• 2025.02.18 Laura Pappano ten books to understand public education Substack

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    “School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education” by Wellesley Centers for Women writer-in-residence Laura Pappano on list of 10 books to understand this moment.

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  • 2025.02.13 Josh Lambert opinions on Ye's antisemitism USA Today

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    Ye's antisemitism concerns Jewish Studies professor Josh Lambert, as his influence on culture, whether intentional or not, could lead others to follow suit.

  • 2025.02.12 Wellesley Centers for Women publish a yearlong study The Bay State Banner

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    The Wellesley Centers for Women and the Women’s Foundation of Boston recently announced that they will be working together to publish a yearlong study on the state of women and girls in Massachusetts.

  • 2025.02.12 Levine endowment tax The Boston Globe

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    Economics professor Phil Levine says an increased endowment tax may also hurt the Massachusetts economy: “Fourteen percent would completely change the nature of these institutions,” he said.

  • 2025.02.06 Levine falling birthrates red states The New York Times

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    Prioritizing areas with higher birthrates sends more federal funding to Republican states: “Clearly this is helping red states,” said economics professor Phillip Levine who studies falling birthrates.

  • Mark Beeman and Nell Gould prepare a drawing for installation in the exhibition Better on Paper: Recent Acquisitions of Prints, Drawings, Photographs, and Books, Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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    The Davis Museum operations team installs the spring 2025 special exhibitions

  • 2025.01.27 Matthes the world needs more caretakers Zocalo Public Square

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    Philosophy professor Erich Hatala Matthes: “Who we are is defined in part by the things that we think are worth caring for, and whether we care for these things, in turn, shapes our sense of self.”

  • 2025.01.26 Matthes what to save and why BBC

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    From family heirlooms to threatened languages; old buildings to endangered species – how do we decide what’s worth saving? Philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes joins Zara Janjua to discuss his new book.