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    Wellesley College is a top producer of Fulbright grantees

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    Wellesley College is once again a top producer of Fulbright U.S. scholars and students, receiving 11 Fulbright awards for 2025–2026.

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    Economics professor Eric Hilt weighs in on Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair nominee

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    On “Marketplace,” economist Eric Hilt said a previous Fed chair chosen by the president that marked “sort of a dramatic shift in Fed policy” was President Nixon’s selection of Arthur Burns.

  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stands with President Trump and a large group of people during Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia last year.

    A New York Times news analysis credits Stacie Goddard and her colleague with coining the term “neoroyalism” to describe Trump

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    Political scientists Stacie Goddard at Wellesley and Abraham L. Newman at Georgetown have written that the president’s policymaking most closely resembles that of 16th-century royal families.

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    Career Education offers students an opportunity to think deeply about issues related to artificial intelligence

  • Portrait of poet and author Dan Chiasson standing with his arms crossed in his office at Wellesley College, surrounded by Bernie Sanders memorabilia.

    Vermont’s independent newspaper Seven Days reviews Dan Chiasson’s “Bernie for Burlington”

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    Vermont's independent newspaper calls English professor Dan Chiasson’s new book, “Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician,” “the definitive origin story of a unique political career.”

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    In “Bernie for Burlington,” Vermont native Dan Chiasson charts Bernie Sanders’ political rise

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    Vermont’s independent newspaper calls Dan Chiasson’s unauthorized biography “Bernie for Burlington” part origin story, part author’s memoir about the mayor who transformed his hometown.

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    Dan Chiasson’s new book “Bernie for Burlington” was named a “book of note” by New England Literary News

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    “Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician” by English professor Dan Chiasson was listed as a “book of note” by New England Literary News.

  • A person dressed in all black wearing a face mask and goggles waves the Puerto Rican flag.

    Rolling Stone reviews American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book on Bad Bunny

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    In “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz trace the star’s music and activism.