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Diana Chapman-Walsh, President Emerita of Wellesley College, has written an uplifting memoir, entitled The Claims of Life (forthcoming in November from MIT Press). Warm, tender, and honest, it’s a book as much about living a meaningful live as it is being an effective college president....From beginning at Wellesley with the “belief that I wasn’t smart enough, that I had to work especially hard to hold my own,” through a series of leadership opportunities and challenges, all shared with Chris, her (recently deceased) husband of 57 years, Walsh learned five lessons for being a trustworthy leader - question yourself, establish partnerships, resist the use of force when in power, value differences, and cultivate communities of self-support.

Wellesley, along with a number of colleges and universities across the country, is participating in a civic preparedness initiative to promote free speech and civil discourse. 

After the tragic massacure in the Heights of Guanaop in Trinidad and Tobago, the UNC has acknowledge the event as "a systamatic breakdown of all institutions". In his article, Africana studies professor Selwyn Cudjoe asks, "what does the UNC offer in terms of solving the problem?"

The recent Supreme Court decision that effectively banned the consideration of race in college admissions is top of mind for highly selective colleges, including Wellesley. President Paula Johnson said that she is concerned the decision will discourage minority and low-income students from applying to competitive schools. She said she wants to make “a very clear statement that places like ours are places where students of all underrepresented backgrounds are welcome.”

Last month, Kyiv’s troops finally made modest but meaningful gains, piercing Russia’s first line of defense in the southeast. Ukraine’s military in recent days says it has retaken two more villages in the east. “Offenses are not linear affairs,” said Stacie Goddard, professor of political science and associate provost for Wellesley in the World.

NPR's 'Wait Wait' for September 16th is joined by Hillary Rodham Clinton '69 to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative and Pete Davidson. Her segment begins at 18:30. Professor Kelsey Miller '07, visiting lecturer in art, competes in the first quiz, at the very beginning of the show!

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson '99 is "keenly aware of the responsibility that secretaries who serve as their states’ chief election officers bear in reassuring voters that our democracy is secure, fair and accessible, and that election results are an accurate reflection of their will....Whether Trump is eligible to run for president again is a decision not for secretaries of state but for the courts."

Wellesley too, is reminding students and community members alike of the practical value its liberal arts degrees confer. “We’re an important economic engine for this state,” President Paula Johnson said — both as a job creator for thousands of faculty and staff, and in terms of the 70% of graduates who choose to live and work in Massachusetts after they leave Wellesley.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are suddenly everywhere. Why we're invested – and is that OK? Even Wellesley College psychology professor and department chair Tracy Gleason (who isn't a Swiftie but does have a doctorate in child psychology with a minor in interpersonal relationships) calls Swift "nothing short of a phenomenon."