• Photograph of empty desks in a classroom with a red lens flare

    The New York Times ran a letter from Mary Carpenter ’72 about the importance of writing

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    At Wellesley, “I learned a lot from students batting ideas back and forth, and occasionally I thought quickly enough to get a word in edgewise,” Mary Carpenter ’72 wrote to the New York Times.

  • Marshall Evans next to his adaptive bike after riding Canyon Rim Trail at Snowbasin Resort, Sept. 10, 2026.

    Macy Lipkin ’23 reports for KUER on how trails in Utah are being adjusted for adaptive bikes

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    Macy Lipkin ’23 appeared on Morning Edition, reporting for KUER on how Utah trails are being adjusted to allow better access for adaptive bikes.

  • Yu Peng 于彭, Fragrance of Book and Elegance of Mind, 1990, Ink on paper, Courtesy of Mee-Seen Loong ‘72

    ArtDaily notes that “Shi: Stories in Stone” has opened at the Davis Museum

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    ArtDaily features the Davis Museum’s new exhibit “Shi: Stories in Stone,” which traces a 1,000-year tradition of stone collecting.

  • Bad Bunny headlines the Apple Music Halftime Show during the NFL Super Bowl 60 on February 8, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

    Petra Rivera-Rideau to discuss the cultural phenomenon of Bad Bunny at WBUR CitySpace on October 13

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    American studies professor and author of “P FKN R,” Petra Rivera-Rideau will discuss the cultural phenomenon of Bad Bunny with ethnomusicologist Wayne Marshall at WBUR CitySpace on October 13.

  • Three Guatemalan dressed in traditional clothing kneel and place flower petals on a floral centerpiece on the floor.
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    Anne Marie Chomat ’99 is facilitating collective healing practices with the grassroots organization Buena Semilla

  • A suburban housing development built in Levittown, N.Y., circa 1949.

    Economist Phillip Levine comments in the New York Times on the impact of homeownership on birth rates.

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    Economist Phillip Levine comments in the New York Times on a new study about the impact of homeownership on birth rates.

  • Laura Marie Duncan as Kate Keller and Bill Mootos as Joe Keller in Lyric Stage's “All My Sons."

    Art critic Murray Whyte recommends the Davis Museum’s “Excavating Antioch” exhibit

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    Boston Globe art critic Murray Whyte recommends visiting the Davis Museum’s “Excavating Antioch” exhibit this weekend.

  • A person stands looking down at a mosaic image on the floor of the Davis Museum
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    The Davis Museum’s 2026–27 special exhibits are now on view

  • Black and white photo with a sign that says FREE TUITION in orange

    Economist Phillip Levine speaks to Inside Higher Ed about free college tuition policies

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    Economist Phillip Levine says the “fast and furious” movement of colleges offering free tuition to families with household incomes below a certain level attracts low- and middle-income applicants.