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Wellesley reached out to a range of alums in publishing—from author Jasmine Guillory ’97 to agents, editors, and a bookseller—for their thoughts about the industry today and advice for getting an idea out of the notebook and into the hands of readers.

President Paula A. Johnson shares Wellesley College's plan in a post-affirmative action future.

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. Responsible for thousands of employees and billions in revenue, the women featured here drive the Massachusetts economy. Meet them in the 2023 installment of this list, created by The Women’s Edge and published annually in the Women & Power issue of the Globe Magazine. Featured on this list is Wellesley College President Paula A. Johnson!

"We need more Black biographies....Yale University Press’s new “Black Lives” series seeks to address this hard truth. Over time, it plans to publish a set of biographies of remarkable but overlooked Black figures. Fittingly, the first in this series is R.J.M. Blackett’s book on the abolitionist, newspaper editor, and minister Samuel Ringgold Ward," writes Kellie Carter Jackson, professor of Africana studies.

"Palestinians in Gaza have been unable to breathe for a long time. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres showed much courage when he condemned Israel’s “clear violation of international law” in its conflict with the Palestinians. In remarks to the UN Security Council, he appealed for a humanitarian ceasefire 'to make the delivery of aid to Gaza easier and safer and to facili­tate the release of hostages,' writes Africana studies professor Selwyn Cudjoe.

During an interview on the Jimmy Fallon, Fallon and Bad Bunny mentioned American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau's seminar on Bad Bunny (which he would like to take!). Wellesley mention begins at approximately 4:00.

This year marks two decades since the Boston Women's Memorial was installed. Visitors are now able to scan a QR code on each of the statues and hear the words written by the three women read aloud by three local women leaders. It's called the Talking Statues project and Nancy Hall, senior lecturer emerita in Spanish, did a translation for the project.