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  • A group of seniors in their graduation gowns stand at the start line and hold up their hoops for a photo.

    The class of 2026 take part in hooprolling

    The Swellesley Report
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    Photographer Iris Zhan ’27 captures moments from hooprolling, one of Wellesley’s oldest traditions.

  • Headshot of political science professor Stacie Goddard in front of pink and green flowers

    Professor Stacie Goddard talks with Deutsche Welle about the collapse of the rules-based world order

    Deutsche Welle
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    The war between the US, Israel, and Iran marks a deterioration in international relations. “We’re really at a low point in a rules-based order,” Stacie Goddard, political science professor, told DW.

  • Headshots of three women combined into a triptych.

    Three Wellesley students receive 2025–27 Obama-Chesky Voyagers Scholarships

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    The prestigious program supports students who plan to pursue careers in public service

  • Graduates rejoiced as the confetti flew at the conclusion of Boston University’s 152nd Commencement on May 18, 2025

    Wellesley’s 2026 commencement speaker, Ruth Simmons, is included in the Globe’s roundup

    The Boston Globe
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    Pioneering academic leader Ruth Simmons, who will give Wellesley’s 2026 commencement address, is included in the Globe’s roundup of Boston-area college and university graduation speakers.

  • Two Wellesley students run alongside Janice “Rbey” Thomas, the last person to finish running the 2026 Boston Marathon

    Wellesley students kept cheering on the last runners, long after the Boston Marathon ended

    The Washington Post
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    Wellesley students were photographed running alongside and cheering for Janice “Rbey” Thomas, the last person to finish the 2026 Boston Marathon.

  • Two students stand in front of a chalkboard, listening to their classmates.

    High-stakes negotiations

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    The Diplomat’s Toolbox Crisis Simulation gives students a taste of decision-making under pressure

  • Black and orange illustration of a graph with one slope going up and the other heading down

    Economist Phillip Levine tells Inside Higher Ed that colleges award merit aid to attract wealthy students

    Inside Higher Education
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    “Enrolling more higher-income students provides greater revenue that allows the school to pay their bills,” economist Phillip Levine says, but he adds, “there are definitely equity concerns with that.”

  • Four people—one man and four female students—sit at the front of a room, facing an audience. One student gestures with her hands as the other students laugh.

    Telling Wellesley’s story, together

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    Inside the 150th Community Fund projects

  • Wellesley students cheer on the 2026 Boston Marathon runners. One holds a sign that says “H-O-T-T-O-G-O only 13 more to go”

    Photographer Iris Zhan ’27 captures signs from Wellesley’s Scream Tunnel

    The Swellesley Report
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    Photographer Iris Zhan ’27 captures some of the best signs from Wellesley’s 2026 Scream Tunnel.