Events at Wellesley

Lecture: Prof. Benjamin Braude (Department of History, Boston College), "Simone Weil's Gnostic Inversion of the Nakedness of Noah and His Three Sons." In this talk, Prof. Braude will address the self-fashioning of French philosopher-saint Simone Weil and her cult of presentation in the context of…

Julian Jackson is emeritus professor of French History at Queen Mary University of London. He has written widely on the history of twentieth century France ranging from the period of the 1930s to the 1960s. His books have been widely translated and won many literary prizes. His most recent…

Michael Twitty, culinary historian, author, and founder of the Southern Discomfort Tour, in conversation with Michael Jeffries, Dean of Academic Affairs, Class of 1949 Professor in Ethics, and Professor of American Studies, Wellesley College.

 Join the Sociology Department in welcoming Emmanuel College Professor of Sociology Catherine Simpson Bueker for a discussion of her book, Beyond White Picket Fences, Evolution of an American Town. This book examines the demographic shifts that have taken place in Wellesley over the last 100 years,…

Yael Lempert, Former US Ambassador to Jordon and Vice President for Outreach at the Middle East Institute, in conversation with Ezzedine Fishere, Distinguished Fellow of Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College.

Welcome to the Hispanism Colloquium 2026, an academic gathering dedicated this year to examining educational and feminist dynamics within transatlantic Hispanism. Our panel will focus on the pioneering figure of Katharine Lee Bates—a Wellesley College alumna (Class of 1880), professor, and head of…

Welcome to the 30th Ruhlman Conference! The conference is made possible by the generosity of Barbara Peterson Ruhlman ’54. In 1997, Lee Cuba, Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the College, worked with Barbara Ruhlman to develop the plan for the Ruhlman Conference.