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  • 2024.09.01 Theran Brazil Twitter X The Washington Post

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    A months-long fight between the Brazilian government and X, formerly Twitter, came to a head when a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice ordered X to be suspended in the country… Psychology professor Sally Theran sees some beneficial outcomes from the situation.

  • 2024.09.01 McIntosh Wellesley Centers for Women Wellesley Weston Magazine

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    Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D, a person of “extraordinary vision,” has been getting into “good trouble” for a very long time.

  • 2024.09.01 Kemper Whitin Observatory Wellesley Weston Magazine

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    On occasional Friday evenings from as far back as the 1980s, visitors have made their way home from the Wellesley campus literally star-struck after public viewing nights at the college’s Whitin Observatory.

  • 2024.08.30 Durrani Afghan education PBS

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    To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani, the founder of Learn Afghanistan, and a visiting fellow at Wellesley Centers for Women.

  • 2024.08.28 Carter Jackson Lincoln bisexuality The Boston Globe

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    “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln” is a new documentary about Lincoln’s purported bisexuality, featuring Africana studies professor Kellie Carter Jackson.

  • 2024.08.26 Charmaraman teens social media mental health The Atlanta Voice

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    Wellesley Centers for Women senior research scientist Linda Charmaraman on how teens and their parents can balance the good and the bad aspects of social media and exploring the impact of social media on teenagers’ health.

  • 2024.08.24 Theran Chappell Roan parasocial relationships CNN

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    Part of why fans love Chappell Roan — and perhaps why some people have gone to disturbing extremes to invade her privacy — is the authenticity she projects, says professor of psychology Sally Theran.

  • 2024.08.21 Levine college affordability living expenses The Boston Globe

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    Economist Phillip Levine: “If we really want college to be accessible to all, financial aid needs to be extended to cover living expenses as well… There is still more work that needs to be done.”

  • 2024.08.20 Kennedy Barnes 2025 space ice Science Magazine

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    To understand how chemistry could create the seeds of life on Earth, researchers investigated the role of low-energy electrons. Kennedy Barnes ’25 will present results at the American Chemical Society.