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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.”

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.

Student workers at the Wellesley Community Children’s Center find community, and sometimes a career

Jocelyn Benson ’99, Michigan’s Secretary of State, is running for governor. Benson, a Democrat, jumped into a high-profile and potentially crowded race to lead one of the top battleground states.

Economics professor Phillip Levine reflects on what Trump means for college budgets: decreased federal funding and fewer international students could cause belt-tightening.

More than 150 people gathered at the annual World of Wellesley MLK Day lunch, where Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson spoke on Black resistance and attendees discussed related topics.

Keynote speaker Kellie Carter Jackson: “I contend that the opposite of violence is not nonviolence, the opposite of violence is the fullness of Black humanity bound together with joy.”

“The price of batteries and renewable generation has fallen so much that batteries and solar and wind, when put together, are so cost-competitive,” says environmental studies professor Jay Turner.

Although salsa achieved commercial success in the 70s, it was “in many ways comparable to how people thought of reggaeton when it first began,” says professor Petra Rivera-Rideau.