Daily Shot Gallery

The oldest and longest-surviving tradition at Wellesley, Flower Sunday, returns for its 144th year complete with song and dance, “bigs” and “littles,” and plenty of Wellesley pride.

Two students stand by Adirondack chairs in the academic quad.

Did you know the Adirondack chairs on the Academic Quad have only been on campus for a year? Check out some of the new additions to campus and learn about our many fantastic upgrades!

A faculty member climbs on a mountain and holds a Wellesley flag.

Thanks to a grant from Wellesley’s Ford Professional Development Fund, recreation coordinator Jacon Mayer spent a part of his summer climbing Alaska’s Denali. Find out more about what Mayer learned and what he’s taking with him into the classroom and beyond.

Bethany Ellis watches a game from the stands.

Bethany Ellis joined the Wellesley community this summer as the new director of athletics and chair of the Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics (PERA).

Wellesley student delegates attended a first-of-its kind conference hosted by the Posse Foundation to discuss some of the nation’s most pressing challenges.

President Johnson smiles as students walk by her at convocation.

In a September 6 “Boston Globe” op-ed, President Paula A. Johnson calls for finding ways to equip students with the tools they need to talk across difference.

Rev. Jacquelina Marquez, Wellesley’s new dean of religious and spiritual life, talks about her roots, the role faith has played in her life, and what drew her to Wellesley.

A professor sits behind a desk as her puppy walks away wearing a leash.

Nikki A. Greene, assistant professor of art at Wellesley, talks about her summer of writing essays and book chapters, and spending time with her family and adopted beagle.

A student laughs amid a crowd of students in the theater

“How can we more fully access the gifts of our differences? How can we bridge divides, not tumble into them?” President Paula A. Johnson asked attendees at the convocation ceremony that kicked off Wellesley’s 145th academic year.

students walking across the Academic Quad

Happy first day of classes! September 3 marks the first day of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Students and community members gather around small potted plants.

To enliven dorm rooms and welcome new students to campus, the Botanic Gardens continues the tradition of giving away small potted plants to first-year students.

Two new doctors, who are joining the health services team, talk with a nurse.

Starting next week, there will be a new physician team at Health Services—as well as expanded hours and appointment times. On November 1, Wellesley and Newton-Wellesley Hospital will begin a new collaboration that will bring additional benefits including enhanced sports medicine capabilities and access to specialized care.

A mom and daughter decorate dorm room walls on move in day

On Tuesday, Wellesley’s quads and residential halls were abuzz with first-year students of the yellow class of 2023 busily moving into their new accommodations, helped by parents, grandparents, and siblings.

Five students work in an office, preparing for orientation 2019.

Happy first year move-in day from Wellesley! As orientation begins, six coordinators and 60 mentors work together to introduce the newest yellow class to Wellesley.

A collection of old photographs of a woman.

Mabel Seagrave, class of 1905, one of the first women to earn a degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School, served as a surgeon in WWI and was later chief of staff at Seattle General Hospital.

Protestors stand in a street in Hong Kong with signs.

Wellesley political science professor William Joseph offers insight into the political demonstrations in Hong Kong, the responses of China and the international community, and thoughts about the future.

Two professors and their daughters stand in front of a lake.

Wellesley political science professors Stacie Goddard and Paul MacDonald bring us across the Atlantic, where they spent the summer continuing their research on government power shifts, exploring medieval cities, and hiking in the Alps with their two daughters.

A student and staff member work on a computer in Wellesley's Maker Space.

Wellesley students who stay on campus over the summer keep busy exploring topics of interest, like analyzing the different career paths of Wellesley alums or learning how to use plotter printers. We sat down with three students to find out how they spent their summers.

A map of Wellesley college with animals.

Anya Sheldon ’20 created a colorful map of Wellesley’s campus ecosystem during her Paulson Initiative internship this summer.

A professor works with two middle school female students at computers.

Wellesley Centers for Women teamed up with the College’s computer science department to host a workshop at the Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School in Norwood, Mass., that promoted healthy social media use.

The Sun’s Rays Paint Founders Hall in Golden Light

The last summer campus photo is of Founders Hall bathed in late afternoon light. Before summer ends, we encourage members of the Wellesley College community to go out and find their own favorite spots on campus.

Two women look at a card catalogue in the archives.

In the second installment of our series “What I Did This Summer,” we talk with English professor Lisa Rodensky, who delved into one of the most important bibliographic accomplishments of the 20th century, founded at Wellesley, and researched contributors to a major 19th-century British periodical.

A staff members places an archival collar on a student

Ever wonder what it was like to be a student at Wellesley 100 years ago? A time capsule from the class of 1919 on display in Clapp Library has the answers that might be more familiar than you’d think.