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Tyler Giles, associate professor of economics, examined what happened when states abolished blue laws
CategoriesPublished:Scientists from Wellesley College, the University of Notre Dame, and The Ohio State University examined what happened when states abolished blue laws that prohibited most retail activity on Sundays.
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Grace Atherton ’15 and Alex Cox first met as members of the Harvard University Band
CategoriesPublished:Thanks to inter-school cross-registration, Grace Atherton ’15 and Alex Cox first met as members of the Harvard University Band. She played the clarinet, he played the trumpet.
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On the “Hark!” podcast, Lisa Graham, Wellesley’s choral program director, explains how the College is connected to “The Little Drummer Boy"
CategoriesPublished:On the “Hark!” podcast, Lisa Graham, Wellesley’s choral program director, explains how the College is connected to “The Little Drummer Boy” and why it bid $11,000 to win original manuscript rights.
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Inside Higher Ed picked its favorite college holiday videos—and Wellesley’s is on the list!
CategoriesPublished:Inside Higher Ed picked its favorite holiday videos from colleges—and Wellesley’s montage of winter memories is on the list!
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Political scientist Jennifer Chudy speaks to the New York Times about the Cinnabon worker fired for a racist slur
CategoriesPublished:A Cinnabon worker was fired for a racist slur; her supporters have raised $130,000. Political scientist Jennifer Chudy said fundraising efforts like these reflect how “political winds have changed.”
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Stacie Goddard, Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science, writes about “neo-royalism” in new paper
CategoriesPublished:Stacie Goddard, Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science, and her co-author write in a new paper that Trump’s affinity for Middle Eastern “strong men” is an example of “neo-royalism.”
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Happy holidays!
CategoriesPublished:Enjoy some time in Wellesley winters past
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On to their futures!
CategoriesPublished:Wellesley celebrates the class of 2025.5
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Associate Professor of Music Reinaldo Moya’s composition is on the Post’s best of 2025 classical music list
CategoriesPublished:Associate Professor of Music Reinaldo Moya’s tribute to his brother that doubles as a musical essay on grief made the Washington Post’s best of 2025 classical music list.