• Blue-toned image of Bad Bunny performing on stage.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks with L’Équipe about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks with French sports newspaper L’Équipe about how Bad Bunny, the world’s most streamed artist, will single-handedly overshadow the Super Bowl.

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    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau says having Bad Bunny perform in the Super Bowl is valuable for the NFL

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau, co-author of “P FKN R,” sees a potential benefit for companies that buy ads during the big game: U.S. Latinos are a growing demographic that they are trying to court.

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    The Washington Post reviews Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau’s new book about Bad Bunny, “P FKN R”

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    The Post reviewer says that in their book “P FKN R,” Vanessa Díaz and Wellesley’s Petra Rivera-Rideau “boldly challenge common critiques of Bad Bunny.”

  • 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.

  • Bad Bunny performing in Mexico City.

    Petra Rivera-Rideau speaks to the AP about how Bad Bunny has made it cool to learn Spanish

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    Petra Rivera-Rideau, associate professor of American studies and co-author of “P FKN R,” says the U.S. has a long history of criminalizing Spanish, but Bad Bunny makes people want to learn it.

  • Black and white photo of a young Bernie Sanders looking annoyed.

    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