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    Wellesley Centers for Women researcher Linda Charmaraman talks to the Guardian about AI school counselors

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    Should schools use AI counselors to track students’ mental health? Linda Charmaraman of the Wellesley Centers for Women says that can be helpful in some ways, but it’s crucial to avoid overreliance.

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    Nail artist Shani Evans ’96 expresses anti-ICE sentiments with her manicure

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    Professional nail artists, including Shani Evans '96, have been sporting anti-ICE manicures. "I'm not having it, Evans told CNN. "And I want people to know that I'm not having it," she said.

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    WellesleyWeston Magazine features the Davis Museum’s exhibit “In Focus: Wellesley College Faculty Artists”

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    WellesleyWeston Magazine says the Davis Museum’s exhibit of pieces by faculty artists “offers thought-provoking work in a variety of artistic media, giving museum-goers a layered experience.”

  • Math professor Ismar Volić talks to WellesleyWeston Magazine about solutions for democracy

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    Ismar Volić, professor of mathematics, speaks with WellesleyWeston Magazine about spearheading a movement to reform democracy through math.

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    In the Boston Globe, economist Phillip Levine weighs in on the heated debate over three-year college degrees

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    Three-year bachelor’s degrees and early college programs almost concede that we might never have a sufficiently funded higher education system, said Phillip Levine, professor of economics.

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    Philosophy professor Erich Hatala Matthes asks what we should save for posterity

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    On the Philosophy in Public Life podcast, Erich Hatala Matthes, philosophy professor, explores which of our possessions and commitments deserve our attention and how we should protect them.

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    Smithsonian magazine mentions Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson’s take on an Underground Railroad hiding spot

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    In a story about a recently discovered secret passageway likely from the Underground Railroad, Smithsonian refers to a New York Times interview with Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson.

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    Economics professor Phillip Levine talks to the Globe about universities pledging to cover full tuition for some students

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    Though the sticker price for higher education is rising, more universities say they’ll cover the costs for some students. Economist Phillip Levine says these policies have become more common.

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    Stacie Goddard talks with NPR about what she calls Trump’s “dynastic” foreign policy

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    Stacie Goddard, political science professor, says Trump takes a neo-royalist approach to foreign affairs, shifting policies at whim and using his enormous power as leverage.