Nov 26, 2018
To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Identifying Wellesley’s Institutional Values Date: November 26, 2018 The College’s Accreditation Steering Committee has thought deeply about all aspects of Wellesley throughout the process of...
Oct 29, 2018
To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Announcing a $24 Million Energy and Sustainability Initiative for Wellesley Date: October 29, 2018 At Wellesley, we are dedicated to creating a more sustainable campus and reducing our carbon...
Oct 29, 2018
Dear Wellesley community, This weekend our nation witnessed a violent attack, this time in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation. Fueled by anti-Semitic hatred, a gunman took the lives of 11 devoted members of the synagogue as they gathered for...
Oct 26, 2018
Dear Wellesley community, Recent news reports revealed a proposed federal policy that would erase the definition of gender, as we know it today, including transgender and other nonbinary gender identities. This proposed policy would not only seek to erase the identity...
Oct 22, 2018
To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: 2018–2019 Ombudsperson Date: October 22, 2018 After over seven years of service as our ombudsperson, Liz Lieberman will be retiring at the end of December. Liz is a graduate of Wellesley College and an...
Sep 25, 2018
To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Process for Developing a Demonstration Policy Date: September 25, 2018 Earlier this month when I suspended the interim policy surrounding demonstrations, I committed to launching a process this semester...