Democracy, we like to think, runs on ideals like freedom, equality, the consent of the governed. But look under the hood and you'll find something less lofty – mathematics.The idea that democracy depe...

"Move Over, Mona Lisa" maps the “inequality pipeline” linking museums, publishing, and academia—and challenges the systems that shape what the world sees and reads.

Chipo Dendere unpacks the implications of the potential extension of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term limits.

Two hundred and fifty years in, Opinion writers offer 16 reasons the national experiment endures.

Alums returned to campus to celebrate "Wellesley’s radical founding ideals and its legacy of impact.”

Abstract. True crime is an incredibly popular genre of entertainment that crosses many forms of media including books, movies, TV shows, and podcasts. Is t

This move will expand access for millions of students and families trying to understand what college will actually cost them.

The Wagner Centers and campus partners bring together students, faculty, staff, and alums to discuss AI and the liberal arts

A new book by a Wellesley College professor examines how political regimes are shaped by death, diversion, and departure of voters

By Curtis Bunn As a young girl growing up in Atlanta, Charlotte Newman was exposed to the transformative power of art through her parents and godmother, the renowned painter and...

For 125 years, Whitin Observatory has given Wellesley students a view like no other

The prestigious program supports students who plan to pursue careers in public service

Inside the 150th Community Fund projects

The Diplomat’s Toolbox Crisis Simulation gives students a taste of decision-making under pressure

Funded by TSSL Mellon Foundation and Office of the Provost, advised by Professor Anjeana Hans, PhD.

Ming Dynasty painting, the immortal Magu, is painstakingly restored and now on view at the Davis Museum.

His Dante-inspired fellowship project weaves together salsa, Venezuelan folk music, and contemporary opera

The nonprofit Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, headquartered in Winston-Salem, is partnering with universities to conduct a comprehensive light pollution survey from the parkway’s northern gate…

The Lulu Chow Wang ’66 Center for Career Education connects students and graduates through its new Alum-in-Residence program

Formerly incarcerated women have expertise that is policy-ready. We need to mandate including them on the bodies that shape jails, prisons, parole, sentencing and reentry.

Wellesley’s remarkable alumnae cohort of Deaf, signing Ph.D.s hold faculty positions at universities around the country

Wellesley College Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and Loyola Marymount University Professor Vanessa Díaz debuted their Bad Bunny book at Wellesley College

Wellesley makes college equitable and accessible in thoughtful ways