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The recipients of the 2015 Alumnae Achievement Awards—Jean Kilbourne ’64, Nancy Kornblith Kopp ’65, and Suzanne Ciani ’68—are leaders and groundbreakers in their respective fields: media activism, politics, and electronic music.

After a year of rigorously examining the question of what it means to be a women’s college in a time of gender complexity, Wellesley announces a clarified admissions policy.

An expat has an uneasy return to the United States after 32 years abroad, but finds peace in a life where “home” is always slightly out of reach.

For Ashley Funk ’16, climate change is the defining issue of her generation. She is working tirelessly to safeguard the future of the planet.

The College’s new Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes the inherent value of the athletics program and the life skills that it develops—from teamwork to time management to risk taking.

Following the migration of the red knot, a threatened sandpiper, into far-northern Canada, a writer faces the extremes of the Arctic and the visible effects of climate change.

What is the future of the College library as e-books and digitization become more common? Whatever happens, Clapp will still house books—including the priceless core collection donated by founder Henry Durant.

The Wellesley network went into high gear when it moved onto Facebook. On “community,” alumnae dole out advice, provide support through crises, and form lasting bonds. And then there are the stories that are the stuff of legend.

On the night of Aug. 5, 2012, as the car-sized robot named Curiosity slammed into Mars’ atmosphere at 13,200 miles per hour in its protective capsule, some 400 scientists were crammed into a basement…