• Bad Bunny wearing a traditional Puerto Rican hat at an awards ceremony.

    Petra Rivera-Rideau talks with NPR about what to expect from Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau wrote the book on Bad Bunny. NPR's A Martinez asks her what to expect from the Puerto Rican superstar at the Super Bowl this weekend.

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    Rolling Stone reviews American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book on Bad Bunny

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    In “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz trace the star’s music and activism.

  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stands with President Trump and a large group of people during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia last year.

    A New York Times news analysis credits Stacie Goddard and her colleague with coining the term “neoroyalism” to describe Trump

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    Political scientists Stacie Goddard at Wellesley and Abraham L. Newman at Georgetown have written that the president’s policymaking most closely resembles that of 16th-century royal families.

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    Washington Monthly gives “Bernie for Burlington” by English professor Dan Chiasson a rave review

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    The reviewer calls “Bernie for Burlington” by English professor Dan Chiasson “a sprawling narrative epic, with three equally prominent protagonists”: Bernie, Chiasson, and Burlington itself.

  • Two students start their journey down hill in the snow. Behind them, students stand at the top of the hill.
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    Students took advantage of the recent snow to enjoy a beloved Wellesley tradition

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    Wellesley College is a top producer of Fulbright grantees

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    Wellesley College is once again a top producer of Fulbright U.S. scholars and students, receiving 11 Fulbright awards for 2025–2026.

  • A man in a blue suit stares up at the ceiling, standing next to an American flag.

    Economics professor Eric Hilt weighs in on Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair nominee

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    On “Marketplace,” economist Eric Hilt said a previous Fed chair chosen by the president that marked “sort of a dramatic shift in Fed policy” was President Nixon’s selection of Arthur Burns.

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    The New York Times reviews English professor Dan Chiasson’s new book, “Bernie for Burlington”

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    “I have no doubt that Chiasson has written the authoritative history of the Sanders tenure in Burlington,” the Times’ reviewer says about English professor Dan Chiasson’s “Bernie for Burlington.”

  • A student writes on a white board. Some of the words include Pandora’s Box, capability of critical thinking, environmental concerns.
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    Career Education offers students an opportunity to think deeply about issues related to artificial intelligence