Wellesley in the News
As the leading women’s college, Wellesley’s faculty, students, and alumnae are featured in national and international media on a daily basis. Below is just a sampling of the extensive press coverage generated by Wellesley.
Psychology professor Tracy Gleason describes the Theory of the Mind that young children are working through when they play pretend. Gleason says that kids must come to terms with the reality that other people have their own minds, with thoughts of their own. Pretending to be someone, or something, else allows for children to understand the complexity of others.
Education professor Soo Hong discusses how having a diverse teaching staff can allow more students to recognize themselves in their role models.
Philosophy professor Eric Matthes helps to define cultural appropriation in response to a recent public incident in the fashion industry. Matthes says that cultural appropriation involves case-specific elements.
International Relations professor Craig N. Murphy argues that in the face of threats to economic integration in Europe, NGOs must continue to push to keep Europe interconnected. Examining the history of international standards bodies, Murphy says that countries like the UK cannot simply opt out of globalization.
Economics professor Phillip Levine discusses his website which helps students find comprehensive estimates for their financial aid at multiple institutions of higher education across the country. Levine’s financial aid calculator allows for students and parents to easily compare the estimated costs of attending college.
History professor Quinn Slobodian discusses developments between far-right leaders and libertarian leaders in Europe. According to Slobodian, this alliance has been made over a shared, “anti-immigrant European chauvinism and anti-regulation Euroskepticism.”
Economics professor David Lindauer weighs in on the future of US-China trade relations. According to Lindauer, the trade war is about forcing China to become a more compliant member of the World Trade Organization as well as make China more hospitable to US businesses.
English professor Cord Whitaker weighs in on the medieval scholar community’s view of race in the Middle Ages. Whitaker says that the community is often unwilling to think critically about the racial and political landscape of the time period.
A review of Environmental Sciences professor James Morton Turner’s new book which describes the last few decades of the Republican attitude toward environmental policy.
