Welcome Back for the Spring 2021 Terms

I want to welcome our Wellesley community, both on campus and around the world, to the first day of classes for the spring terms. You have all worked so hard to get us here. I am grateful to our faculty for their continued creativity and dedication; our LTS staff, who...

Future of Public Safety at Wellesley

To: The Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson; Sheilah Shaw Horton, Vice President and Dean of Students; and Carolyn Slaboden, Chief Human Resources Officer Re: Future of Public Safety at Wellesley Date: February 12, 2021 Over the past several...

Update on Plans for Vaccination Rollout

To: Wellesley College Faculty and Staff From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Update on Plans for Vaccination Rollout Date: February 9, 2021 I want to update you regarding Wellesley’s plans for a COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The possibility of returning to some...

Yesterday’s Events Are a Call to Action

To: The Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Yesterday’s Events Are a Call to Action Date: January 7, 2021 Yesterday was a stunning day in which the greatest strengths and most insidious weaknesses of American democracy were on display. At...

Spring 2021 Move-In Health and Safety Protocols

Dear students and families, We are looking forward to welcoming students to campus in February, and want to provide an update on our plans for student arrivals. Given the increasing rates of COVID-19 across the country and the world, we are planning an extended...

Planning for Commencement

To: Wellesley College Class of 2021 CC: Families of the Class of 2021; Wellesley College Faculty and Staff From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Planning for Commencement Date: December 23, 2020 As we conclude our second fall term and our students begin a much-deserved...