Daily Shot Gallery

Two people sit together at a table and have a conversation.

LISTEN: Ahead of the Freedom Project event “Listening Is an Act of Love: Lessons from StoryCorps,” Robin Sparkman ’91 talks with co-editor-in-chief of “The Wellesley News” Erin Kelly ’20 about her time at Wellesley, her career, and the importance of listening intentionally.

Professors join actress Yalitza Aparicio on stage at Wellesley College for an event.

Yalitza Aparicio, nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in the 2018 film “Roma,” sat down with two Wellesley professors for a Newhouse Center discussion.

People outside of the Supreme Court protest the Trumps administration's decision to rescind DACA. They hold signs and chant.

Sonya Sanchez ’01 has been a leader in the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind DACA through her work on a brief filed by the Regents of the University of California.

A student talks to a professor in an office space.

Ashley Anderson DS ’21, who served as a nuclear electronics technician on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, writes nonfiction that explores her childhood and her time in the Navy.

First Gen students, faculty and staff wave from below.

LISTEN: On National First-Generation Celebration Day, Shanté Brown, dean of first-year students, and Andy Mowbray, lecturer in art, discuss their experiences as first-generation college students, the importance of the first-gen community at Wellesley, and the successes of Wellesley first-gen students, faculty, and staff.

The cast of Sesame Street celebrates on a street corner.

Recent research from Wellesley economics professor Phillip Levine and a colleague at the University of Maryland shows that kids who watch “Sesame Street” do better in school and in the job market.

A professor stands in front of public art that reads "we are the root and the seed."

Wellesley professor Cord Whitaker took his new book, Black Metaphors: How Modern Racism Emerged from Medieval Race-Thinking, home to his South Philadelphia neighborhood, where he sees many of the book’s themes, challenges, and potential for change in action.

An older woman and young child look directly into the camera. They wear bright traditional kurdish clothing.

Nazan Bedirhanoglu, a Freedom Project postdoctoral fellow in the political science department at Wellesley, offers insight into Kurdish politics and culture, and the Kurdish diaspora in the United States and Europe.

Students and a professor sit in the new science center

Under the guidance of Mala Radhakrishnan, associate professor of chemistry, students in Wellesley’s Summer Research Program developed computational models of biochemical interactions.

A view of lake waban and fall foliage from Galen Stone Tower

This peak fall view of Lake Waban from Galen Stone Tower is all we need as we head into the end of daylight saving time.

Students dressed in costumes play the carillon.

Halloween decorations, costumes, and tunes made up the Guild of Carillonneurs latest open tower.

Four students take a selfie with their Tanner name tags before giving their presentation at Tanner 2019

At Wellesley’s annual Tanner Conference, a touchstone of the College’s commitment to the liberal arts, students put it all on display.

A sign on a wall by lockers reads Vote Here in English and Spanish

Last year, 52.3 percent of eligible Wellesley students voted in the U.S. midterm elections, a 35.9 percent increase over the 2014 midterms, according to a new report from Tufts University, placing Wellesley at the forefront of a national trend.

Various images of star clusters taken by students using a new campus microscope

Students are finding plenty of ways to use the College’s new PlaneWave Instruments CDK700 telescope, which was installed in the Whitin Observatory this summer.

A woman speaks from a podium with artwork all around her

People of Color in Publishing founder Patrice Caldwell ’15 has created a network of professionals across the publishing industry with a goal of increasing diversity in the field.

Members of College Government sit in the academic council room

College Government President Diana Lam ’20 brings the students’ voice to the Board of Trustees’ Wellesley in the World committee.

A panel of students sit with Madeleine Albright on stage.

Wellesley celebrated its fourth A Very Wellesley Weekend, which brought together alumnae, parents, and students for Friends and Family Weekend, homecoming, and the Alumnae Achievement Awards.

Two students stand by a newly planted tree and have their picture taken with a cell phone

Kristine Meader ’21 created an interactive map of Wellesley’s class trees.

In celebration of the Albright Institute’s 10-year anniversary and to ensure its legacy, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 has donated $1 million to the Albright Institute.

The mural in the new Global Flora Conservatory was inspired by professional artists and painted by Wellesley students and faculty—and definitely warrants a trip to Science Hill.

Caroline George ’19 works to create a healthier, more equitable and sustainable food system as an Emerson National Hunger Fellow.

Autumn begins to show its true colors as students return from fall break.

A box tilts on its axis in an art space.

The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has given Daniela Rivera, associate professor of art, its 20th annual Rappaport Prize for her contemporary artwork.

Chinese tourists wear 70th anniversary t-shirts as they stand near a large screen set up for the 70th National Day celebrations

Mingwei Song, associate professor of Chinese at Wellesley, reflects on the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People’s Republic of China, the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, and current Chinese literature and film.