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A new book by Amy Yee (Wellesley '96) follows individuals who have fled Tibet, which has been controlled by China since 1951.

This year’s recipients of Wellesley’s highest honor are Vanessa Ruiz ’72, Faith Vilas ’73, and Cecilia Conrad ’76.

Being the president of anything takes vision, ambition, and leadership. Being the president of a leading academic institution takes courage (and a whole lot of smarts). Leading Wellesley College for almost 20 years while it ushered in the new millennium took President Emerita Dr. Diana Chapman Walsh. 

They run biotech and health care companies, universities and colleges, financial institutions, law firms, transportation and construction powerhouses, and more — they’re the women power players of the Bay State. Featured on this list is Wellesley College President Paula A. Johnson.

When gathering to share a meal with loved ones, food is rarely the most important part of the ritual. “It can be a space or time to slow down and listen to one another, to connect, to share about your day or about what's going on in your life,” says Anne Brubaker, a senior lecturer in the writing program who teaches a course about food and culture. “It really is like a kind of social glue. Whether it's family, friends, or people that you know less well, having a meal together is an important way that we connect.”  

"Climate action can no longer be about phasing out fossil fuels alone. It must also be about phasing in a new set of extractive industries needed to enable a clean-energy transition," writes environmental studies professor James Turner in his opinon article on the global energy transition. 

We asked faculty and researchers at the College how they’d solve a problem related to their field, if time and money weren’t constraints.