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    Wellesley grads lead in fields where women are underrepresented

  • A student looks closely at a sign on the wall that says “Trust"
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    New exhibitions at the Davis Museum and the ARTS150 celebrations highlight Wellesley’s art and music faculty

  • Sequined merchandise for sale at the Moms for Liberty gathering by the company Make America Sparkle Again included tops and jackets that paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, the slain founder of Turning Point USA

    2025.10.20 Laura Pappano describes experience at the Moms for Liberty summit The Hechinger Report

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    Wellesley Centers for Women writer-in-residence Laura Pappano describes her experience at the Moms for Liberty summit, where parents were urged to turn their grievances into lawsuits.

  • A woman holds a poster that has text on the bottom of the page and is blank at the top. Her hand references the empty space. The poster reads Wellesley College celebrates 50 convivial years of medieval & renaissance studies. 1975, 2025
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    Med/Ren alums return to campus to talk about the versatility of the degree

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    2025.10.16 Levine says drawing money from Harvard’s reserve funds is not a “sustainable path” The Boston Globe

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    Economist Phillip Levine said drawing more money from Harvard’s reserve funds is not a “sustainable path” for its financial future: “At some point, it could start to weaken the institution.”

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    2025.10.15 Kimaya Lecamwasam ’21 uses neuroscience, AI, and music on mental health wellbeing MIT News

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    Musician and computational neuroscientist Kimaya Lecamwasam ’21, a PhD student in MIT’s Media Lab, uses neuroscience, AI, and music to explore music’s impact on mental health and well-being.

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    2025.10.15 Michael P Jeffries reviews book: “Three or More Is a Riot” The New York Times

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    Michael P. Jeffries, dean of academic affairs and professor of American studies, reviews “Three or More Is a Riot,” a new book on race and culture by Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia Journalism School.

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    2025.10.15 Levine develops a new net cost estimator Inside Higher Education

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    A new net cost estimator, developed by economist and college cost transparency advocate Phil Levine, uses just household income to predict how much a family will pay for a student to attend college.

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    2025.10.14 Marimakwenda says rape within marriage is still silenced in South The Conversation

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    Nyasha Marimakwenda, associate research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, says rape within marriage is still silenced in South Africa and often happens alongside other forms of abuse.