rights Activists (WALRA) will hold its fourth annual Sweatshop
Simulation Wednesday, Feb 15. from 7 am to 7 pm in the Student Resource Room on the second floor
of the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Distinguished Physicist, Director and Astronaut Will Be Honored at Wellesley College's 2006 Alumnae Achievement Awards
January
13, 2006 --
Wellesley College has announced the three recipients
of its 2006 Alumnae Achievement Award. The award recognizes
alumnae who have brought honor to themselves and to
the college through their outstanding achievements.
It is the highest honor given to alumnae for excellence
and distinction in their fields of endeavor and has
been presented annually since 1970.
Wellesley College Students Embody Motto 'Not To Be Served, But To Serve' Through Homeless Shelter Internship
January 4, 2006 -- A homeless shelter seems
an unlikely place for college students to find
job experience but that’s just what Wellesley College junior Dana Stelmokas
and seniors Michelle Iandoli and Elizabeth Donat did during their
summer internships at Boston’s St. Francis House.
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