Wellesley College Senior Editorial Writer @eb-bartels.bsky.social ’10 writes about loving and losing animals. In this piece from Cognoscenti, she shares a personal story about her own loss. https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/11/13/pet-loss-grief-dog-mountain-vermont-e-b-bartels

On the “Hark!” podcast, Lisa Graham, Wellesley’s choral program director, explains how the College is connected to “The Little Drummer Boy” and why it bid $11,000 to win original manuscript rights. Listen now to learn more: https://megaphone.link/AMMD6754776375

Inside Higher Ed picked its favorite holiday videos from colleges—and Wellesley’s montage of winter memories is on the list! https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/2025/12/19/annual-holiday-videos-bring-joy-and-school-spirit

Cognoscenti recently released their top stories of the year, including Ismar Volić’s piece on what New York City Mayoral-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s win means for ranked-choice voting. https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/12/19/cognoscenti-best-stories-of-2025-cloe-axelson-kate-neale-cooper-sara-shukla

Last spring, as part of Wellesley’s 150th anniversary celebration, the campus community was invited to submit proposals for projects commemorating the College’s rich history. Anna Mkrtchyan ’28 was one of the grantees. Read more: https://magazine.wellesley.edu/putting-faces-to-familiar-names

Cheers to the Class of 2025.5! https://www.wellesley.edu/news/on-to-their-futures 📸 Catherine Yang ’29 and Raaya Ferdous ’27

Zoe Terry ’28 is CEO and founder of Zoe’s Dolls, a nonprofit that gives dolls of color to Black and brown girls. She recently hosted a doll giveaway at Mother Caroline Academy in Dorchester. Read more from @wgbh.org: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Wellesley’s Business, Entrepreneurship, and Money Management initiative, better known as BEAM, marked a milestone on November 15 with its inaugural Wellesley in Business Symposium to empower future business leaders. https://www.wellesley.edu/news/wellesley-hosts-inaugural-beam-symposium

In August, Claudia Joskowicz found herself in a bind. She was supposed to be wrapping up shooting on a new project set in Bolivia’s Andean salt flats. Instead, she was grounded on the opposite side of the country—without any footage to show for her efforts. magazine.wellesley.edu/issues/fall-...

At The Big Green Machine, my @wellesley.edu students and I are tracking more than 600 clean energy manufacturing projects in North America. Let us know what we are missing, what we’ve got wrong, and what needs updating. 🔌💡 Access our dataset and dashboard here: www.the-big-green-machine.com

A beautiful feature on my Politics of Chocolate class @wellesley.edu. Thank you, E.B. Bartels for your kind write up. I really love this class and will always be grateful for the gift it’s been. My students are incredible. I am very lucky. www.wellesley.edu/news/sweet-s...

Ismar Volić and Andy Schultz, math professors at Wellesley, say ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system. Read more from The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/ranked-choice-voting-outperforms-the-winner-take-all-system-used-to-elect-nearly-every-us-politician-267515

The Boston Globe reports some women’s colleges are thriving, and producing successful, generous alums. “[I]t becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy,” says economist Phillip Levine. “Success begets success.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/29/metro/womens-colleges-leadership/

“The rule of this class is ‘Don’t yuck my yum.’” AFR304/POL3302: The Politics of Chocolates and Other Foods, taught by assistant professor of Africana Studies Chipo Dendere, always has a waitlist. Learn more about the course from E.B. Bartels ’10: https://www.wellesley.edu/news/sweet-studies

A new report affirms that Wellesley graduates rise to the top of their fields—leading companies, shaping policy, and driving meaningful change across society, regardless of their major. https://magazine.wellesley.edu/issues/fall-2025/claiming-a-place-at-the-table

Tamanika Ferguson, visiting research scholar in women’s and gender studies, says protecting incarcerated people’s access to physical mail/inside-led print publishing is a feminist public safety issue. truthout.org/articles/new-prison-mail-policies-threaten-newsletters-by-and-for-incarcerated-people/

The Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, celebrating 100 years, foster both scientific and humanistic engagement with plants. https://magazine.wellesley.edu/issues/fall-2025/gardens-without-borders

Congratulations to Pashtana Durrani, International Scholar-in-Residence at the Wellesley Centers for Women, who was just awarded Amnesty International’s Ginetta Sagan Award! https://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/grants-and-awards/ginetta-sagan-award/

More than 250 students gathered in the Science Complex on October 28 to celebrate their experiential learning experiences by presenting at the 25th annual Tanner Conference. 📝 Colleen Heaslip ’28 https://www.wellesley.edu/news/tanner-turns-25

Why would 15% of kids rather talk to a chatbot than a person? Bots don’t judge, says Linda Charmaraman, director of the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing research lab: “They’re never mad at them or moody.” https://www.snexplores.org/article/5-things-talking-with-chatbot

On November 12, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, the author of The 1619 Project, spoke with associate professor of history Brenna Greer about history and journalism. 📝 Chaewon Han ’29 https://www.wellesley.edu/news/who-tells-our-stories

It’s official! Wellesley’s newly constructed Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center has officially earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification! 🌱

According to Wellesley professor Dan Chiasson, Zohran Mamdani’s socialism is not, as some critics suggest, a stale collection of old creeds but a dynamic system with small businesses at its core. https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/11/06/have-you-met-z-zohran-mamdani/

A privilege to listen to @nhannahjones.bsky.social at @wellesley.edu. I feel seen and out (black) frustration clearly and fluently explained. Still, a reminder that the civil rights movement benefited everyone not just black folks. It was a democratizing movement. Thank you to the Newhouse Center.

A team of researchers at MIT, including Wellesley’s own Loey Bull ’23, created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions, where they provide electrical stimulation. news.mit.edu/2025/new-therapeutic-brain-implants-defy-surgery-need-1105

This year, Wellesley’s annual Friends and Family Weekend included a celebration of the College’s 150th anniversary. Alumnae were invited to join parents, siblings, and friends for two days of special events. 📸 Joel Haskell

“Art gives you a license to dream. It’s how we imagine a world that doesn’t yet exist.” This year’s Wilson Lecture featured Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation and Emily Wei Rales ’98. 📝 Ellie Walsh ’29 www.wellesley.edu/news/why-dem...

Listening to @repemilyrandall.bsky.social talk about the importance of a health care system like the one that supported her baby sister for 19 years. ❤️ so much for @wellesley.edu students to learn about. Heartbreaking to think that keeping people alive is expensive.

Some states have implemented policies that prohibit or limit paper mail within prisons. In this op-ed, Tamanika Ferguson (@wellesley.edu) explains why protecting physical mail is essential for dignity, organizing, and collective learning Read in @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/new...

ICYMI Yesterday's broadcast with Helena de Bres from @wellesley.edu, author of "Philosophy in the First Person" (forthcoming), is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... #PhilSky #narrative #meaning

The Seattle Storm’s next coach will be New York Liberty assistant coach Sonia Raman. She spent six seasons as the lead assistant basketball coach at Wellesley. Congrats, Sonia! 🏀 www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/seattle-storm-expected-to-hire-liberty-assistant-sonia-raman-as-next-coach-per-report/

Nearly 400 Wellesley students, alums, faculty, and staff attended “We the People: Finding Common Purpose,” a summit hosted by the Hillary Rodham Clinton Center for Citizenship, Leadership, and Democracy on November 1. https://www.wellesley.edu/news/finding-common-purpose-to-inspire-a-better-future

Ilinca Drondoe ’26 created a 3-part speaker series, “Climate Breakdown and the War System.” She hopes the series will “bring attention to the often-overlooked connections between militarism and the climate crisis.” wellesley.edu/news/one-wellesley-students-transformative-approach-to-climate-action

New research demonstrates that Wellesley College graduates have an outsized impact as leaders at work and excel in fields where women are traditionally underrepresented. https://www.wellesley.edu/news/new-research-demonstrates-outsized-impact-of-a-wellesley-education

When the Durants founded Wellesley College, most colleges and universities were opting to flatten the landscapes of their campuses. In contrast, Wellesley was intentionally situated atop hills, to take advantage of the breezes and beautiful views. https://www.wellesley.edu/news/not-merely-beautiful

Informed by her years of neuroscience research as an undergraduate and her passion for music, Kimaya Lecamwasam ’21 focused her graduate research at the MIT Media Lab on harnessing the emotional potency of music into scalable, non-pharmacological mental health tools. news.mit.edu/2025/kimaya-...

Is anybody here? Super excited about the week of chocolate events @wellesley.edu. I am delighted and humbled that we get to learn from the extraordinary Jeanne Donkoh of Bioko Treats who is on campus all the way from Accra, Ghana. Her chocolates are a work of art! We got a few customized bars 😊

What can you do with a Medieval and Renaissance Studies degree? “Anything you want.” 📝 Chaewon Han ’29 https://www.wellesley.edu/news/celebrating-50-years-of-the-medieval-and-renaissance-studies-program

My @wellesley.edu students and I are tracking more than 600 clean energy manufacturing projects in North America at The Big Green Machine. Check out our interactive dashboard and let us know what we are missing, what we’ve got wrong, and what needs updating. 🔌💡

Panel discussion on the role of quantitative research in political reform featuring Ariel Procaccia of Harvard University, Alma Steingart of Columbia University, and Rob Richie of Expand Democracy. Moderated by me, with remarks by @wellesley.edu president Paula Johnson. youtu.be/uFq6sjf19NI?...

Short Internship Projects, or SHIPs, are paid 60-80 hour virtual summer internship projects designed exclusively for first-year students. 📝 Colleen Heaslip ’28 https://www.wellesley.edu/news/early-exploration

"We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" by @kcarterjackson.bsky.social was recently awarded the Nonfiction Award at the the 25th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards! Watch her discussion on the roots of revolution to the need for joy. www.wcvb.com/article/city...

ICYMI... Thank you for this wonderful interview #Cityline @wellesley.edu www.wcvb.com/article/city...

The Wellesley Repertory Festival marked the culmination of the first year of the Wellesley Repertory Theatre’s new grant program, launched in 2024 to support original & evolving performing arts projects by Wellesley alums. https://www.wellesley.edu/news/supporting-alum-voices-and-visions-in-theatre

From Dungeons and Dragons campaigns to a campus-wide quilt project to weekly low-stakes poker games, Wellesley students find community away from their screens in a variety of ways. 📝 Colleen Heaslip ’28 https://www.wellesley.edu/news/analog-activities

“When I first mentioned Chinese science fiction to people, they were surprised: How could China have science fiction?” says Mingwei Song, professor of Chinese studies. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327833/china-stakes-claim-future-soft-power-sci-fi-and-speculative-fiction

The internet is still a minefield for kids, and parents feel outmatched. A growing movement of advocates, including Wellesley Centers for Women Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman, say they have fix-it ideas: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/30/how-to-keep-child-safe-online/

Professor Lamiya Mowla ’13 says small colleges like Wellesley are preparing the next generation of scientists through mentorship, collaborative problem solving, and integrating new tools. https://www.firstprinciples.org/article/in-the-age-of-ai-small-colleges-are-punching-above-their-weight

At the New York Times and elsewhere, Marian Burros ’54 combined recipe writing with reporting on topics like consumer protection and food safety. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/dining/marian-burros-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.XdMH.b743-ZzQHQab&smid=url-share

A new report from @brookings.edu, co-authored by economics professors Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight, shows that NIH funding increases can boost labor markets in college towns. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/nih-funding-and-local-employment/?utm_campaign=Economic%20Studies%20Bulletin