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Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I landed in journalism somewhat serendipitously, shortly after graduating from Wellesley in 2006, and have been doing it ever since. In the past seven years, I’ve reported and edited for a weekly paper (The Wellesley Townsman, in fact!), gotten my master’s in journalism, done a…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. When I graduated from Wellesley in 2008 I suddenly realized that I had been so consumed with writing my thesis that I had not given any thought to the “what next?” that inevitably follows Senior Week, Commencement, and the packing up of your dorm room.…
One of the many valuable lessons I learned at Wellesley was a commitment to service. Whether this meant volunteering to mentor children, joining a professional or academic organization, or pursuing opportunities in government or the public sector, the Wellesley brand, “women who will make a difference in the world,” stuck with me. During senior year,…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. At some point in everyone’s life, we get this idea: what if I combined all of the things that I love most and turn them into a career? But there is no job in the world like that, right? No matter. I will make one! This…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I graduated Wellesley in 2008 with little to no idea what I wanted to do with myself. I graduated with a major in art history and a minor in cinema and media studies; I especially loved modern and contemporary art and the visual language of…
Cabrina Kang graduated from Wellesley in 2013 with a major in English, and a minor in Economics. She’s currently a 2nd grade teacher at DREAM Charter School in East Harlem, New York — a position she landed through Teach for America (TFA). During her time at Wellesley, she was actively involved in the Tupelos, the…
Makkah Ali ’10 graduated from Wellesley with a degree in Peace & Justice Studies and Religion. After graduation, Makkah joined the AmeriCorps; she has since earned her master’s degree at George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Currently, Makkah is a Mediator and Program Associate at the Meridian Institute in Washington, D.C. Please give…
At my first-year (then called freshman) year convocation, then-president Ruth Adams characterized a Wellesley education as a life-long membership in a powerful and inspiring community. And wow, was she right: my favorite part about going to Wellesley was life after graduation. Since leaving Wellesley/graduating, I have experienced the worldwide reach and depth of the alumnae…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. With a double major in Political Science (honors) and Middle Eastern Studies, I graduated in the grim economic recession of 2009. After receiving Wellesley’s Barbara Bush Volunteerism award to work in Ithaca on disability services for preschoolers that summer, I opted out of the disparaging…
Alison Buchbinder ’05 is an account supervisor at Resnicow Schroeder Associates, the nation’s leading communications firm dedicated to arts and cultural organizations. Alison joined RSA 5.5 years ago, following graduate school. While at Wellesley, Alison double majored in American Studies and Theatre Studies, participated in the Wellesley in Washington Program, and interned at the Davis…