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…

Michael Twitty, culinary historian, author, and founder of the Southern Discomfort Tour, in conversation with Kellie Carter Jackson, Michael and Denise Kellen '68 Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College.

In this hybrid, bilingual symposium hosted by the Davis Museum at Wellesley College in English and French, students, scholars, and alumni around the world will extend Wellesley’s legacy of learning directly from works of art. Held in Tishman Commons and live-streamed, the symposium will propose new…

Experience the unique fusion of tradition and innovation as cutting-edge klezmer clarinetist Glenn Dickson joins forces with electronic musician and Boston rock veteran Bob Familiar. Together, they craft a lush, orchestral sound, layering clarinet and synths into something both expansive and deeply…

Please join us for a public night including an astronomy talk, demonstrations, and crafts at the Whitin Observatory of Wellesley College. The topic will be announced closer to the event date. Visual observing opportunities with the historic telescopes and digital observing opportunities with the…

Concert and recording artist Christa Rakich performs widely throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. She is Visiting Professor of Organ at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio through the academic year 2019-2020. Near her home in Connecticut, she maintains two Artist-in-Residencies: St. John’s…

Siyu ('26) and Ningyue ('29) will bring a beautiful set of Chinese traditional opera! If you attended the Slater Cultural Show and enjoyed our performance, we will get more of that to you. It should be the first-ever Chinese traditional opera-themed recital on campus!

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.