Events at Wellesley

Since 2020, gun violence has emerged as the primary cause of death for those under the age of eighteen in the United States. Despite this, substantial gun control has yet to be achieved. In this presentation, I take up childhood gun death as an example of a biopolitical paradox, referring to the…

The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow…

Naomi Murakawa, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University, in conversation with Jenny Musto, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley College.

Right from its foundation in 1961, the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India, attempted to reorient art and design theory and practice away from the legacy of colonial-era arts pedagogies, and towards internationally resonant ideas borrowed from academies such as the German Bauhaus…

Making Livable Worlds in a Time of Loss takes its title from Prof. Lloréns' recent book, and invites reflection about possible ways to navigate and survive the multiple ongoing crises in our current era. In Making Livable Worlds, Afro-Puerto Rican women's lifeways exemplify how they draw from their…

We are celebrating the launch of the Status of Women & Girls in Massachusetts report, a collaborative research project of the Women's Foundation of Massachusetts (WFMA) and the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW).

We will welcome award-winning author, scientist, and educator Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer for her talk, ”All Flourishing is Mutual.” Dr. Kimmerer will explore the serviceberry as a living metaphor for abundance, generosity, and reciprocity, offering a compelling alternative to extractive,…