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A person is sitting on an orange chair in a library, surrounded by shelves filled with colorful, neatly arranged books. The person is wearing a black outfit and looking directly at the camera.
A person in a bright pink blazer is seated on a stage, speaking into a microphone. The background displays the Harvard Radcliffe Institute logo. A small table with flowers and two glasses of water is next to the person.
Headshot of Phil Levine
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Ruth J. Simmons speaks to the Class of 2026
Sara Kippur graphic
Jade Kuan Wellesley College Project Invisible Pain Scotland, New Zealand, Japan, Argentina, and Singapore My Watson year explores how people living with chronic and invisible conditions, like endometriosis, fibromyalgia, and long COVID, build networks of care outside traditional medicine. Engaging with support networks, patient advocates, traditional healers, community organizations, and grassroots groups, my goal is to learn how communities transform individual suffering into collective care
Two Wellesley students cheer on the Boston marathon
This image highlights two students from Wellesley College, Tongtong Ye '27 and Vivian Long '27, as 2026 Goldwater Scholarship awardees. The top left corner features the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation logo.
Four people kneeling on a curling rink, holding gold medals and displaying a trophy. They are wearing matching curling outfits with logos, and there are curling lanes in the background.
This image shows a Pew Research Center graph about U.S. teens' use of AI chatbots. The bars represent percentages: 57% for information, 54% for help with schoolwork, 47% for entertainment, 38% for summarizing content, 19% for ideas, 19% for casual conversation, and 12% for emotional support.
Bad Bunny
Mfoniso Udofia '06
This image features a person smiling and standing in front of a turquoise background. Text reads: "The Energy of the Future. Meet Janina Shivdasani '26, Economics, Wellesley College." The MIT Energy Initiative logo is in the corner.
Ruth J Simmons
A visitor looks at calligraphy by Luo Sangui of the Daodejing, the classic Daoist text, during the Nanjing 2014 Grand Art Exhibition in Nanjing, China.
Traders at a market in Nakuru, Kenya. Oil price hikes will push up the price of food.
Three individuals are seated on stage in a panel discussion. The person on the left holds a microphone, wearing a dark outfit. The person in the center has long, curly hair, wears a red patterned skirt, and also holds a microphone. The person on the right has long hair, wears a blue top, jeans, and boots. A bare tree branch decorates the stage area. An audience is visible in the foreground.
A person is sitting on the floor of a library, leaning against a bookshelf while reading a book. Nearby, there are books titled on the carpet. The shelves behind are filled with more books.
Illustration of a mobile with hanging objects, including a model house, a roll of money, a baby bottle, a calculator, and a positive pregnancy test against a gradient background.
Two people boarding a well-lit bus on a dark street. The bus has patterned blue seats visible through the open door. A cityscape with buildings and streetlights are in the background.
Amanda Lahikainen ’02
Wellesley students who helped with Linda Charmamaran’s Youth, Media & Wellbeing (YMW) Research Lab workshops for middle school girls and nonbinary youth pose for a group photo.
Nancy Gist ’69, Yvonne Smith Madlock ’70, Alvia Wardlaw ’69, Karen Williamson ’69, and Francille Rusan Wilson ’69
Bad Bunny on stage
Wellesley's Galen Stone Tower
Michele Sison ’81
Bad Bunny on stage
When Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills Early in his life, Sanders left the streets of Brooklyn for the woodlands of Vermont. What did the man bring to the state—and what did the state bring to the man? By Jill Lepore January 19, 2026
Sue Hwang on her last day of chemo
Martin Luther King Jr, and protesters in Minneapolis
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Pashtana Durrani headshot
Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center
A mom and her daughter at Wellesley's family weekend
Two students hang out in a hammock by Lake Waban
Shirley Young, class of 1955
the Class of 2025
Heesu “Ally” Kim ’21
Arushi is picked up by a fellow classmate
Headshot of Malinda Lo
Activist & academic Sophonisba Breckinridge
Halimatou Hima, class of 2010
Marjory Stoneman Douglas reads her book.
Assistant Curator Yuhua Ding shows students some art in the gallery.
two students cut paper
Annie Jump Cannon, class of 1884
Ruth-Arlene Howe teaching a class
Ruth-Arlene Howe in her office
Galen Stone Tower in the summertime.
Jane Bolin
Harriet Alleyne Rice
The bike rack under Freeman covered in snow.