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…
Kristin Huizenga is a sophomore Biology and Spanish double major. She is a member of the Shakespeare Society, where she performs as an actress and assists with the technical aspects of the plays, and a research assistant for the Religion department at Wellesley College. She first developed her love for marine biology as a Visitor’s…
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…
Jessica Duff ’09, graduated from Wellesley with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies. While at Wellesley, Duff was a four-year member of both the basketball and volleyball teams. After Wellesley, Duff went on to earn her Master’s in Education from Tufts in 2012. I will never forget the day my collegiate athletic career ended,…
What can I possibly accomplish this Wintersession that is more productive than eating Nutella and watching Sherlock every day for a month? During my first semester as a first-year at Wellesley, I was overwhelmed. Searching for something to do over Wintersession was definitely adding to that stress. It seemed like left and right, my peers…
Catherine B. ’15, a CWS intern on the CWS marketing and communications team, has put together information she discovered from conducting informational interviews with Wellesley alumnae. Take a look below: Wellesley alums are – without a doubt – one of the best resources at Wellesley. Our alums are passionate and almost always eager to speak…
Working in sales, I view the job-procurement process just like any other sales process. I have something to discuss with you that may be helpful to you in meeting your goals and objectives – in this case, this just happens to be my own skills and experience — and you need to decide if my…
It was a month into my first job, a temporary year-long assignment in Texas, and I had come to an unexpected and startling self-realization. Pilot training was less than a year away, and I didn’t want to go. It wasn’t that I was afraid, or that I wasn’t a good pilot. My civilian training had…