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At the end of 2023, a new electric power system quietly came online in Hawai‘i. Unlike its predecessors, this system doesn’t run on coal, natural gas, or fossil fuels of any kind.

Pam Melroy ’83, deputy administrator for NASA, speaks with Wellesley about the agency’s expanding horizons. (Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sometimes, making a decision about what to major in at Wellesley is the art of the unexpected. Take Erika Liu ’15, who double majored in peace and justice studies and French cultural studies.

A novelist contemplates the beauty and impermanence of this world as she works to absorb the loss her of father.

Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And —the first retrospective of the acclaimed conceptual artist, cultural critic, and Wellesley ’55 alumna—is the debut exhibition at the newly reopened Davis Museum.

Wellesley faculty and alumnae are on the forefront of shaping how we coexist with AI—a space that has quickly become ripe for innovation, regulation, and deep thinking on ethics.

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

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.

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.