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february

2005

alison greer ’87 is named alumnae association president

Alison Greer ’87 is the new executive director of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, effective March 7, according to an announcement by President Diana Chapman Walsh and Ellen Goldberg Luger ’83, president of the Alumnae Association.

The WCAA board formally approved her appointment on Feb. 2. Greer is currently the associate director of program delivery at the Harvard Business School. Prior to her position at HBS, she was the associate director of admissions at the Garrison Forest School, an all-girls boarding and day school in Maryland, for eight years.

“Alison will bring to this position extensive experience managing a complex array of programs, a clear appreciation of the unique bonds formed among alumnae of single-sex institutions, and a commitment to advancing the WCAA goal of ensuring that all alumnae of Wellesley College remain connected to the institution throughout the various stages of their lives after graduation,” said Walsh and Luger in their announcement. “Those who met with Alison during the search process were impressed by the energy and thoughtfulness she brings to each interaction. She is a careful listener and a skilled communicator. This is a wonderful moment for the WCAA.”

Walsh and Luger expressed their appreciation to search committee members Laura Daignault Gates ’72, chair; Alecia DeCoudreaux ’76, Barbara Ann Finley ’80, Ellen Gill Miller ’73, Kate Salop ’94 and Bunny Winter ’70. Eloise McGaw and Carolyn Slaboden, human resources, were praised for their support throughout the search process.

“In addition, we are enormously grateful to Laura Wood Cantopher ’84 for serving as interim executive director during the past six months,” noted Walsh and Luger. “Everyone at Wellesley who had the opportunity to work with her during this time appreciated the skill and poise she brought to her work and enjoyed getting to know her.”

In conclusion, they said, “We hope you will join us in warmly welcoming Alison Greer to the Wellesley College community and in supporting her in any way you can.”.

feminist leader betty friedan to speak

Betty Friedan, one of the foremost pioneers of the modern women’s movement in the United States, will speak at Wellesley Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6 pm. The event, to be held in Houghton Memorial Chapel, is free and open to the public.

“Friedan is a fabulous educator, leader and role model,” said Emily Amick ’07, president of Wellesley Women for Choice, the student organization sponsoring her visit. “She was instrumental in starting a national dialogue about women’s issues and civil rights and has dedicated herself to advocating for issues that are central to women’s lives.”

Amick said that Friedan will speak in particular about her experience as a pro-choice activist and current challenges to reproductive rights. Her brief remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Friedan’s first book, The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, is regarded by many as being a catalyzing event of the women’s movement. In 1966, she helped found the National Organization for Women and served as its first president, leading national efforts to increase women’s representation in government, legalize abortion and direct efforts to end sex-classified employment notices, among other issues.

Friedan also is the author of It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women’s Movement (Random House, 1976), The Second Stage (Summit Books, 1981), and The Fountain of Age (Simon & Schuster, 1993). She has been a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center at the Smithsonian and continues to write and speak about feminism and issues related to aging.

2005 alumnae awards

The Wellesley College Alumnae Association will hold its 35th annual Alumnae Achievement Awards Ceremony Friday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 pm in Alumnae Hall, honoring Carole Beebe Tarantelli ’64, former member of the Italian Parliament, antiterrorist activist and women’s rights advocate; Ellen Jacobson Levine ’64, who made publishing history when she became the first woman named editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping; and Lois Juliber ’71, a highly regarded business leader and vice chairman of Colgate-Palmolive.

The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavor. For more information, go to www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Special_Programs/Awards/index.html.

rapper sister souljah is quintessence day speaker

Wellesley will celebrate Quintessence Day with a lecture by rapper, community activist, writer and speaker Sister Souljah. She will talk about perspectives of people in the African diaspora and their place in the world Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 pm in Alumnae Hall.

Souljah’s musical accomplishments include her debut album “360 Degrees of Power” and her work with Public Enemy. She is the author of the nonfiction book No Disrespect and the novel The Coldest Winter Ever. She has been a political commentator on New York City radio station KISS-FM and made her acting debut in the sitcom “A Different World.” She has been a guest on television shows including “Oprah Winfrey,” “Donahue,” “Today” and BET and MTV networks.

As a community activist, she has organized a number of service programs. She financed and developed the African Youth Survival Camp for children of homeless families, a six-week summer camp in Enfield, N.C. She is executive director of Daddy’s House Social Programs Inc., a nonprofit corporation to help urban youth.

She has been a motivating force behind a number of hip-hop artists’ efforts to give back to the community, organizing major youth events, programs and summer camps. She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in American history and African studies.
The event is sponsored by Ethos. For more information, e-mail ethosmail@wellesley.edu.

alan schechter will present a dinner lecture

The College Club will hold a dinner lecture Tuesday, Feb. 22, featuring Professor Emeritus Alan Schechter, political science, talking about “A Nation Divided: Cultural Conflicts and Foreign Policies After the 2004 Elections.” Dinner begins at 6 pm, and the lecture will follow.

Schechter, appointed to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board by President Clinton in 1994, directs the Wellesley Washington Internship Program and teaches the course, “Washington Decision-Making.” He is the author of numerous books, including Contemporary Constitutional Issues, and articles on presidential power and other government issues. There is a charge for dinner, and reservations are required. Info: x2700.

goldman lecture: reforming social security

The annual Goldman Lecture, sponsored by economics and Professor Emeritus Marshall Goldman, will take on the topic of “Reforming Social Security” Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 8 pm in Pendleton East Atrium.

The speaker is Martin S. Feldstein, the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and president and CEO of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization that for 80 years has produced nonpartisan studies of the American economy. Feldstein was also president of the American Economic Association for 2004. From 1982-84, he was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and President Reagan’s chief economic adviser. For more information, call x2154.

colleagues in the news

jo ann citron, women’s studies, has appeared on Q Television, where she was interviewed about same-sex breakups and divorces. She also has been interviewed for a segment on the same subject for Boston University’s television production, “Inside Boston.”

courtney coile, economics, has been interviewed about Social Security on the New England Cable News program, “Newsnight with Jim Braude.” Responding to President Bush’s claim in his State of the Union address that Social Security would be “exhausted and bankrupt” in 2042, she said such projections are based on many assumptions, some of which say the system will be solvent over the next 75 years. “Most people believe that something should be done and that sooner would be better than later because we could make a more incremental change.” Regarding privatization, she said that by itself, it “is the not the solution to the financial crisis.” Since payroll taxes are used to pay today’s beneficiaries, new funds will have to be found to finance the new accounts. As for incremental reform, such as raising the amount of earnings subject to the payroll tax, she said, “That alone is not enough to do it,” but that several such reforms together could restore the system to solvency. Asked if she is confident about Social Security’s future, she said, “I think people are more pessimistic than they ought to be,” adding that the necessary changes will happen.

susan reverby, women’s studies, has been named an Organization of American Historians (OAH) Distinguished Lecturer for 2004-05. This February she has given two lectures on behalf of the OAH on the history of women’s health activism at Eastern Connecticut State College and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

calendar

monday february 21

presidents’ day. administrative holiday.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

tuesday february 22

blood drive. 10 am-3 pm, Alumnae Hall Ballroom. Sponsor: CWS. Info: x2352.

seminar. “Computer Science Senior Seminar Series.” Speakers: Beth Dakin ’05, Kelsey Peterson ’05, Frances Liu ’05. 4:30-6 pm, SCI E111. Sponsor: Computer Science. Info: x3147.

film. Women’s Rights. 6-8 pm, SCI 377. Sponsor: Wellesley Women for Choice. Info: WomenforChoicemail@wellesley.edu.

dinner lecture. “A Nation Divided: Cultural Conflicts and Foreign Policies After the 2004 Elections.” Speaker: Alan Schechter, political science, professor emeritus. 6 pm, College Club. (See story) Cost, reservations: x2700.

lecture. “Quintessence Day.” Speaker: Sister Souljah, rapper. 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See story) Sponsor: Ethos. Info: ethosmail@wellesley.edu.

sharing circle. 7-8 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist. Info: x3484.

german table. 7:30-8:30 pm, Schneider loft. Info: x2584.

wednesday february 23

lecture-recital. “Music from the Inside Out.” Triple Helix Piano Trio. 12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, above.) Info: x2028.

meditation. 12:30-1 pm. (See 2/21 listing.)

french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Bates private dining hall. Info: x2403.

spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court small dining room. Info: x3571.

cws job fair. “Wellesley Women in Science.” Science majors only. 12:30-2 pm, Science Center. Info: x2352.

cws workshop. “Columbia Publishing Information.” 12:30-2 pm, TBA. Info: x2352.
russian table. 1-2 pm, FND 416. Info: x3584.

anime film. Ghost in a Shell: Oshii Mamoru. 4:50 and 7:30 pm, FND 207. Sponsor: East Asian Languages and Literatures. Info: x3226.

film. Gulabi Aaina. 5-9 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: WASAC. Info: WASACmail@wellesley.edu.

lecture. Speaker: Betty Friedan, feminist. 6 pm, Houghton Chapel. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Wellesley Women for Choice. Info: x7616.

meeting. Good Book Club. 6:30 pm, BIL 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

goldman lecture. “Reforming Social Security.” Speaker: Martin Feldstein, economics, Harvard. 8 pm, Pendleton East Atrium. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Economics. Info: x2156.

thursday february 24

cws workshop. “Job Search Correspondence.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352.

meditation. 12:30-1 pm. (See 2/21 listing.)

lecture. “How Can Irony Change the Soul?” Speaker: Jonathan Lear, philosophy, University of Chicago. 4:15-6 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Philosophy. Info: x2620.

film. Windhorse. 7 pm, Slater Center. Sponsors: Slater Center; Advisor to Asian Students. Info: x2793.

lecture. “Massachusetts and Marriage FAQ.” Speakers: Valerie Fein Zachery, chair, Mass. Marriage Campaign, and Denise Simmons, Cambridge Council. 7-8:30 pm, PNE 225A. Sponsor: WLBTF. Info: WLBTFmail@wellesley.edu.

friday february 25

holi. Hindu tradition.

prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:45-1:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2025.

alumnae achievement awards. 5:30 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See story) Info: x2392.

saturday february 26

performance. Harambee House Talent Show. 2-6 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Harambee House. Info: x2134.

performance. “Yuki Matsuri 2005.” 7-9 pm, BIL 100 and Schneider. Sponsor: Japanese Club. Info: JapanClubmail@wellesley.edu.

sunday february 27

softball pitching/catching clinic. 9 am–4 pm, Sports Center. Bring lunch/snacks. Cost: $100. Info: x2126.

worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.

meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, meditation room, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.

concert. “A Sense of Place: Music Shaped by Its Culture.” Triple Helix Piano Trio. 7 pm, Houghton Chapel. (See story) Info: x2028.

concert. Mad Agnes. 7-11 pm, Alumnae Hall. Sponsor: Theatre. Info: x2029.

monday february 28

administrative council meeting. 11 am-noon, Academic Council Room. Info: x2036.

italian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2616.

meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x1181.

esl tutoring. 6-8:30 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

cws workshop. “Alumnae/Student Mock Interviews.” 6:30-8:30 pm, GRH 441. Info: x2352.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

ongoing

exhibit. The Consequences of War: Poetry, Graphic Art and Documents. Clapp Library Special Collections, through February. Info: x2129.

exhibit. Dedicated to the Class of 2005: A Look at the Class of 1905. Archives, Clapp Library, through March. Info: x2127.

exhibit. Vegetables from the Garden: Watercolors by Nan Rumpf. Greenhouses Visitor Center, through March 14. Info: x3094.

exhibit. Circles of Healing, Circles of Peace: Creation of the Mandala. Through March 1, DMCC. (See story) Info: x2793.

don't miss...triple helix presents music with a sense of place

On Sunday, Feb. 27, at 7 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel, acclaimed piano trio Triple Helix performs the second concert in a two-year festival, “A Sense of Place: Music Shaped by its Culture,” which explores the rich repertoire of chamber music inspired by, and often incorporating, authentic folk traditions. Finding kinships through musical expression, this series will capture the essence of the music in diverse lands and celebrate indigenous cultural traditions.

The event, called “Music with a French Accent,” will explore “A Sense of Place” from the perspective of early 20th-century France. Triple Helix musicians Lois Shapiro, piano, Bayla Keyes, violin, and Rhonda Rider, cello, will be joined by guest violist Kathryn Lockwood in a program to include the Cello Sonata and Violin Sonata by Claude Debussy, Ravel’s Trio in A minor and Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15.

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 12:30-1:45 pm in Jewett Auditorium, members of the trio will present “Ravel’s Piano Trio: Exploring Hidden Connections.” This presentation, part of the trio’s “Music from the Inside Out” series of lecture-recitals, will include a discussion as well as musical excerpts.

For more information, go to www.wellesley.edu/Music/home.html.

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