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It’s official! Wellesley’s newly constructed Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center has officially earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification! 🌱
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It’s official! Wellesley’s newly constructed Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center has officially earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification! 🌱
This year, Wellesley’s annual Friends and Family Weekend included a celebration of the College’s 150th anniversary. Alumnae were invited to join parents, siblings, and friends for two days of special events.
📸 Joel Haskell
📸 Joel Haskell
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This year, Wellesley’s annual Friends and Family Weekend included a celebration of the College’s 150th anniversary. Alumnae were invited to join parents, siblings, and friends for two days of special events.
📸 Joel Haskell
📸 Joel Haskell
Happy First Day of Fall, Wellesley! 🍁 🍂
September 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Happy First Day of Fall, Wellesley! 🍁 🍂
Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau was included on the 2025 ALX100: an annual list of 100 Latino leaders making a difference across Massachusetts, named by nonpartisan, collaborative nonprofit We Are ALX. Congrats, Petra!
September 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau was included on the 2025 ALX100: an annual list of 100 Latino leaders making a difference across Massachusetts, named by nonpartisan, collaborative nonprofit We Are ALX. Congrats, Petra!
Taking inspiration from her experiences as a globetrotting researcher and a parent “constantly looking for opportunities for her kids to have learning experiences,” Lorena Ramirez ’02 developed WipalaBox, an activity box for children.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Taking inspiration from her experiences as a globetrotting researcher and a parent “constantly looking for opportunities for her kids to have learning experiences,” Lorena Ramirez ’02 developed WipalaBox, an activity box for children.
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Shirley Young, class of 1955, graduated from Wellesley with a degree in economics and began working at Grey Advertising, where she was one of the few women and Chinese Americans.
📸 David Hsieh
#AAPIHeritageMonth
📸 David Hsieh
#AAPIHeritageMonth
May 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Shirley Young, class of 1955, graduated from Wellesley with a degree in economics and began working at Grey Advertising, where she was one of the few women and Chinese Americans.
📸 David Hsieh
#AAPIHeritageMonth
📸 David Hsieh
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Every year, we ask faculty and staff members to nominate members of the senior class who have gone above and beyond during their time at Wellesley. Check out the Class of 2025 Senior Snapshots: bit.ly/2025SeniorSnapshots
May 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Every year, we ask faculty and staff members to nominate members of the senior class who have gone above and beyond during their time at Wellesley. Check out the Class of 2025 Senior Snapshots: bit.ly/2025SeniorSnapshots
“I loved Wellesley,” Heesu “Ally” Kim ’21 told the Career Education department. Kim is pursuing a joint M.D.-Ph.D. at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the first Wellesley alum chosen for the university’s highly selective Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
#AAPIHeritageMonth
May 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I loved Wellesley,” Heesu “Ally” Kim ’21 told the Career Education department. Kim is pursuing a joint M.D.-Ph.D. at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the first Wellesley alum chosen for the university’s highly selective Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program.
#AAPIHeritageMonth
#AAPIHeritageMonth
A little bit of rain couldn't stop the Class of 2025 from participating in the classic tradition of hooprolling! On Saturday morning, seniors raced down Tupelo Lane with Arushi Ghosh ’25 named the winner! She was promptly picked up by classmates and dunked in chilly Lake Waban, as per tradition 🥶
April 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A little bit of rain couldn't stop the Class of 2025 from participating in the classic tradition of hooprolling! On Saturday morning, seniors raced down Tupelo Lane with Arushi Ghosh ’25 named the winner! She was promptly picked up by classmates and dunked in chilly Lake Waban, as per tradition 🥶
“Be prepared. Do your research. Know what you’re talking about before you open your mouth. And go for it—you can do it. That’s what Wellesley taught me,” said bestselling author Malinda Lo, class of 1996, in a 2017 interview.
📸 Sharona Jacobs
📸 Sharona Jacobs
March 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Be prepared. Do your research. Know what you’re talking about before you open your mouth. And go for it—you can do it. That’s what Wellesley taught me,” said bestselling author Malinda Lo, class of 1996, in a 2017 interview.
📸 Sharona Jacobs
📸 Sharona Jacobs
Activist & academic Sophonisba Breckinridge, class of 1888, was the first woman to pass the Kentucky bar, but she found little work as a lawyer. Miserable, she visited a Wellesley classmate at the University of Chicago and met Marion Talbot, who persuaded her to pursue a Ph.D. in political science.
March 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Activist & academic Sophonisba Breckinridge, class of 1888, was the first woman to pass the Kentucky bar, but she found little work as a lawyer. Miserable, she visited a Wellesley classmate at the University of Chicago and met Marion Talbot, who persuaded her to pursue a Ph.D. in political science.
Halimatou Hima, class of 2010, grew up in Arlit, a small town in northern Niger. At 15, she became the first president of Niger’s youth parliament, where she learned about challenges girls faced in rural parts of the country.
📸 Richard Howard
📸 Richard Howard
March 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Halimatou Hima, class of 2010, grew up in Arlit, a small town in northern Niger. At 15, she became the first president of Niger’s youth parliament, where she learned about challenges girls faced in rural parts of the country.
📸 Richard Howard
📸 Richard Howard
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, class of 1912, is best known for her 1947 book, “The Everglades: River of Grass,” in which she argued that the Florida Everglades was not a swamp to be drained, but a complex ecology deserving protection.
📸 Wellesley College Archives
📸 Wellesley College Archives
March 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, class of 1912, is best known for her 1947 book, “The Everglades: River of Grass,” in which she argued that the Florida Everglades was not a swamp to be drained, but a complex ecology deserving protection.
📸 Wellesley College Archives
📸 Wellesley College Archives
Prof. Jennie Pyers’ PSYC101 class visited the Davis Museum to put what they learned in the classroom to the galleries. After learning about cognitive mechanisms of visual perception, students worked to identify strategies that artists use to create the illusion of three dimensionality in 2D images.
March 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Prof. Jennie Pyers’ PSYC101 class visited the Davis Museum to put what they learned in the classroom to the galleries. After learning about cognitive mechanisms of visual perception, students worked to identify strategies that artists use to create the illusion of three dimensionality in 2D images.
#ICYMI The Wellesley Book Arts Lab hosted a Valentine's Day Print Making Workshop, led by Professor Katherine Ruffin 💌
📸 Nicole Valenti ’25
📸 Nicole Valenti ’25
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#ICYMI The Wellesley Book Arts Lab hosted a Valentine's Day Print Making Workshop, led by Professor Katherine Ruffin 💌
📸 Nicole Valenti ’25
📸 Nicole Valenti ’25
According to Harvard Observatory Director Harlow Shapley, Cannon’s official position was the William Cranch Bond Astronomer, but “her unofficial position was dean of women astronomers of the world and a leading and most honored woman scientist.”
📸 Wellesley College Archives
#WomensHistoryMonth
📸 Wellesley College Archives
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
According to Harvard Observatory Director Harlow Shapley, Cannon’s official position was the William Cranch Bond Astronomer, but “her unofficial position was dean of women astronomers of the world and a leading and most honored woman scientist.”
📸 Wellesley College Archives
#WomensHistoryMonth
📸 Wellesley College Archives
#WomensHistoryMonth
Once at BC Law, she never left, eventually becoming a professor there in 1978, the first Black woman on the faculty.
📸 Reba Saldanha
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📸 Reba Saldanha
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February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Once at BC Law, she never left, eventually becoming a professor there in 1978, the first Black woman on the faculty.
📸 Reba Saldanha
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📸 Reba Saldanha
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At Wellesley, Ruth-Arlene Howe studied psychology, anthropology, and sociology, and then received a master’s degree in social work from Simmons College. She began teaching at Simmons College School of Social Work in 1970 and headed to Boston College Law School that same year.
📸 Reba Saldanha
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📸 Reba Saldanha
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February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At Wellesley, Ruth-Arlene Howe studied psychology, anthropology, and sociology, and then received a master’s degree in social work from Simmons College. She began teaching at Simmons College School of Social Work in 1970 and headed to Boston College Law School that same year.
📸 Reba Saldanha
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📸 Reba Saldanha
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Happy #FilmFriday! Today's submission comes from Paloma Ayala ’27 💙
Image description: Galen Stone Tower in the summertime.
Image description: Galen Stone Tower in the summertime.
February 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy #FilmFriday! Today's submission comes from Paloma Ayala ’27 💙
Image description: Galen Stone Tower in the summertime.
Image description: Galen Stone Tower in the summertime.
Jane Bolin, class of 1928, was the first Black woman in the United States to become a judge. A pathbreaker and role model to many, she was also the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, and to join the New York City Bar Association.
📸 Library of Congress
#BlackHistoryMonth
📸 Library of Congress
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jane Bolin, class of 1928, was the first Black woman in the United States to become a judge. A pathbreaker and role model to many, she was also the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, and to join the New York City Bar Association.
📸 Library of Congress
#BlackHistoryMonth
📸 Library of Congress
#BlackHistoryMonth
Happy Valentine's Day! 💕 We asked and you answered: what do you love the most about Wellesley? Comment below! ⬇️ ⬇️
February 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! 💕 We asked and you answered: what do you love the most about Wellesley? Comment below! ⬇️ ⬇️
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we are highlighting Wellesley’s first Black alumna Harriet Alleyne Rice, class of 1887.
Thread:
📸 Keith Stokes
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thread:
📸 Keith Stokes
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we are highlighting Wellesley’s first Black alumna Harriet Alleyne Rice, class of 1887.
Thread:
📸 Keith Stokes
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thread:
📸 Keith Stokes
#BlackHistoryMonth
Happy #FilmFriday! Today's submission comes from Moji Niyamanusorn '25 💙
Image description: The bike rack under Freeman covered in snow.
Image description: The bike rack under Freeman covered in snow.
February 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Happy #FilmFriday! Today's submission comes from Moji Niyamanusorn '25 💙
Image description: The bike rack under Freeman covered in snow.
Image description: The bike rack under Freeman covered in snow.
Nancy Gist ’69, Yvonne Smith Madlock ’70, Alvia Wardlaw ’69, Karen Williamson ’69, and Francille Rusan Wilson ’69 created Ethos, Wellesley’s first Black student organization, through their on-campus activism fighting racism. Ethos remains active today, connecting students and encouraging community.
February 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Nancy Gist ’69, Yvonne Smith Madlock ’70, Alvia Wardlaw ’69, Karen Williamson ’69, and Francille Rusan Wilson ’69 created Ethos, Wellesley’s first Black student organization, through their on-campus activism fighting racism. Ethos remains active today, connecting students and encouraging community.
Spotted outside of the Science Center today 🦝
📸 Felicia Selbst ‘27
📸 Felicia Selbst ‘27
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Spotted outside of the Science Center today 🦝
📸 Felicia Selbst ‘27
📸 Felicia Selbst ‘27