Wellesley Wire 12/15/03

Senior is Wellesley's 8th Rhodes Scholar -- Senior Heather Long has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the eighth Wellesley College student to win the prestigious honor since women were allowed to apply in 1976.

Long was chosen through a three-stage process including an endorsement from Wellesley and selection on a state and regional level. The Rhodes Scholarship will support two years of study at the University of Oxford with a possible third year extension. "I am hoping for second B.A. in English and modern history from Oxford," Long said. "That's a two year program, and I am hoping to get a third year to get a master's in English. I am interested in doing cultural studies, particularly in economics and political analysis of literature." Long is especially gratified by this honor since reading didn't come easily to her. As a child, she suffered from learning disabilities and didn't learn to read until fourth or fifth grade. You can read more at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/112503.html

Early Decision Applications Up for Second Consecutive Year --
Applications for admissions via the college's early decision plan have increased for the second consecutive year. The pool of 218 applicants for the Class of 2008 was 20 percent larger than last year's applicant pool, marking the second consecutive year of more than 15 percent increase.

While it is difficult to point to one particular reason for the increase, Director of Admissions Jennifer Desjarlais credits her department's increased outreach efforts, including a revamped viewbook, the expansion of programs on campus this fall, online chats with prospective students, and Wellesley's increased media visibility, including a feature story in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best College" guide and coverage of "Mona Lisa Smile," a soon-to-be-released film starring Julia Roberts as a fictional art history professor at Wellesley in the mid-1950s.

You can read more about Wellesley's ranking and feature in US News at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/082503.html

Wellesley Faculty Lectures on the Web -- Do you ever wish you could sit in on a lecture by a Wellesley College faculty member? Thanks to a partnership with Boston public broadcaster WGBH, anyone with an internet connection can listen to and watch a variety of lectures by Wellesley professors and special guests via computer. Included among Wellesley's current offerings on the WGBH Forum Network are "Escape to the Middle Ages: Why Tolkien? Why Now?" by Kathryn Lynch, English; "Dwelling and Seeking: Two Pathways to Successful Aging" by Paul Wink, psychology; and "Charles Ives and the Spirit of Transcendentalist New England," a special lecture-recital by artists-in-residence Triple Helix and Larry Rosenwald, English.

Bookmark the WGBH Forum Network site and check regularly for new updates: http://streams.wgbh.org/forum/forum.php?organization=Wellesley%2BCollege

Coming soon are a reading by the esteemed poet Adrienne Rich and a lecture by Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies. Both The Washington Post and The New York Times ran reviews of Lefkowitz's new book on Greek Gods on December 14. The reviews are online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58314-2003Dec11.htmland http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/books/review/14TAPLINT.html(free registration required for both).





	~Wellesley Wire - 2003~

	Wellesley Wire December 15, 2003 Senior is Wellesley's 8th Rhodes Scholar Early Decision Applications Up for Second Consecutive Year Wellesley Faculty Lectures on the Web Senior is Wellesley's 8th Rhodes Scholar -- Senior Heather Long has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the eighth Wellesley College student to win the prestigious honor since women were allowed to apply in 1976. Long was chosen through a three-stage process including an endorsement from Wellesley and selection on a state and regional level. The Rhodes Scholarship will support two years of study at the University of Oxford with a possible third year extension. "I am hoping for second B.A. in English and modern history from Oxford," Long said. "That's a two year program, and I am hoping to get a third year to get a master's in English. I am interested in doing cultural studies, particularly in economics and political analysis of literature." Long is especially gratified by this honor since reading didn't come easily to her. As a child, she suffered from learning disabilities and didn't learn to read until fourth or fifth grade. You can read more at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/112503.html Early Decision Applications Up for Second Consecutive Year -- Applications for admissions via the college's early decision plan have increased for the second consecutive year. The pool of 218 applicants for the Class of 2008 was 20 percent larger than last year's applicant pool, marking the second consecutive year of more than 15 percent increase. While it is difficult to point to one particular reason for the increase, Director of Admissions Jennifer Desjarlais credits her department's increased outreach efforts, including a revamped viewbook, the expansion of programs on campus this fall, online chats with prospective students, and Wellesley's increased media visibility, including a feature story in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best College" guide and coverage of "Mona Lisa Smile," a soon-to-be-released film starring Julia Roberts as a fictional art history professor at Wellesley in the mid-1950s. You can read more about Wellesley's ranking and feature in US News at http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2003/082503.html Wellesley Faculty Lectures on the Web -- Do you ever wish you could sit in on a lecture by a Wellesley College faculty member? Thanks to a partnership with Boston public broadcaster WGBH, anyone with an internet connection can listen to and watch a variety of lectures by Wellesley professors and special guests via computer. Included among Wellesley's current offerings on the WGBH Forum Network are "Escape to the Middle Ages: Why Tolkien? Why Now?" by Kathryn Lynch, English; "Dwelling and Seeking: Two Pathways to Successful Aging" by Paul Wink, psychology; and "Charles Ives and the Spirit of Transcendentalist New England," a special lecture-recital by artists-in-residence Triple Helix and Larry Rosenwald, English. Bookmark the WGBH Forum Network site and check regularly for new updates: http://streams.wgbh.org/forum/forum.php?organization=Wellesley%2BCollege Coming soon are a reading by the esteemed poet Adrienne Rich and a lecture by Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies. Both The Washington Post and The New York Times ran reviews of Lefkowitz's new book on Greek Gods on December 14. The reviews are online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58314-2003Dec11.htmland http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/books/review/14TAPLINT.html(free registration required for both). Back to top Back to the Wellesley Wire Homepage

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