The Wellesley 100
A constantly evolving list of 100 marvelous things about Wellesley, including an invented language class, particle physics, and many women who permanently alter, for the better, the way the world works.
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- Acorns 35
- Adam Van Arsdale’s forensic anthropology class 30
- Angela Carpenter’s invented language class 62
- Anna Rios, doing it anyway. 66
- Arielle Mitropoulos, feeling confident 68
- Athletics 67
- The Albright Institute 97
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- Blue Crew 95
- Boston 36
- The Boston Marathon 77
- The Botanistas! 64
- The best reasons to cancel classes! 6
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- Calderwood Seminars in Public Writing 48
- Clubs 31
- Couch to 5K 63
- Culture shows 8
- The Camellia Student Leadership Awards 46
- The Curriculum 58
- The campus 2
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- Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall 90
- Dolores Arredondo, protecting democracy 54
- Duck Day 22
- The Davis Museum and Cultural Center 81
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- El Table 32
- Elizabeth Ferrer and Sandra Riaño #timeisacircle 76
- English and Creative Writing Department 29
- Everything that is named 75
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- Harambee House 16
- Highly personalized (and therefore effective) letters of recommendation. 89
- Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 37
- House Council 39
- The HCI Lab 96
- The Hive 74
- The Honor Code 17
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- Ice cream (and gelato) 5
- Impressive-sounding (and -acting!) scientific equipment 25
- Internships (funded!) 49
- The importance of belonging 4
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- Kavindya Thennakoon ’19, building a brighter world 44
- Kwan Kew Lai ’74 10
- The Knapp Media and Technology Center 71
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- LGBTQ+ Programs & Services 78
- Lake Day 53
- Libraries 52
- Limitless educational opportunities from Wellesley (and friends!) 26
- Liz Miranda’s call to action 98
- Lulu! 87
- The liberal arts & sciences 7
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- Majors 12
- Malika Jeffries-EL ’96, doing the hard work 9
- Malinda Lo ’96 24
- Mariana and Alberta in Cuba 20
- Ministrare Council 55
- More nearby cultural attractions than you can see in a year 80
- Multifaith Center 27
- The micro-MRI accessory 86
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- Office of Intercultural Education 40
- Ophelia Dahl ’94, addressing the problem 50
- Our alumnae 99
- Our intentional endowment 28
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- Paws for Wellness 73
- Pendleton West and the Jewett Arts Center 51
- President Paula Johnson 3
- The Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative 88
- The Pinanski Teaching Prize 65
- The playing fields 69
- The pluralistic, polyphonic, unclassifiable mass of humanity that is our student body. 100
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- Required writing courses—wait! stay with us!—that everyone loves. 82
- Research 91
- Rocío Ortega ’16, doing heroic things 45
- The residential experience, so like a fuzzy sweater 33
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- Schneider Board of Governors (SBOG) 23
- Science Hill 70
- Serenity Hughes, finding a family 83
- Slater International Center 41
- Study abroad 47
- The Schiff Fellows 93
- The surprisingly painless (and free!) process of applying 42
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- The Wellesley Centers for Women 84
- The Wellesley Debates 85
- The Wellesley-Brandeis Orchestra 72
- The Whiptails 19
- The Whitin Observatory 60
- WHACK 43
- WZLY, 91.5 FM 92
- Wellesley Career Education 15
- Wellesley, the town 57
- What happens after Wellesley 59
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