• A group of college graduates in black caps and gowns, silhouetted by the sun

    In the Boston Globe, economist Phillip Levine weighs in on the heated debate over three-year college degrees

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    Three-year bachelor’s degrees and early college programs almost concede that we might never have a sufficiently funded higher education system, said Phillip Levine, professor of economics.

  • Black and white logo of the The Institute for Philosophy in Public Life featuring the optical illusion that can either look like two faces or a vase

    Philosophy professor Erich Hatala Matthes asks what we should save for posterity

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    On the Philosophy in Public Life podcast, Erich Hatala Matthes, philosophy professor, explores which of our possessions and commitments deserve our attention and how we should protect them.

  • Two students walk toward the open doors of a bus.
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    Wellesley, MIT, Babson, Olin, and Brandeis students enjoy cross-registration benefits

  • A student sits on the floor of a library, reading the book Death, Diversion and Departure. She leans against shelf stacks. On the floor next to her are two other faculty books.
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    Thirteen titles perfect for a snow day!

  • An old wooden dresser with a false drawer that leads to a secret passageway

    Smithsonian magazine mentions Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson’s take on an Underground Railroad hiding spot

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    In a story about a recently discovered secret passageway likely from the Underground Railroad, Smithsonian refers to a New York Times interview with Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson.

  • Illustration of a stork holding an empty diaper cloth in its beak
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    As fertility rates plummet in much of the world, Wellesley experts explain why it’s happening and what might be done to address it, and alums tell their own stories about their winding paths to becoming parents—or not.

  • Lamiya Mowla '13, assistant professor of astronomy, stands by a telescope in the Whitin Observatory.
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    “Because I grew up in Dhaka, in Bangladesh, right in the middle of the smoggy, light-polluted city, I do not remember seeing any star,” says Lamiya Mowla ’13, assistant professor of astronomy. That changed when she arrived at Wellesley.

  • Photo of Erica Hirshler
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    Three alumnae—specializing in modern, American, and Asian art—are part of transformative curatorial initiatives at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

  • Wrought iron and brick gate to Harvard Yard

    Economics professor Phillip Levine talks to the Globe about universities pledging to cover full tuition for some students

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    Though the sticker price for higher education is rising, more universities say they’ll cover the costs for some students. Economist Phillip Levine says these policies have become more common.