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 press coverage generated by Wellesley.
History professor Quinn Slobodian questions how central banks all over the world have responded to the pandemic-induced recession.
With recent protests being more racially diverse than past ones, political science professor Jennifer Chudy shares research on racial sympathy among white Americans.
Political science professor Maneesh Arora has found that media coverage of police violence and related protests corresponds to state legislatures implementing laws on police actions. He and co-author Davin Phoenix weigh what that means for the current protests.
History professor Quinn Slobodian describes the dangers of fifty U.S. states working individually, not together, during and after the pandemic.
With intense protests continuing around the country, Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson points out how rebellion has always been used to defend liberty in the U.S.
President Paula Johnson traces an alumna's death from Covid-19 to the healthcare inequities that claim the lives of minorities in the U.S. and reaffirms her commitment to diversity and financial aid.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd by police, American studies professor Michael Jeffries reflects in The Boston Globe on moving forward "past fear" to take a stand.
Tom Burke, Professor of Political Science, proposes legislation to protect employees from harm and businesses from lawsuits.
History professor Brenna Wynn Greer weighed in on the devaluation of Black history and artifacts in a story about BLK MKT Vintage, a Black antique shop in Brooklyn.
