Oct 7, 2022
To: The Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Condemning Antisemitism Date: October 7, 2022 The Wellesley News recently published an editorial that endorsed the Mapping Project. Wellesley College values the existence of a free press...
Sep 30, 2022
To: Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Confronting a difficult time together Date: September 30, 2022 I want to take a moment to address the many natural disasters and manmade conflicts facing our planet right now and the people—in...
Sep 28, 2022
To: Wellesley College Students, Faculty, and Staff From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: No classes today—it’s Lake Day! Date: September 28, 2022 Lake Day began as a tradition in the early 1980s as a spontaneous day without classes. Its purpose was to allow...
Sep 22, 2022
To: The Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Introducing the New Director of Nondiscrimination Initiatives and Title IX/504 Coordinator Date: September 22, 2022 I am delighted to announce that Justin Bell will be joining Wellesley College...
Sep 9, 2022
To: The Wellesley College Community From: President Paula A. Johnson Re: Welcome Back Date: September 9, 2022 Welcome, everyone, to the start of Wellesley’s 148th year! I want to thank everyone who has played a role in helping us arrive at this moment and further our...
Jun 24, 2022
Dear Members of the Wellesley Community, I write today in the wake of the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson, both as Wellesley’s president and as a physician who has devoted much of my career to improving the health and well-being of women. While...
