CERE Update

To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: CERE Update Date: September 13, 2018 This fall, the President’s Commission on Ethnicity, Race, and Equity (CERE) will begin its fourth year. Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Associate Professor of...

Suspension of Interim Policy

Dear Wellesley community, There are times when plans developed with the best of intentions do not achieve their hoped-for results. A little over a week ago, Senior Leadership and I put in place an interim policy on planning demonstrations to ensure the safety of the...

Memorial for Sama Mundlay

Dear Wellesley community, It is with a heavy heart that I invite you all to come together to honor Sama Mundlay ’20, who tragically lost her life last week in Amsterdam, where she was to begin a study abroad program. We will be holding a memorial for Sama on Friday,...

Welcome Back

To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Welcome Back  Date: August 31, 2018 It is my great pleasure to welcome you back to campus and to extend a heartfelt first welcome to those of you who are new—faculty, staff, and of course, the peerless...

Sad News

Dear Wellesley community, I am deeply saddened to inform you that this morning we learned of the tragic death of Sama Mundlay ’20. Sama was in Amsterdam, where she was to study this fall at Vrije Universiteit Amersterdam, when she was involved in an accident on the...

The Successful, History-Making Completion of Wellesley’s Campaign

To: The Wellesley Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: The Successful, History-Making Completion of Wellesley’s Campaign Date: July 18, 2018 I am thrilled to announce that as of June 30, 2018, the College surpassed its ambitious $500 million campaign goal,...