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December
Book
Review: "I Was a
Child of Holocaust Survivors"
New Voices
Dec. 2006
Ashira Greene
Ashira Greene '07, an English major, has contributed a book review
to New Voices, a national magazine written by and for Jewish college
students.
Campus
Insider: "Statue Mischief"
The Boston Globe
December 31, 2006
Marcella Bombardieri and James Vaznis
Rodin's "The Walking Man," a 6-foot bronze sculpture
on the Wellesley campus that had turned green from acid rain, has
been removed for restoration. He will return next fall, this time
in the college's museum. Before the statue departed, students threw
him a party, donning him in a cocktail dress and attaching balloons
and signs, including one that read: "But I love it out here.
Indoors forever?"
"Low-income Students Look beyond
California for College: Small Private Schools Boast More Financial
Aid, Better
Graduation Rates, Academic Advisers Say"
Inside Bay Area (California)
December 31, 2006
Grace Rauh
Andrew Henrotin, executive director of CollegeWorks, a free, Oakland-based
group that helps low-income students from Oakland, San Francisco
and Napa County navigate the college application process and tap
reservoirs of financial aid. Its mission is to give low-income
students and their families equal access to higher education by
teaching them about their college choices. Wellesley is among the
colleges Henrotin's students now attend.
"Star
Student Bounces Back: Infirmity Ended Her Violin Career"
The Hartford Courant
December 30, 2006
Adrian Brune
Yale's Maya Shankar shared the spotlight in Glamour magazine's
Top 10 American college students with Wellesley's Chikoti Mibenge,
a biochemistry major and native of Zambia.
" Faith
Becomes Important Again: Children and Mortality Among Reasons
Why People Who Stray from
Church Find Their
Way Back as They Age"
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
December 30, 2006
Nancy Paradis
Following an organized religion, say Paul Wink, psychology, Wellesley,
and Michele Dillon, sociology, University of New Hampshire, provides
a buffer against depression for someone in poor health or facing
other adversity.
"Selling Time for Homes Hits Record"
The Boston Herald
December 29, 2006
Jerry Kronenberg
The Massachusetts
Association of Realtors reported that the 3,246 houses sold in
November needed
130 days on average to attract buyers.
That's the longest period ever seen since MAR began keeping such
data in April 2005, and association President David Wluka thinks
it's probably the longest period in history. Karl Case, economics,
said that in tough times like today, "buyers are either
nonexistent or making low-ball offers, while sellers are holding
out for higher
prices. So, properties sit unsold."
"Mandarin
Spoken Here: Educators Aim To Launch Language Programs As Early
As Preschool"
The Boston Globe
December 28, 2006
Brenda J. Buote
China's emergence as an economic powerhouse has inspired the teaching
of Mandarin, the official language of the world's most populous
country, in American schools. While several local colleges offer
courses in Mandarin, including Gordon College and Northern Essex
Community College, only two colleges in the state – the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst and Wellesley College – offer
courses that lead to teacher certification in Mandarin.
"Accused
of Senioritis? The Charge Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing"
North Jersey
December 26, 2006
Elana Altman
Elana
Altman, recently accepted to Wellesley through early decision, defends
her right
to "senioritis." She is editor-in-chief
of FreshAngles.com at the Bergen County Academies and is active
in the Junior State of American and American Civil Liberties Union
chapters at her school.
"DISD
Valedictorian Comes Out on Top Once Again: Magnet School Grad
Who Passed 22 AP Tests
Named State Scholar"
The Dallas Morning News
December 26, 2006
Tawnell D. Hobbs
Emily Bordelon '10 was recognized by the College Board as the
Texas female student with high scores on the greatest number of
AP exams and with the highest average grade on all tests taken.
She has been named an Advanced Placement State Scholar
"False
Consolations"
The New York Times
December 24, 2006
Dan Chiasson
Dan Chiasson,
English, reviews C.K. Williams' Collected Poems, calling them
broad in
scale and narrow in scope. "Williams
is a poet of imaginative composure amid real-world disarray," writes
Chiasson. "His fastidious, refined heart camps in the middle
of the worldly misery that minimizes its claims."
"Taking
the Mystery Out of Architecture"
The Boston Globe
December 21, 2006
Tina Cassidy
Boston-area architect, model and aspiring TV show host Stephen
Chung taped a pilot program on architecture in Wellesley College's
new Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center.
"Boston's
Talent Scores a Triple: Three Local Designers Win Major Awards"
The Boston Globe
December 17, 2006
Robert Campbell
The Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center at Wellesley won the Harleston
Parker Medal, an annual award given by the Boston Society of Architects
for the best new work of architecture in the Boston area. The Wang
Center was designed by Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam of Atlanta.
"Body
ID'd as Missing Scholar: Remains in Hingham Are Jane Park of
Somerville, Missing Since Spring"
The Quincy Patriot Ledger
December 21, 2006
Dennis Statz
The body found
Saturday in World’s End Reservation
has been identified as Fulbright Scholar and Wellesley alumna
Jane M. Park,
Class of 2004, from Somerville who vanished several months ago.
"A World
Citizen"
The Kennebec (Maine) Journal
December 19, 2006
Samantha Depoy
A Bosnian family has found a new home and success in the United
States. In what Fawzia Radman agrees is illustrative of the American
dream, the family has thrived here. Her daughter Alia is a junior
at Wellesley College, for example, thanks to a scholarship she
earned and is on break from college teaching English in southeast
Asia.
"Delayed
Israel Trip Takes Flight"
The Harvard Crimson
December 19, 2006
Daniela Nemerenco
Following
the postponement of a summer trip to Israel this July due to
the country’s war with Hezbollah
militants, 28 undergraduates, including students from Wellesley,
have finally begun their trip
to Israel.
"Apollo
To Acquire U.S. Home Broker Realogy for $6.4b"
The Economic Times
December 19, 2006
Apollo
Management agreed to buy Realogy, the owner of the Century 21 and
Coldwell
Banker real-estate brokers, for
about $6.4 billion
in a sign the US housing slump may have touched bottom. “They’re
betting that the market is going to come back,” said Karl
Case, economics. “It’s an interesting time to be buying
a brokerage.”
"Commanding
Women: Feminist Linda Hirschman on Women in the Workplace"
Campus Progress
December 18, 2006
Emily Amick '06
Emily Amick
'06 is a contributing writer for Campus Progress. She graduated
in December 2006 from Wellesley College,
where she
is now a research assistant. She has written a Q&A with Linda
Hirschman, author of the treatise, "Get to Work: A Manifesto
for Women of the World."
How
Suite It Isn't: A Dearth of Female Bosses"
The New York Times
December 17, 2006
Julie Creswell
Carol Bartz, former chief executive of Autodesk,
found herself repeatedly skipped over during a recent meeting of
business and
political leaders in Washington. The reason was that the men at
the table assumed that she was an office assistant, not a fellow
executive – a common occurrence, according to Bartz. This
story on the dearth of women in high corporate positions referred
to "Critical Mass on Corporate Boards: Why Three or More Women
Enhance Governance," a study released this fall by the Wellesley
Centers for Women.
"Sellers
Yield to Buyers as New England Housing Market Reverses”
The Boston Herald
December 11, 2006
Associated Press
Karl Case, economics, comments on how the fast growth rate of home
prices in New England caused a worse market slump when the boom
turned bust. “The downturn here is more severe because the
upside was so big,” he said.
"Rapper
Finds Inspiration in Chaucer’s Tales"
The Associated Press
December 10, 2006
Mark Pratt
Baba Brinkman combines Chaucer and hip-hop in his performance “The
Rap Canterbury Tales.” He recently performed at Wellesley
College on his tour of colleges across the eastern United States. "Before
I ever read anything about (Brinkman) I could see the similarities
between rap and Chaucer, especially the storytelling aspect," said
Kathryn Lynch, English, who teaches classes on "The Canterbury
Tales." "Like rap, the sound of Chaucer is important
for the audience's experience, and they are both competitive verse
forms."
"Ping
Pong Diplomacy”
National Public Radio
December 9, 2006
Karen Given
Wellesley College hosted the Peking University
table tennis team during its North American tour. Yue Hu, physics,
helped bring the
team to Wellesley. Students not only had the opportunity to watch
these ping pong champions play, but they also learned about the
1971 Chinese table tennis team’s visit to the United States
in the spirit of “ping pong diplomacy.”
“ Goff-Crews
Appointed Vice-President, Dean of Students”
The University of Chicago Chronicle
December 7, 2006
Julia Morse
Kimberly Goff-Crews, currently Dean of Students
at Wellesley College, has been appointed Vice-President and Dean
of Students at the University
of Chicago. “I am excited to be joining the University of
Chicago community,” Goff-Crews said. “I look forward
to the opportunity to build on Chicago’s current strengths
and improve services to address the current and future needs of
students.”
“Tufts
vs. Wellesley, Saturday, Dec. 9, at 2 pm EST”
JumboCast
December 7, 2006
The basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 9, between Wellesley College
and Tufts University was a live webcast and free on JumboCast.
Any student, parent or community member can view the game by visiting
www.jumbocast.com.
"Putting
Motherhood Before Matrimony”
Newsweek
December 4, 2006
Debra Rosenberg and Pat Wingert
According to Rosanna
Hertz, sociology, “Marriage is still alive and well, but it has a lot of
competition.” More American women are having children before or without
marriage. Data from the Centers for Disease Control say that four in 10 U.S.
babies were born outside of marriage in 2005. Teen pregnancies have fallen to
their lowest levels in 65 years, and some older women had babies before their
time ran out, but most unwed mothers are low-income women in their twenties.
“Arlene Zallman, 72, a Composer of Lyricism,
Refinement”
The Boston Sunday Globe
December
3, 2006
Bryan Marquard
Arlene
Zallman, professor of music, lived through cancer diagnoses and treatments
with the same refined elegance
that friends found
so appealing in her music. “She wrote slowly, but it was
always with great, great attention to every note she put on paper,” said
close friend Bethany Beardslee and renowned soprano. “The
tinkling of the keyboards, the sound of music being written – I
really find that very poignant now,” said her younger daughter,
Martha Proctor, whose 12-year-old son has just begun to compose.
“Flying Solo Into Motherhood”
The Boston Globe
December
3, 2006
Susan Chaityn Lebovits
Two decades
ago, Rosanna Hertz, professor of women’s studies,
pioneered research into the growing trend of two-income families.
Her new book, Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice, she writes about
single women who choose to have children.
“Life through the Cuban Lens”
The West New York Reporter (Hudson County, N.J.)
December
3, 2006
Jessica Rosero
Carmen Pelaez’s one-woman show, Rum & Coke,
offers a new perspective on the roles of Latin-Americans. It
is being taught
at Wellesley College, where Pelaez has come to speak to the students.
“Deaths:
Zallman, Arlene”
The New York Times
December 1, 2006
Arlene Zallman died at home early Saturday after a long struggle
with breast cancer. She was a professor of music at Wellesley College
for over 30 years.
"U.S.
Housing Market May Be Even Weaker”
Business Times
December 1, 2006
The U.S. housing
market may be even weaker than recent data suggests. “They
(houses that were not sold, but taken off the market) may well
still be for sale. There is a bigger inventory out there than we
think,” said Karl Case, economics.
November
“Grolier
Reincarnated”
Harvard Magazine
November-December 2006
Nathan Heller
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy, purchased the
Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Harvard Square earlier this year to
save it from bankruptcy.
The Grolier was founded in 1927 and is one of only two all-poetry
bookstores in the United States. Menkiti plans to build up the
store’s collection of international poetry and to extend
the shop’s outreach programs. “It would be nice to
see the poets of the world joining hands to do some things,” he
said. Frank Bidart, English, commented on the Grolier as a literary
hang-out, saying, “It was very much the place where poets
met.”
"Baba
Brinkman Mixes Poetry and Rap”
NPR Here and Now
November 29, 2006
Baba Brinkman has toured around the world
performing “The
Rap Canterbury Tales,” a hip-hop version of Chaucer’s
work, and came to Wellesley College this month. Kathryn Lynch,
English, brought Brinkman to Wellesley to showcase Chaucer, who
is often overshadowed by Shakespeare as one of the great English
poets. Rebecca Kayes ’07, who attended the show, mentioned
how Chaucer’s words remain relevant to modern society.
"House
Prices Falling; Boston Gains Since March ’04 Vanish”
The Boston Herald
Jerry Kronenberg
November 29, 2006
As Boston house prices
plunge, Karl Case, economics, is not optimistic that the market
correction is about over. “All of the indicators – sales
volume, prices, everything – are pointing downward,” he
said.
"Having
It All”
The Washington Post
November 26, 2006
Christine B. Whelan
More highly
educated women have been getting married and having children
as well as a career. Today, women with a college degree
or higher are more likely to get married than women with less education.
They are also just as likely to have children. The book Single
by Chance, Mothers by Choice by Rosanna Hertz, sociology, discusses
the opportunities that women have to mix their personal and professional
lives.
“Who’ll
Blink First?”
The Sunday Boston Globe
November 26, 2006
Andrew Caffrey
Karl Case,
economics, noted that buyers are not only tentative, they’re
uncertain and worried about where the market is heading. The
most recent
annual survey that Case and a colleague conducted
among home buyers revealed growing pessimism about buying homes
in a down market.
“Middlebury
Eyes Largest-Ever Fundraising Drive”
The Boston Globe
November 25, 2006
Middlebury College is expected to begin the biggest fundraising
drive ever undertaken by a private liberal arts college next fall.
The $500 million fundraising drive over five years would surpass
the 2005 Wellesley College campaign that raised $470 million.
“James
Explores Life after Retirement In New Book”
The Wellesley Townsman
November 22, 2006
Paul Wink,
psychology, co-editored a new book, The Crown of Life: The
Dynamics of the Early Post-Retired Period. The book addresses
myths and trends of the early retirement years, and the challenges
and opportunities presented for future retirees who are expected
to live long, healthy lives.
“Petition
Drafted for Institute Divestment”
The Tech (MIT)
November 21, 2006
Marie Y. Thibault
The MIT Corporation advisory committee is deliberating about whether
MIT should divest from Sudan and companies that do business with
the genocidal government in Sudan. Wellesley College, as well as
many other Massachusetts colleges, has an active campaign on campus
to divest. All of the Ivy League schools have divested or placed
restrictions on future investments.
“‘NewsHour’ Still
Insists on Bursting Housing Bubble”
Business and Media Institute
November 21, 2006
Rachel Waters
On a recent
PBS segment, economics correspondent Paul Solman insisted that
housing would be the downfall of the economy, while ignoring
much of the good news on the U.S. economy. Karl Case, economics,
said, “If it (existing home sales) goes down by as much
as it has gone up, that is a disaster.”
“Patrick
Names Outsider as Chief of Staff”
The Boston Globe
November 18, 2006
Andrea Estes and Scott Helman
Joan Wallace-Benjamin
'75 has been chosen by Massachusetts Governor-elect Deval L.
Patrick to be his chief of staff. A graduate of Wellesley, she
also has a doctorate in policy from Brandeis University.
“The
Progress of Black Student Enrollments at the Nation’s
Highest-Ranked Colleges and Universities”
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Autumn 2006
The
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education released its annual report
on the
percentages of black first-year students
at the nation’s
most elite colleges and universities. Wellesley College ranks 12th
among liberal arts institutions for percentage of black students
enrolled.
“Second
Thoughts about Second Homes”
The Chicago Tribune
November 12, 2006
Gail Marks Jarvis
In
an article dispelling the popular notion that Baby Boomers
are buying second
homes and leaving the suburbs
for the city, Karl
Case, economics, says, “I know six couples well that have
sold their suburban homes and moved to Beacon Hill and Back Bay.
But it is very anecdotal. It is very hard to find the results in
the data."
“A Bee-youtiful Night for WEF”
The Wellesley Townsman
November 9, 2006
The 17th Annual
Wellesley Spelling Bee, hosted by the Wellesley Education Foundation,
raised over $25,000 for Wellesley public schools. Wellesley College
matched each $450 team entry fee with a $75 donation.
ABC5
Boston CityLine
November 9, 2006
Karen Holmes Ward
Katharine Moon, political science, will join a panel of experts
Sunday, Nov. 12, on ABC5’s “City Line” to discuss
possible ways that the United States should handle escalating
tensions over nuclear weapons with North Korea and Iran.
“Wellesley
Field Hockey Blanks Keene State, 6-0, to Advance to the NCAA
Round
of 16”
Keene State Press Release
November 8, 2006
The Wellesley College field hockey team beat Keene State College,
6-0, in a first-round NCAA tournament game at rainy Owl Athletic
Complex Wednesday, Nov. 8. The team will advance to the NCAA Round
16.
“President
Bush Announces 2006 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities
Medal Recipients”
White House Press Release
November 8, 2006
Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies emerita, has been awarded the
2006 National Humanities Medal, which honors authors, musicians,
historians and other scholars in the humanities. The awards were
presented by the President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in an
Oval Office ceremony Thursday, Nov. 9.
“Pelosi
Leads Way to Strong Election Day for Women”
CBS4 Boston
November 8, 2006
Peg Rusconi
Marion Just, political science, was interviewed on CBS4 Boston
about the gains women have made in Congress. "It was a very
good year for women,” she said. “Women made great gains
both in House and to some extent in Senate.” She added that
women gaining more leadership roles will break much of the glass
ceiling holding them back from positions of power.
“Dorm
Art”
The New Republic
November 13, 2006
Sarah Williams Goldhagen
The Wang Campus Center was reviewed as an excellent example of
intermeshing architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.
The building was termed an “object in a field”: a striking
and easily identifiable building, distinct from its surroundings.
The building integrates the exterior image with the internal functions
of the student center. It heightens users’ awareness of sensory
impressions, space and perspective.
“One
Gardener’s Almanac”
House & Garden
November 2006
Tom Christopher
Landscape
architect Michael Van Valkenburgh discusses the transformation
of Alumnae Valley into a beautiful spot on the Wellesley College
campus. His vision centered on his admiration for the college’s
architectural style, which he describes as feminine and full
of life, but “in the distinctive Wellesley vision of womanhood – independent,
setting its own course.”
“Somerville’s
Berman Wins Fulbright Scholarship”
The Somerville Journal
November 6, 2006
Patricia Gray
Berman, art, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do
research at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the 2006-2007
academic year. Berman is one of about 800 U.S. faculty and professionals
traveling aboard through the Fulbright Scholar Program this year.
“’Sisters’ Don’t
Want a Future in Coeducation”
The Boston Globe
November 6, 2006
April Simpson
Student leaders from the five colleges still known as the “Seven Sisters” gathered
in Northampton last weekend to discuss the future of women’s schools. Wellesley
College’s Government Cabinet participated in the conference, as well as
students from Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke and Smith. The meeting followed
recent decisions by Regis College and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
to admit men starting next fall.
“Triumph
from Tragedy: Wellesley College Presents ‘The Women of
Lockerbie’”
The Metrowest Daily News
November 5, 2006
Lenny Megliola
Nora Hussey, theatre studies, directs the production of “The Women of Lockerbie,” a
play about the 1988 crash of Pan-Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland, when terrorists
blew up the plane. Kelly Galvin ’07 and J. Rachel Anderson ’07 both
perform in the play. “I read the script, got a feel for it, then got excited
about doing the play. This is an important story, and challenging acting-wise,” said
Galvin.
“Cry
Uncle”
The New York Times
November 5, 2006
James
F. O’Gorman
James F. O’Gorman, professor of art, discussed the role
of illustrators for Uncle Tom’s Cabin, addressing the depiction
of Tom and Eva and the sexual charge of the novel.
"Campaigns
Target Swing Voters”
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
November 4, 2006
Luis F. Perez
Political campaigns are
turning to demographic data to target undecided voters. Hahrie
Han, political science, said, “They’re
looking at people’s lifestyle.” Campaigns consider
whether a voter owns a home, makes long-distance phone calls, eats
out at restaurants or shops at Whole Foods Market, she said. They
take that information and see what motivates someone to vote one
way or another. So, a Whole Foods shopper may get hit with a candidate's
message on the environment or that message may be de-emphasized,
Han said.
“2
Unions Spending Big For Patrick”
The Boston Globe
November 1, 2006
Brian C. Mooney
Marion Just, political science, comments on negative ad strategies
that could be a detriment in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election. “If
you are the one candidate seen as going the most negative, that
is likely to be a detriment. So you have to factor in this race
of more negative ads on one side, Kerry Healey, than the other,” said
Just.
October
“And
Baby Makes Two”
The Christian Science Monitor
October 30, 2006
Rosanna Hertz
In an op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor, Rosanna Hertz,
women’s studies and sociology, writes about the rise of
single motherhood for women in their mid-30s to early 40s. “The
American family is quietly being transformed by a powerful social
trend: more single women are skipping marriage in their quest
to become moms,” observes Hertz.
“The
Wonders of a Single Sex Education”
The Boston Globe
October 30, 2006
Lorraine Garnett Ward
Lorraine Garnett Ward, a former Wellesley class dean and writing
teacher, reflects on the benefits of single-sex education, particularly
for boys. “In my experience,” she writes, “good
single-sex schools and classes for males and females allow young
people to release themselves temporarily from the developmental
and learning differences between the sexes, from the undue burden
of the hyper-sexualized society in which they live, giving them
the opportunity to explore freely what it means to be human.”
“Two
speakers present tonight during Mayor's Summit”
Tallahassee Democrat
October 30, 2006
Julian Pecquet
As part of Tallahassee’s sixth annual Mayor’s Summit
on Race, Culture and Human Relations, Peggy McIntosh, associate
director of Wellesley College’s Center for Research on
Women, will give her presentation entitled “White Privilege:
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.”
“The
Choice is All Theirs”
Sunday Boston Globe
October 29, 2006
Susan Chaityn Lebovits
Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies and sociology, is the author
of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice, a study of the growing
trend of single women having children. “Women have an income
today that allows them to spend their 20s in a different way
than they did in the past. Often they want to travel, build careers,
have a good time and no longer feel the desire to marry young,
as earlier generations did,” said Hertz. The book was recently
reviewed in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
“Debora Spar Will
Explore ‘The Baby Business’ at Wellesley College
on Nov. 1”
October 27, 2006
Debora L. Spar, a professor of business administration
and an associate dean at Harvard Business School, will explore
the business
and politics of reproduction in her lecture, “The Baby
Business: How Markets Are Changing the Future of Birth,” Wednesday,
Nov. 1, at 4:30 pm in Pendleton East 239. Author of The Baby
Business: Elite Eggs, Designer Genes, and the Thriving Commerce
of Conception (Harvard Business School Press, 2006), Spar’s
research explores how money, science and politics are driving
what she calls the “commerce of conception.”
“A warrior’s
warning”
Wellesley Townsman
October 26, 2006
Miryam Wiley
NAACP chairman and civil rights activist Julian Bond spoke at
Wellesley College on October 19 about the racial divide that
continues to widen in America.
“Study: Firms benefit with women on board”
The Boston Globe
October 26, 2006
Boston Globe Business Team
According to a study by the Wellesley Centers for Women, three
or more women serving on a corporate board can enhance corporate
governance by offering different perspectives, raising tough
issues, and offering more wide ranging board discussions. The
study used 50 female directors, 12 chief executives, and seven
corporate secretaries at major companies. A summary of the study
can be found (and the full study purchased) online at: http://www.wcwonline.org/projects/title.php?id=7
“Clinton waxes nostalgic about Worcester”
The Boston Globe
October 26, 2006
Brian R. Ballou
During a fund-raiser in Worcester for Democratic gubernatorial
candidate Deval Patrick, former president Bill Clinton acknowledged
a small group of students from Wellesley College and wore a Wellesley
College scarf given to him from a student audience member.
“Being religious enhances quality of life”
United Press International
October 26, 2006
Paul Wink, psychology, and his research colleague
Michel Dillon of the University of New Hampshire have found
that religiousness
helps enhance the quality of life in old age. Wink and Dillon
found that religious seniors are more involved in social and
creative activities, and “religious seniors in poor health
were buffered against depression because of their religious involvement.”
“Sales of Mass. homes continue to drop”
Wellesley Townsman
October 26, 2006
Anne-Marie Smolski
Karl Case, economics, contributes to the discussion
regarding the significant drop in the number of single-family
homes and
condos sold in Massachusetts. Case attributes much of this trend
to a “decline in demand matched by seller resistance.” He
then cautions that "the numbers are not horrible, but they're
pretty bad."
“University Waits for Return of Stolen
Art”
The Harvard Crimson
October 26, 2006
Katherine M. Gray
The theft from Harvard University of a portrait
allegedly painted by early American artist, Gilbert Stuart,
has sparked much debate
as to the authenticity of the painting. Eleanor DeLorme, art
lecturer at Wellesley College, argues that the portrait of former
Harvard President John T. Kirkland could have been done by Stuart,
citing that the work appeared to be in his style and that “it
was common for artists to make copies of their own work.”
“Wellesley College Hosts Hip-Hop Reinvention
of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales”
October 25, 2006
“The Rap Canterbury Tales” will be presented Friday, Nov.
3, at 4:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium on the Wellesley College campus
by hip-hop artist and medieval scholar Baba Brinkman. The event
resurrects Chaucer’s 14th-century masterpiece in the form
of a lyrical battle: The Pardoner, The Miller, The Wife of Bath
and Chaucer himself all compete for the storytelling crown. Combining
virtuoso hip-hop rhymes and hilarious punch lines with stunning
music and a powerful storytelling voice, Brinkman brings The
Canterbury Tales to life.
“Uniting
Behind Their Faith”
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
October 22, 2006
Sheila B. Lalwani
Neelima Shukla-Bhatt,
South Asia studies, reflects on the importance of recognizing
minority religions in the U.S. She cites the growing
awareness of Diwali, one of the most popular religious festivals
in India, as evidence of the growing Indian community. “If
the U.S. is recognizing official minority traditions, if it is
a fair thing, then I think that would be good. If one community
gets it, everybody should get it,” she says.
“Russia Puts a Wrench in Aid Agencies’ Work”
National Public Radio “All Things Considered”
October 20, 2006
Robert Siegel
Marshall Goldman,
economics emeritus, speaks out about the recent decline of
nongovernmental organization (NGO) activity in Russia.
He attributes much of the blame for the sabotaged effort to the
Russian government, arguing that “certainly, the Russians
love bureaucracy, but it’s also harassment.”
“Questioning
the Meaning of Race”
National Public Radio “News & Notes”
October 19, 2006
Farai Chideya
A recent study at
the University of Minnesota indicates that many white Americans
see themselves as part of a distinctly white
culture. In a discussion on race, privilege and the implications
of both, Peggy McIntosh, associate director, Center for Research
on Women, weighs in, saying “There are now over-arching
systems which you’re born into and which carry with them
pretty good predictions of where you’re going to end up.”
“A Late Start,
but Not a Bad Start if the Student Is Finally Ready”
The New York Times
October 18, 2006
Joseph Berger
The Davis Scholar program at Wellesley College was noted for
being welcoming to older students who do not fall within the
traditional 18-22 year-old age range. Similar programs at Mount
Holyoke, Smith and Westchester Community College integrate nontraditional
students into campus life.
“Primed for
Pampering”
The Press Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
October
17, 2006
Janet Zimmerman
In this article, which focuses on excessive grooming rituals
in young, privileged girls, Jean Kilbourne, Wellesley Centers
for Women, urges parents to assure their daughters that they
are valued for more than their looks.
“Towers ‘Closing
in’ on Rural Baldwin”
The Sunday Press-Register
October 15, 2006
Virginia Bridges
In an article
about the recent boom of housing developments in his native
Alabama, Wilbur C. Rich, political science, says that the influx
of affluent development can result in the displacement of low-income
natives and an increase in social problems. “The South
is vulnerable because it has so much beauty, and so much is
undeveloped there, and the politics are not sophisticated.
They don’t know how to turn down offers they can’t
refuse,” he said.
“Big
Classes on Campus”
The Boston Globe Magazine
October 15, 2006
Anupreeta Das
The Boston
Globe Magazine profiled five popular courses this fall at local
colleges and
featured Writing 125: Wealth and Poverty
in America, taught by Ann Velenchik, economics. Velenchik says
she hopes to “improve students’ writing, transition
from high school to college level writing about different subjects,
teach them something about income inequality and make it appeal
to 18-year-olds.”
“Oust
Negative Feelings with Positive Therapy, Some Psychologists Say”
The Wall Street Journal
October 13, 2006
Elizabeth Bernstein
An emerging
discipline referred to as “positive therapy” is
changing the face of psychology. In this approach, therapists concentrate
on the patient’s strengths and affirm the good things in
his or life in order to combat anxiety or depression. Julie Norem,
psychology, cautions: “It’s great if you can increase
people’s positive emotions, but this doesn’t get rid
of their negative ones.”
“Behold the New
Energy Superpower; Russia”
The International Herald Tribune
October 12, 2006
Marshall I. Goldman
Marshall Goldman, economics
emeritus, discusses the beginnings of strong energy trends in
Russia—a growing energy superpower.
Calling Russia a veritable “Saudi Arabia of the North,” he
argues that the West should pay close attention to the potential
effects of mounting confidence in the region, thanks to “high
oil prices, the recovery of its oil production and a new sense
that there is little pressure or restraint the West can bring to
bear.”
“Reaching for
the Stars”
Wellesley Townsman
October 12, 2006
Ed Symkus
Richard French, director of the Whitin Observatory and chairman,
astronomy, talks about his origins in his fields of study, his
love for astrophysics and astronomy and how he is attempting to
receive more funding to transform the observatory into one with
19th-century charm, but a 21st-century ability to do science.
“Neither
Political nor Overtly Artistic, ‘Shoebox’ Images
Tell Story of War”
The Boston Globe
October 9, 2006
Mark Feeney
The exhibit of Ramon
Rius’s photos from the Spanish Civil
War era contain more than just artistic or political value – they
fuse together to depict the true image of war, according to this
review. Additional information, such as timelines, propaganda posters,
Orwellian essays, Picasso paintings and faculty reflections are
available at the Davis Museum information desk, Tuesday through
Friday. The photo exhibit is ongoing at Jewett Arts Center through
Oct. 29.
“ Mental Health Gets a Workout in ‘Thom
Pain’”
The Boston Globe
October 5, 2006
Louise Kennedy
Diego Arciniegas,
theatre studies, stars in “Thom Pain,” a
one-act play making its New England premiere at Downstage @ New
Rep in Watertown. The Boston Globe review says, “Local veteran
Diego Arciniegas takes over the role and inhabits it completely.
He’s twitchy, nervy, brassy, insecure – everything
Thom Pain should be.”
“U.S.
Books Put Iraq War on the Crosshairs”
Agence France-Presse
October 4, 2006
As books on the war in Iraq top the bestseller lists, many
believe this is a response to the media’s failure
to keep the public informed. William Joseph, political
science, says this reflects
a reaction to the relatively low-profile anti-war movement in
the U.S.
“The Great Debate”
Fort Collins Weekly
October 4, 2006
Greg Campbell
Hahrie Han, political science, comments on upcoming congressional
elections, offering insight on the role of third party challengers,
well-coached candidates and what voters should pay attention to
in debates.
“Michigan Democrat Is Hero of the Left,
Scourge of the Right”
Newhouse News Service
October 4, 2006
Jonathan Tilove
John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich), 77, gains a lot of support from Democrats
and dislike from Republicans. Wilbur Rich, political science, calls
Conyers a master of symbolic politics.
“Statistics Overlooked in Critique of Gender
Equity Study”
The Boston Globe
October 4, 2006
Susan M. Reverby
Susan M. Reverby, women’s studies, responds to an op-ed, “Women,
Science and the Gender Gap,” in which the author criticized
the National Academies’ report on women in the sciences.
Reverby advises the author “to consider that naming the structural
barriers to women’s scientific achievement isn’t crying
victim, but is brilliantly and devotedly telling the truth.”
“News & Insights:
Housing Watch”
Business Week
October 2, 2006
Peter Coy
In a 2005 research paper, Karl Case, economics,
with his colleagues John M. Quigley of the University of California
at Berkeley and
Robert J. Shiller of Yale University, concluded that while increases
in housing wealth drive consumer spending, “declines in housing
market wealth have no effect at all upon consumption.”
“A
Witness to Violence Teaches Peace”
The Boston Globe
October 1, 2006
Susan Chaityn Lebovits
Susan McGee Bailey, professor in both the women’s studies
and education departments, reflects on her journeys throughout
the world and the gender inequities that she witnessed in Taiwan
and Latin American.
“Admitting Women”
The New York Times
October 1, 2006
Jennifer Schuessler
A
review of a book written by Lynn Peril entitled “College
Women: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Coeds, Then and Now” which
combines women’s history and popular culture to explore the
connection between sexual liberation and higher education.
“Kick
Back and Enjoy Autumn on Small College Campuses”
Horizons - AAA Southern New England
October 2006
Martin Desmarais
Wellesley
College is recommended as an ideal place for experiencing the
region’s fall season with its “postcard
views of wrought-iron gates, tree-lined walkways and grassy lawns.”
“Old
School, New Space”
Landscape Architecture magazine
October 2006
Allen Freeman
In an article
about the transformation of Alumnae Valley, the design by Michael
Van Valkenburgh Associates, which began with a master plan in
1998, is considered an “ecological showplace.” Earlier
this year, the Alumnae Valley project received the 2006 American
Society of Landscape Architects General Design Award of Excellence.
September
“History in a Shoebox: Photographs
from the Spanish Civil War, Lleida 1936-1939
Sculpture Court Gallery, Jewett Art Center at Wellesley College”
The current
photo exhibit History in a Shoebox: Photographs from the Spanish
Civil War, Lleida 1936-1939, displaying 20 images of
the town of Lleida during the Spanish Civil War, is featured in
an article in the Spanish newspaper, El Segre.
Carlos Ramos, Spanish, who is curator of the exhibit, is featured.
“50
Top Colleges for African Americans”
Black Enterprise
September 2006
Tanisha A. Sykes
In Black
Enterprise’s listing of the “50 Top Colleges
for African Americans,” Wellesley College ranks 12th on the
list. The variables given the heaviest weighting in deriving the
list were black graduation rate, followed by the average academic
and social environment scores.
“An
Inevitable Downturn”
Newsweek
September 28, 2006
Daniel McGinn
Karl Case, economics,
explains what the market slowdown could mean for homeowners—and
for the economy in general.
“Kremlin
Capitalism”
The St. Petersburg Times
September 26, 2006
Marshall I. Goldman
Marshall I. Goldman, professor of economics emeritus and author
of The Piratization of Russia, discusses the role of the Kremlin
and the changes initiated by Vladimir Putin as successor to Boris
Yeltsin.
“Home Buyers Taste Blood: Prices Take Worst Drop Since ‘93”
The Boston Herald
September 26, 2006
Jerry Kronenberg
In an article about
the housing downturn in Massachusetts, Karl Case, economics,
says, “There’s no question the market
is in decline. Demand has dropped, inventory is building and people’s
houses aren’t selling.”
“Candidates Clash
on Taxes, Big Dig in First Debate”
CBS4Boston
September 25, 2006
The Associated Press
In the first general
election debate on Monday, the four Massachusetts gubernatorial
candidates argued over tax policy, immigration and
the Big Dig. Marion Just, political science, assessed the challenges
facing the Democratic and Republican candidates, saying, "The
worst that can happen to either of them (Healey or Patrick) is
that one of the third-party or independent candidates will be a
Ross Perot and attract so much attention that one of the two candidates
will look less attractive.”
“The
World’s Most Powerful Women”
Forbes
September 18, 2006
Elizabeth MacDonald and Chana R. Schoenberger
In a list compiled
by Forbes of the 100 most powerful women in the world, Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69
ranks 18th and Diane Sawyer ’67 is 60th.
“’Hamlet’ as a
Ripping Yarn: Five English Actors Mount Play at Wellesley College”
Milford Daily News
September 17, 2006
David Brooks Andrews
Beginning Thursday, Actors From The London Stage,
a unique theatre troupe traveling to 10 American university and
college campuses,
will act out a complex and innovative interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at Wellesley College. The cast is small and without an official
director, but actors Richard Stacey, Terence Wilton and Robert
Mountford claim that this element creates “a magic you won’t
find in more conventional productions.” On top of performing Hamlet, the troupe will also work hands-on with students involved
with Wellesley Theatre Studies.
“The Glamour of Inner Strength”
The Boston Globe
September 17, 2006
Erica Noonan
Named
one of Glamour magazine’s Top 10 College Women, Chikoti
Mibenge ’07 hopes to become involved in HIV/AIDS education
outreach for children and pregnant women in Africa, eventually
attending medical school to become a doctor. Her faculty advisor,
Mary Allen, biological chemistry, says of Mibenge: “The first
thing you notice about her is her smile and positive attitude.
She sees the best in anything she approaches.”
“Images Fill In Memories of China’s
Lost City”
The Boston Globe
September 17, 2006
Susan Chaityn Lebovits
William
Joseph, political science, reflects on China and shares rare photos
of a trip to China in 1972 in an
exhibition marking
the 30-year anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed the city
of Tangshan. Joseph traveled through China as a graduate student,
seeing future notorious political leaders and taking photos of
the world around him. Following the photo exhibition in July, Joseph
said, “People had something that was truly lost to them given
back – their memories.”
“The
Kids at the End of the Queue”
Newsday
September 17, 2006
Barbara Beatty
Preschool
education has been a longstanding controversial issue in Europe
and the United States alike. While there are
many points
of contention, Barbara Beatty, education, author of Preschool
Education in America: The Culture of Young Children from the Colonial
Era
to the Present, argues that “3- and 4-year olds have been
a low priority since the early days of the Republic.”
“More Baby Boomers Work Toward Bachelor’s”
Nashua Telegraph
September 15, 2006
Brandie Jefferson (Associated Press)
More than
80,000 “nontraditional” students across
the country have returned to school full-time to earn a bachelor’s
degree. At 55 years old, Suzanne Salvo recently began her second
year at Wellesley College. She is majoring in psychology and religion
and hopes to establish a foundation to help abused women. “At
this point, I’m not going for the American Dream to get a
job that’s going to rake in millions,” she said. “It’s
more to be better equipped to give back.”
“Going
for Broker”
The Boston Globe
September 10, 2006
Janice O’Leary
Michelle Ogunti ’06,
who earned her real estate license in the summer of her junior
year, is part of the changing real
estate industry. According to the National Association of Realtors,
the number of real estate agents and brokers under age 30 has more
than doubled in the last 10 years. Karl Case, economics, says that
several students come to class each year already holding their
real estate licenses. During the class, students follow steps as
if they were buying a home (from open houses to mortgages).
“Putin
Tells Experts He Will Step Down in 2008”
Reuters
September 9, 2006
Guy Faulconbridge
Marshall Goldman,
economics (emeritus), commented on Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s decision to step down in 2008. In response
to Putin’s recommendations to his successor and the improvement
of U.S. relations, he says that Putin was doing his best to improve
relations and went out of his way to make positive comments about
President Bush. He criticized Bush’s bad advisors on Russia,
noted the challenges of dealing with the European Union and praised
Russia’s relationship with China.
“8-Year-Old
Finds Her Inner Child”
The New York Times
September 7, 2006
Michelle Slatalla
Tracy Gleason,
psychology, offers insight to a parent on child play. A child
may find playing
with a doll more appealing than
using the computer because it is relationship oriented. “Kids
do a lot of role play,” Gleason says. Playing with dolls
may mean that a child is reaching an age where she is thinking
about being in charge and being a parent.
“Hometown
Hauntings”
Wellesley Weston Magazine
Fall 2006
Richard Stuart Kuong
Alumnae Hall
has been described as a haunted theatre in the Wellesley/Weston
area.
Nora Hussey, theatre, noted a rehearsal in 1996 when a performer
was peering into the audience and claimed to have seen a man dressed
in 20th-century attire. Another included a woman dressed in similar
attire. At a 1992 performance, the theatre lighting and sound system
seemed to have its own will. In 2004 there was an uncontrolled
light show during a performance dedicated to a late theatre director.
Another evening a student was backstage when a cold gust of air
from the ceiling and a sudden sense of hostile danger overcame
her—and she fled the building.
"The
Washington Monthly College Rankings”
The Washington Monthly
September 2006
The Editors
The Washington
Monthly has ranked Wellesley second among national liberal
arts colleges. The magazine gives three cheers to Wellesley
and No. 1 ranked Bryn Mawr College. “On every front — social
mobility, public service and research — both schools
perform near the top. Does their gender ratio, 100:0 women-to-men,
have an influence? We don't know, but it doesn't look like
an argument for admitting men,” writes Washington
Monthly.
August
“Cheap
Food, Societal Norms, and the Economics of Obesity”
The Wall Street Journal
August 25, 2006
Carol Graham
A recent paper
by Kristin Butcher, economics, and Patricia Anderson shows the
correlation
between obesity in children and the availability
of junk food in school cafeterias. Of the students who had an increased
body mass in the study, all had overweight parents. The study may
show that these students’ weight problems are related to
family norms.
"Five Ways to Pick America's College”
The Washington Post
August 22, 2006
Jay Mathews
U.S. News & World Report has put out its famous list of "America's
Best Colleges." The Newsweek-Kaplan college guide has its "America's
Hottest Colleges." Higher education reporter Jay Mathews praises
the Washington Monthly list, which asks not which college is best
for you, but which is best for your country. Wellesley ranks No.
2 on the list this year.
“Woman
Loves 60 Years Of Across, Down”
Hartford (Conn.) Courant
August 28, 2006
Melissa Pionzio
It's been
more than 60 years since Marjorie Rafal ’38
submitted her first crossword puzzle to the children's magazine, Highlights.
Though her payment was a mere $8, Rafal said she was thrilled to
see her work in print. Since then, the West Hartford octogenarian
and Wellesley alumna has composed hundreds of crosswords for various
publications, including the Sunday New York Times, the Crossword
Club of America and the Wellesley Alumnae magazine. And the thrill,
she says, is still there.
“Market
Unease: Home Prices Fall 3.5% - Weakening Demand Leads to Largest
Decline in Mass. in 13 Years”
The Boston Globe
August 24, 2006
Kimberly Blanton
Home prices
in Massachusetts fell 3.5 percent in July, the largest decline
in 13 years, as the slowdown in
the real estate market
finally led sellers to cut their prices. Sales of single-family
homes began dropping last fall, but prices were slow to respond
to the weakening demand. "It's a bad year," said Karl
Case, economics. "Demand has dropped significantly, inventory is
building,
prices are falling, and less income is being earned."
“U
of Texas-Austin Tops Annual List of Nation's Best Party Schools"
The Associated Press
August 21, 2006
Liz Austin Peterson
Media
coverage of the publication of The Princeton Review's annual
college guide
has
focused on its ranking of "the best party
school," a dubious distinction which this year goes to the
University of Texas-Austin. New England media coverage of The
361 Best Colleges notes that Wellesley is listed ninth among the "Cold-Stone
Sober Schools."
"Alice
Ilchman; Helped Build Stature of Top Women's Colleges"
The Boston Globe
August 21, 2006
Gloria Negri
An obituary for former dean of the college Alice Stone Ilchman.
"Student
Terror is Not a Worry"
The MetroWest Daily News
August 20, 2006
Tyler B. Reed
Federal
systems for screening and tracking international students have
not had a dramatic impact on enrollments at colleges and universities
in the Metrowest
area. "Wellesley College has more international students than
it did six years ago...." Boston College, Brandeis University,
and Boston University all report steady or increasing enrollments
of international students. However, Framingham State College reports
a large decrease in its international student population.
"The
Sunshine Child"
People's Daily (Overseas Edition), Beijing, China
August 18, 2006
Charles Bu
Professor of Mathematics Charles Bu writes about the Wellesley
experience of Bing Xin, one of China's most influential writers
of the 20th century who earned a master's degree in English Literature
in 1926. Tens of millions of her books, particularly in children's
literature, have been sold. Bu discusses Bing Xin's Wellesley transcript,
which was recently made available by the College Archives, and
presents several interesting aspects on how the College's academic
records have evolved over the past 80 years. People's Daily is
the largest circulation newspaper in China. Bu recently returned
from the summer conference of the Bing Xin Research Society, where
he delivered a keynote speech and was elected a vice president
of the organization.
"Astronomers
Sharply Divided on New Planet Definition"
SPACE.com, published in USA Today
August 17, 2006
Robert Roy Britt
At
a meeting in Prague this week, planetary scientists are likely
to approve
a new planet-definition
proposal, one that would increase
the number of planets in our solar system to 12. As president of
a professional association of astronomers which has endorsed the
new definition, Wellesley Professor of Astronomy Richard French "supports
the definition but realizes its shortcomings."
"Doors Always Open at Greenhouses"
The Wellesley Townsman
August 17, 2006
Patricia C. Peters
The
Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses at Wellesley College are one
of the only places in town that almost never closes, offering
tours, special classes and volunteer opportunities.
"Picturing ’Paris’:
Wellesley College Grad Curates American Art with a French Accent"
The Somerville Journal
August 16, 2006
Alexander Stevens
Erica
Hirshler '79 credits her Wellesley education with sparking her "lifelong passion" for art history. Now the senior
curator of American paintings at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts,
Hirshler's most recent project is "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900," an
exhibit of about 100 paintings.
"Choosing
a College: Liberal Arts vs. Professional Training”
Fox News
August 13, 2006
Michele Helies
Many parents find the decision of finding a college
suitable for their child a tough one, especially the pursuit
of a general liberal
arts education vs. professional training. At the age of 17 or 18,
most children are unsure of what they want to do with the rest
of their lives. Andy Shennan, Wellesley College dean, says, “We
are educating people for the rest of their lives at Wellesley,
not just for the work place. It is simply implausible today to
give students a narrow occupational education.”
“'Citizen
Journalists' Aim to Reach Regular Joes”
The Wellesley Townsman
August 10, 2006
Amy Wyeth
Journalism
has become a widespread profession in that many people now keep
an online
blog or journal. These journals are sometimes
read and appreciated more highly than traditional media coverage.
In regard to citizen journalists finding their ideas and words
elsewhere without attribution, blogger Robert Winters, mathematics,
says, “I consider imitation the sincerest form of flattery.” Winters
is the creator of the online Cambridge Civic Journal.
“Colleges
Brace for Malware Wave”
TechNewsWorld
August 9, 2006
John P. Mello Jr.
Colleges prepare
to control outbreaks of new computer viruses that may travel
to campus with incoming and returning
students
this fall. Tim Cantin, IT director, agrees, “Fall is definitely
the worst time for viruses and things wrong with computers on the
network.” In an effort to beef up network security, Wellesley
College has installed “Network Access Control,” formerly
Clean Access, from Cisco Systems.
“Exploding'
Campus Center at Wellesley Nurtures Student Life”
Bloomberg.com
August 8, 2006
James S. Russell
In an op-ed
piece, James S. Russell shares his thoughts about the Wellesley
College
Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center, calling it “an
architectural stunt” that “comes alive when it bustles
with activity, because the interior vistas and interconnecting
vertical spaces [involve] everyone – and put on view everything
that’s going on. Even little islands of mailboxes are so
appealing that students are likely to stop and chat rather than
grab and run.” Russell is Bloomberg’s architectural
critic.
“Indonesians
in America Wonder if God has Forsaken Their Homeland”
New America Media
August 8, 2006
Peter Micek and Julia Harte
Julia Harte ’09 contributes to an article about problems
in Indonesia. Ibrahim Irawan, chief editor of Indonesia Media,
a magazine based in southern California, says that the vice president
told volunteers not to donate to the latest relief effort because
the people can handle themselves, adding, “We’re just
saying the minister or government has to take care of the country
better, be better prepared for disaster.” Relief money, he
said, “goes, for example, to the mayor. The system is different
than here: The village has a community leader, but a lot of them
are just corrupt.”
“’Hey
Baby!’”
The Boston Globe
August 6, 2006
Stephanie Conduff
The topic
of street harassment from men is being put on the forefront for
local residents. “Women can seek legal protection in
work and academic environments, but harassment on the street or
public transportation is a new frontier,” says Nan Stein,
senior research scientist, Wellesley Centers for Women.
“Jean
Baker Miller, 78; Psychiatrist Challenged How Society Viewed
Women”
The Boston Globe
August 5, 2006
Gloria Negri
Jean Baker Miller, founder
of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College,
died Saturday July 29, 2006, at the age of
78. Miller, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, wrote “Toward
a New Psychology of Women,” a groundbreaking book in the
fields of psychology and women’s studies. A memorial service
will be held at Wellesley College in the fall. In an interview
with Public Radio International’s “Here & Now” Miller’s
colleague Dr. Judith Jordan of the Wellesley Centers for Women
reflects on Miller’s life and her work.
“Summer
Astronomy Lesson”
The Wellesley Townsman
August 3, 2006
The New England
Space Science Initiative in Education (NESSIE) funds a program
called Project ASTRO that pairs professional
and
amateur astronomers like Stephanie Rounds ’07 with teachers
in their classrooms to help teach space science to students in
grades four through nine.
“Golf Digest’s College Golf Guide Ranks America’s
1,300 programs for men and Women; Nearly 800 Schools Evaluated”
Golf Digest
August 2, 2006
In its second annual
college golf guide, Golf Digest magazine ranks Wellesley ninth
among schools for women focused on education
first who still want to play competitive golf. Wellesley's ranking
is among the top 10 percent in three categories: team adjusted
scoring average, player growth and academics. The college golf
guide includes the NCAA’s best colleges for golf, including
every Division I, Division II and Division III school in the U.S.
with a golf program.
“From the Sandbox
to the Spa”
USA Today
August 1, 2006
Maria Puente
Girls as young as six years old
are regularly getting spa treatments like their mothers and celebrities
on TV. Some say
that because
it encourages good hygiene and skin care, it is harmless fun.
Jean Kilbourne, a visiting scholar at the Wellesley Centers for
Women
and author of the upcoming book, So Sexy So Soon: Sexualization
of Childhood, thinks otherwise. “A little girl getting a
manicure is no big deal, “Kilbourne says, "It's the
idea of this becoming routine and starting so early — that's
what makes it harmful. There's a graduation to makeup and thong
parties, so that girls look like they're 13 when they're 7 and
like they're 20 when they're 13. It's important for people to
take it seriously.”
“Friends
with Benefits”
Campus Progress
August 1, 2006
Ona A. Keller
Ona Keller ’08 comments on and recounts stories of today’s
American young adults without health insurance and the steps some
of them have to take to get coverage.
July
“The
Chosen: The Hidden history of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard,
Yale, and Princeton”
Society
July-August 2006
Jerold S. Auerbach
Jerold S. Auerbach, history, writes a review of "The Chosen: The Hidden
History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton" by Jerome
Karabel, which chronicles the admission policies of several Ivy League institutions,
demonstrating "beyond a shadow of doubt that the primary goal—and
stellar achievement—of the admissions process at these institutions was
the perpetuation of a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant male elite."
“Are
We All Overcoming the Same Thing?”
Society
July-August 2006
Wilbur C. Rich
Wilbur C. Rich, political science, writes an essay exploring the evaluation
of black leadership and whether those who evaluate black leaders are affected
by a "distorted pathos" that "espouses empathy but in practice
seeks to discipline the leadership class."
“Oral
History Preserves Voices of the Past, Present”
The Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal
July 29, 2006
Gabriela Cestero
Gabriela Cestero ’09, an intern working at The History Center
in Tompkins County, N.Y., writes about the importance of oral history
and the Federal Writer’s Project that employed struggling
writers during the Depression. The project recorded life stories
from more than 10,000 people during the 1930s.
“Wellesley
Scholar Explores Impact of Zuni Pueblo”
The Durango (Colo.) Herald
June 27, 2006
Thomas Munro
Thomas Munro
reviews history professor Jerold Auerbach’s
new book, Explorers in Eden: Pueblo Indians and the Promised
Land,
saying it has been “written with intelligence, critical yet
not lacking in the humility that many of its subjects lacked.” The
book is a romantic fantasy about explorers in the 19th century
and their move into western New Mexico’s Zuni Pueblo.
“Choi Battling in Women’s
Mass. Am.”
The Wellesley Townsman
July 27, 2006
Kevin Scheitrum
With a summer
filled with tournament after tournament in an effort to go pro,
Susan
Choi ’06 finished fourth in the competition
for the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts Player
of the Year Award.
“Mass.
Home, Condos Sales Tumble”
The Boston Globe
July 26, 2006
Kimberly Blanton
In regard
to the current housing market decline, Karl Case, economics,
says, “Prices are going down – there’s
no question about that, the only question is how far and for
how long.”
“Stay
Happy, Together”
Business Week
July 24, 2006
Ellen Hoffman
As married
couples discuss plans and expectations for retirement, Courtney
Coile, economics, says that couples
may have different
timetables. “Men have basically been at work since age 20,
and their idea of their golden years includes spending some time
with their wives.” Many women of the current generation of
retirees may have entered the work force more recently and may
not be ready to stop.
“The
Art of Happiness”
The Sacramento Bee
July 23, 2006
Alison apRoberts
Discussing
the art of happiness, several scholars speak on their research
on what happiness is and how to find
it. Julie Norem,
psychology, shares advice for defensive pessimists: “For
these people who tend to be anxious, they’re better off finding
ways to operate that work well with their orientation. I think
the key for any anxious person is not to try not to worry but to
worry effectively, to think and plan in concrete and specific ways.”
“Wellesley Student Juggles Her Dreams”
The MetroWest Daily News
July 23, 2006
Danielle Ameden
To pursue her dreams, Molly Nanabah Heavilin ’06 juggled
her education with being a wife and mother of two. Originally from
Kayenta, Ariz, Heavilin would like to return to her home on the
Navajo Nation reservation to apply her interests in anthropology,
education and medicine, hoping “to be a bridge between traditional
ways and modern medicine on the Navajo Nation.”
“Letters to the Editor: When Students are
Mothers”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 21, 2006
William Coleman
In his letter to the editor, “When Students are Mothers,” William
Coleman, chemistry, thanks The Chronicle of Higher Education for
its article, “A Pregnant Cause,” saying, “This
is clearly an important problem that colleges such as Wellesley
need to face head-on.” He goes on to discuss the funds raised
by students to bring graduating senior Vanessa Elise Jimenez and
her daughter Belyn to Wellesley for commencement.
“She’s
in it for the Laughs”
The Boston Globe
July 21, 2006
Nick A. Zaino III
The Boston
Globe calls Erin Judge ’02 “the hardest-working
woman in local comedy.” At Wellesley, she founded “Last
Call,” a weekly improv show that led her to pursue comedy
as a career. She is now the host, head writer, roadie and show
runner for her own show, “Erin Judge Presents…”
“Colleges Make
Way for Internships”
The New York Times
July 19, 2006
Jennifer 8. Lee
More students than ever are spending their summers as interns
to gain contacts for future interests. Various colleges have noticed
that some students of lower socioeconomic levels find it hard to
get internships because many are either unpaid or low-paid. To
expand access to internships to all socioeconomic levels, many
institutions provide stipends as a way to subsidize summer internships.
Wellesley has expanded its summer stipend programs to more than
200 students in the past 10 years.
“77 College Graduates
to Continue Studies Thanks to Scholarships from the Jack Kent
Cooke Foundation”
July 19, 2006
Paulina Ponce de Leon ’06,
a Davis United World College Scholar and physics major who was
earlier awarded a prestigious
Watson Fellowship, is one of 77 new international Jack Kent Cooke
Scholars. She will pursue graduate studies at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has also
selected Samantha Ballach, an incoming first-year student from
Port St. Lucie, Fla., for a scholarship.
“’You Can Wipe That Smile off Your Face’”
Media Life Magazine
July 17, 2006
Heidi Dawley
Julie Norem,
psychology, talks about the advantages of pessimism as a valuable
coping strategy. Norem, who authored The Positive
Power of Negative Thinking, argues for the acceptance of “defensive
pessimism.” “Anxiety is not something you can pretend
away. If you are someone who is anxious, saying ‘just relax’ doesn’t
work.”
“Educator
Passionately Stressed Success”
Baltimore Sun (MD)
July 16, 2006
John Williams IV
Shayla Adams, ’08
provides words of praise regarding the life of the late Gloria
Faye Wise Washington Wallace,
who is credited
with starting the Black Student Achievement Program, which led
the Maryland school system to identify the learning styles of all
students.
“Korean Women’s
Trafficking Abroad”
The Korea Times
July 16, 2006
Kim Heung-sook
Sea Ling Cheng,
Henry Luce assistant professor of Woman’s
Studies, spoke at a recent symposium in Seoul on trafficking of
Korean women. “If most Korean victims of trafficking are
women, then we may need to look at the opportunities for women
in Korea and their limitations that encourage unsafe migration
overseas,” she said. “It may not so much be innocence,
as much as ambition and desires to improve one’s life, that
people embrace the opportunities that traffickers have to offer.”
“NASA New Horizons PI’s Perspective – Nine
Years to the Ninth Planet, and Counting”
SpaceRef
July 15, 2006
Alan Stern
Richard G. French, astronomy, was a member of a team of scientists
stationed in Australia and New Zealand to study the occultation
of Pluto. The author of this article notes that French, doing research
in New South Wales, was the best positioned researcher of the recent
occultation.
“Presidential
Bonding”
The Boston Globe
July 14, 2006
Marshall L. Goldman
In an op-ed
article in advance of the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Marshall
Goldman, Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Professor of Russian
Economics (Emeritus), discusses Russia’s evolving relationship
with the United States and, in particular, the relationship between
the countries’ presidents. Goldman, who helped brief President
Bush before his trip to the summit, notes, “It was remarkable
to hear each leader speak so warmly of the other. It is clear that
both men have developed an unusually close bond.”
“Berkeley's
Geller dices competition”
Inside Bay Area (Calif.)
July 13, 2006
Steve Herendeen
Haley Geller ’10
brings with her to Wellesley a remarkable record of 118 goals
in lacrosse from her high school.
“The
Devil Wears Trojan”
Campus Progress
July 10, 2006
Emily Amick
Emily Amick ’07
critiques the abstinence-only messages in much of the federally-funded
sex education in the
U.S. today.
“Whatever
Happened To: Jack Trabucco (Natick/Northeastern)”
The MetroWest Daily News
July 9, 2006
Rick Smith
Jack Trabucco,
campus police, is featured in a section dedicated to former high
school athletes in Natick.
“Negative
Path to Happiness”
The Times (London)
July 8, 2006
Anne Becker
Julie Norem, psychology, encourages people to
foster a strategy called “defensive pessimism,” saying, “We
tend to grossly underestimate the disadvantage of optimism, which
can
include overconfidence and positive self-bias that make it harder
for optimists to learn from their mistakes.”
“Carla
Robbins is Named Assistant Editorial Page Editor of the New
York Times”
The New York Times Company
July 6, 2006
Carla Robbins ’74
has been appointed to The New York Times’ editorial
board and has been named the assistant editorial page editor.
“Homegrown
Report: Three from Hawai'i are Scholar Athletes”
The Honolulu Advertiser
July 5, 2006
Leila Wai
Jenna Mezin ’08
has been named her Wellesley College class Outstanding Athlete,
the Northeast Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Player to Watch and the National ITA Player to Watch at the NCAA
Division III Tennis Championships banquet in May.
“China
May Lift Ban on Modified Rice”
The Boston Globe
July 3, 2006
Jehangir S. Pocha
On the Chinese
government’s pending decision concerning
the sale of modified rice, Robert Paalberg, political science,
said, “China does not want to seem out of step with the region
of Asia and be seen to be embracing a technology that’s come
to be so closely associated with Monsanto and the U.S., but China
is the world’s largest producer and consumer of rice, and
if it does commercialize GMO rice it will be a significant step
that will be closely watched by other big developing countries.”
“The Fourth’s
Other Spirit: Crowning its Good with Charity”
The Christian Science Monitor
July 3, 2006
Ronald C. White Jr.
In
celebration of America’s independence, author Ronald
C. White Jr. closely examines the poetic words of “America
the Beautiful,” written by Katharine Lee Bates, a Wellesley
College English professor from the late 1800s.
“ Wellesley
Professor Elected LASA Co-Chair”
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
July 3, 2006
Raúl
Rubio, Spanish, has been elected a co-chair of the sexualities
studies section of the Latin American
Association,
the largest professional association in the world for individuals
and institutions involved in the study of Latin America.
“Lulu
Chow Wang Campus Center and Davis Garage, Wellesley College”
The Architectural Record
July 2006
Nancy Levinson
The Architectural Record’s contributing editor
Nancy Levinson gives a first-class review of the Wellesley College
Lulu Chow Wang
Campus Center.
June
“Louder
and Clearer”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 30, 2006
Ben Leubsdorf
Ruth Nagel Jones ’42 has given a gift of $50, 000 to Wellesley
College radio station WZLY. “It is thrilling to realize the
radio station is still going full force,” said Jones, one
of WZLY’s original founders.
”Today’s
Pick”
Bay Windows (Boston)
June 29, 2006
Diego Arciniegas,
theatre studies, is the artistic director of the Publick Theatre
in Boston. He will direct Amy
Freed’s
satirical play, The Beard of Avon, in honor of the 36th summer
season of the Publick Theatre.
“Thompson
Striving to Make a Difference”
The New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal
June 26, 2006
Francine Sawyer
Maggie Thompson ’08 has been awarded one of the national
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. “I would like to become
a professor of organic chemistry or biochemistry at a research
university,” said Thompson. She is currently working on a
project with a group at Tufts New England Medical Center on a peptide
receptor important to the production of insulin in type II diabetes.
“Author
Finds the Answer Comes in Many Forms”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 23, 2006
Charlie Breitrose
After enrolling in a playwriting class at Wellesley College, author
Susanna Ralli’s work took off. Since then, Ralli had her
full length play “The Cave” staged at the college in
1998 and has had several of her 10-minute plays featured at the
Boston Theatre Marathon.
“Carving
Studio Show Examines Process, Product”
Rutland (Vt.) Herald
June 23, 2006
Gordon Dritschilo
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland, Vt.,
is featuring several works by internationally known sculptor Carlos
Dorrien, art.
“Melroy
to Command Shuttle Mission”
The Houston Chronicle
June 19, 2006
Mark Carreau
Pam Melroy ’83
will be the second woman to command a space shuttle mission.
“Historic
Eric Williams Book Republished”
News Day (Trinidad & Tobago)
June 19, 2006
Tony Martin,
Africana Studies, has written the introduction to the newly reprinted
book The Economic Future of the Caribbean,
by the late Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago’s first prime
minister.
“Women
Presidents on Women’s
Colleges”
Hispanic Outlook
June 19, 2006
Sandra Gardner
Several female presidents
of women’s colleges comment on
the importance of women’s colleges even in today’s
world. Wellesley College is mentioned as one of many women’s
institutions that has produced notable graduates such as U.S. Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Matilda Bolin, the first African-American
woman judge in the U.S.
“Getaway
for the Girls”
Gannett News Service
June 15, 2006
Dr. Jean Baker Miller, Wellesley Centers for Women, says that
girlfriends fill a void that significant others cannot. Taking
this into consideration, marketing companies are advertising more
and more girlfriend-getaways.
“Placenta
Mystery Solved: Mom, Baby Found Safe, No Charges Filed
The Boston Herald
June 13, 2006
Thomas Caywood and Rachel Lebeaux
A healthy mother and baby have been located, and authorities have
closed the case on the mystery of the placenta found in a Wellesley
College pond. No charges have been filed.
“Vacaville
High Grad Wins Theatrical Acclaim in Boston”
Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.)
June 12, 2006
Arlie Corday
Shavanna Calder ’08 has received praise in Boston for her
performance as Emmie, the daughter of a 1960’s Southern maid
in the SpeakEasy Stage Company’s rendition of Tony Kushner’s
musical “Caroline, or Change.”
“Vaca High Grad
Making Mark in Boston Theater”
TheReporter.com (Calif.)
June 12, 2006
Erin Pursell
Shavanna Calder, ’08, a native of Vacaville, California,
has won acclaim for her role as the daughter of a 1960s Southern
maid in Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Company musical “Caroline,
or Change.” "A child of parents who emigrated from Guyana,
multi-culturalism is a theme that has run parallel to her performance
career. But at times she felt that being a woman of color did not
always fit with the profile that theaters were looking to fill
parts with, she said. ...Ethos, a Wellesley College group for women
of African descent in Massachusetts, was one of the driving forces
behind her decision to turn down acceptance letters from UCLA,
Boston Conservatory and New York University and pursue the 'traditional
academic thing' at Wellesley, which has no musical theater department." Calder
hopes one day to perform on Broadway, as part of a theatre company,
or part of a touring performance. “Theatre people are very
special and I love being surrounded by them,” says Calder.
“Milestones”
Time Magazine
June 12, 2006
Melissa August, Rebecca Myers, Harriet Barovick, Ellin Martens, Coco Masters
Time Magazine’s Milestone section features the late Carolyn Shaw
Bell, who taught economics at Wellesley, praising her contributions to women’s
efforts by encouraging her students to enter male-dominated fields.
“Betting
on Hot Real Estate”
National Public Radio
June 9, 2006
Steve Tripoli and Madeleine Brand
Karl Case, economics,
is one of the creators of a new investment product designed to
defuse volatility and hedge against downside
risk in the real estate market. “In the event prices fall,
you get a check to compensate you for the losses you’ve incurred,” said
Case.
“State
Police Make Arrest in Murder of Southwest Harbor Woman”
WCSH6.com (Portland, Maine)
June 9, 2006
Aaron Roberts
Maine State Police have
arrested Michelle Mills for the murder of 83-year-old Jacqueline “Jill” Evans,
a retired Wellesley College mathematics professor.
“Adding
Women to Science”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Letters to the Editor
June 9, 2006
Nancy J. Vickers, President, Bryn Mawr College
Joanne V. Creighton, President, Mount Holyoke College
The presidents of two
women’s liberal arts colleges wrote Letters to the Editor, attesting
to the significant contribution of small, liberal arts (preferably women’s)
colleges to the success of women’s entrée into scientific
fields. Wellesley is mentioned as one of the four women's colleges that
educate high numbers of women who go on to receive Ph.D.s in the physical
sciences.
“Investing
in the Business of Poetry”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 8, 2006
Chris Bergeron
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy, recently became the third owner in 79 years
of the Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Harvard Square, the nation's oldest bookstore
devoted exclusively to poetry.
“Biting the Hand That Doesn’t
Feed Me”
Slate
June 8, 2006
Sonia Smith
Wellesley is named as
one of a “relatively small number of well-endowed
schools” paying stipends to students who find unpaid summer internships.
The writer says this shows “that a college or university understands
the importance of internships and wants to ensure that students aren’t
boxed out for financial reasons.” Wellesley pays $3,000 stipends to
almost 200 students a year.
“Rana:
Keeping It Simple”
AfterEllen.com
June 8, 2006
Shauna Swartz
This January, Rana Lee
Hobbs '96 released her second recording, New Like a Stranger.
The reviewer notes, "The simple vocal
guitar tracks echo in expansive intimacy." Rana is now working
on a third recording, which she says is "a bit jazzier, with
a more bluesy feel to it."
“Tour Spotlights Gardeners’ Delight”
The Boston Globe
June 8, 2006
Lucia Huntington
The garden cultivated
by Scott Birney, a former Wellesley College astronomy professor,
is one of 11 that will be featured on "Growing
Together," a flower show and self-guided tour sponsored by
the Massachusetts Horticulture Society and the Garden Club Federation
of Massachusetts.
‘Husband’ Marries
Wit, Wisdom”
The Boston Herald
June 8, 2006
Terry Byrne
The
Wellesley Summer Theatre Company is favorably reviewed on its
current
production, An
Ideal Husband.
“A
Graduation to Remember”
The Providence Journal
June 6, 2006
Mark Patinkin
The bittersweet commencement
story of Jacquie Stone ’06
is told through her godfather. Ms. Stone’s father died two
years ago of a heart attack at age 51, and the author believes
his college friend “Stoney” was there in spirit to
see his daughter receive her degree.
"Rebuild New Orleans"
The Bangor (Maine) Daily News
June 5, 2006
Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen '09 writes
of her experience as a volunteer assisting Hurricane Katrina
victims in the hardest-hit Ninth Ward of New
Orleans. "I can't understand how in 2006 in the United States
of America, one of our largest cities remains party uninhabitable
seven months after it was destroyed," she said.
“Skimpy
Nighties Row All Girls’ Oxford College”
The Daily Mail (England)
June 5, 2006
James Mills
After complaints
from dining hall staff at St. Hilda’s College at Oxford
University, students have been asked to dress appropriately for
breakfast. Wellesley College student Arielle Goodley, studying
abroad at St. Hilda’s this year, has been given a written
warning from the school dean. “This would not happen back
home,” said Goodley.
“Everyone
Deserves a Great School Experience”
The Los Angeles Times
June 5, 2006
Bob Sipchen
In his “School
Me” column of The Los Angeles Times, Bob Sipchen
writes about his experience attending the Wellesley College 2006
Commencement and watching his daughter Ashley Sipchen graduate.
Sipchen reflects on the importance of teachers at all levels
of education.
“He
Keeps a Haven of Poetry Alive”
The Boston Globe
June 5, 2006
David Mehegan
Ifeanyi Menkiti’s
purchase of the Grolier Poetry Book Shop in April was a leap
of faith, and keeping it open will be an even larger leap. “I
have a strong sense of hope and belief that poetry can help our
world. The sense of a world together has formed a very important
part of my own poetry, and I’m hoping the Grolier can organize
programs to keep that spirit alive,” says Menkiti.
“This ‘Husband’ an ‘Ideal’ Mate”
The MetroWest Daily News
June 4, 2006
David Brooks Andrews
The Wellesley
Summer Theatre Company’s production of Oscar Wilde’s An
Ideal Husband, directed by Andrea Kennedy, is favorably
reviewed. The reviewer urges the public to attend the comedy,
saying the play is "filled with delicious wit" and
will leave you "feeling like you've had an evening of pure,
unadulterated fun.“
“Woman Blazes New Path as Priest
in Hindu Thread Ceremony”
Indian Express (North American Edition, New York)
June 2, 2006
Lalit K. Jha
Neelima Shukla-Bhatt,
history of religion, performed a Hindu ritual (pooja), which
is traditionally performed by men. In an accompanying
article, Shukla-Bhatt recounts her work with students belonging
to Darshana, a Hindu student group on the Wellesley College campus.
Students were looking for a priest to bless idols to be placed
in their mandir, and since the students were women, Shukla-Bhatt
wondered why a woman could not perform the pooja. “They were
overwhelmed at the thought,” said Shukla-Bhatt.
“High-Schooler from Port St. Lucie Hits Education ‘Lottery’”
TCPalm Schools (Florida)
June 2, 2006
Margo Susca
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has been providing financial resources
for Samantha Ballach from Port St. Lucie, Fla., and 34 youths from
around the country who are from working class families. The foundation
has announced that they will continue to provide assistance throughout
college as well. Ballach will attend Wellesley College in the fall.
“In the Ballpark:
Experts, Public Officials at Odds on the Economic Benefits of
Baseball in York”
The York Dispatch (Pennsylvania)
June 2, 2006
Diana Klimanis
In deciding whether
to attribute the recent economic development in York, Pa., to
the building of its stadium or to natural growth,
Wilbur C. Rich, political science, said, “Stadiums are an
easy project for politicians to back. However, it doesn’t
have the kind of strength that people will try to market it as.”
“Wellesley
Summer Theatre Breathes New Life into Old Favorite”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 1, 2006
The Wellesley
Summer Theatre Company will be performing Oscar Wilde’s “An
Ideal Husband” in Wellesley College’s Ruth Nagel
Jones Theatre through the end of June. “An Ideal husband” is
a comedy that revolves around a blackmailing scheme gone wrong,
a husband and wife having to redefine what are acceptable moral
standards and the fact that there is no ideal husband. The play “provides
a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to
be ethically pure. In addition to the play’s riveting social
commentary, it contains the usual witty banter and of-quoted
one-liners that Wilde is known for,” according to this
article.
“Finding
Her Inner Rock Star”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 1, 2006
Victoria A. Budson
Victoria Budson ’95 is the founding executive director of
the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University's John
F. Kennedy School of Government. In this opinion piece, she tells
of how her inner rock star has been satisfied, not because of the
many people that stop her in the streets, or even the recognition
she gets from notables she rubs elbows with, but because she is
a mother. “I'm not a perfect person. And I'm not a perfect
mom. But for the first time in my life, I am a rock star. I am
noticed when I least expect it. I am recognized for something that
truly is my art and my contribution to this world. I am an artist
renowned by strangers on the street; respected by those I don't
know who have walked in my shoes before. I am a rock star because
I am a mom and doing it right,” says Budson.
“Do
Something ‘Fundamental’ Quickly"
Catalyst Cleveland (Ohio)
June 2006
Stephanie Klupinsky
Wilbur Rich,
political science, joins two other notable scholars in a discussion
on how Cleveland’s new
district CEO Eugene Sanders should act in regard to the politics
of large urban school
districts.
“Campus
Greening”
Positive Teens
June 2006
Anita Yip ’07
has received various grants to help promote alternative transportation
and environmental
education by implementing
a community bicycle program.
“Job
Hunting 101”
Wellesley Weston Magazine
Summer 2006
For recent
graduates, job prospects have been increasing; however, to
find meaningful employment, grads need
to get help. Wellesley’s
Center for Work and Service provides help with job searching.
Joanne Murray, director, CWS, said, “Current indicators
suggest that hiring will be up again this year in many fields,
including finance, consulting and teaching. In addition, the
federal government has been recruiting heavily this year.”
May
“Buckley:
The Good and Loving Woman of Wellesley”
The Metrowest Daily News
May 31, 2006
James J. Buckley
Emily Balch, former
Wellesley College professor and winner of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize, wrote a
poem, “Letter to the Chinese People,” in reaction to what she perceived
to be negative feelings between the United States and China. The poem, which
became internationally famous after being published in The Christian Science
Monitor, ends with the words, “So let us hasten along the road, the
road of human tenderness and generosity. Groping, we may find one another’s
hand in the dark.”
“Family
Visits Wounded CBS Reporter in Germany
CBS4, Boston
May 31, 2006
Kimberly
Dozier ’87
is being treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany
for severe injuries to her head and lower
body caused by a blast that killed two of her colleagues, an Iraqi
translator and a U.S. soldier. She is in critical, but stable condition.
Her family is now with her at the hospital.
“There
Is No Such Thing as Immunity”
The Boston Globe
May 31, 2006
Kimberly Dozier
The
Boston Globe has included an article Kimberly Dozier ’87
wrote for last summer’s Wellesley alumnae magazine about
her experiences covering the war in Iraq.
"Carolyn
Shaw Bell, 85, Dies; Influential Economist"
"Carolyn Shaw Bell, at 85; Economist Was Mentor to Many Women"
"Carolyn Bell, 85; Professor Inspired Women to Aim High in Business"
The obituary of Carolyn
Shaw Bell, retired economics professor at Wellesley, appeared in The New
York Times, The Boston Globe and The Los Angeles
Times.
“Telling
Tales”
Delhi Newsline (India)
May 26, 2006
Paromita Chakrabarti
Ira Trivedi ’06 took a year off from her studies at Wellesley
College to participate in a beauty pageant in India about which
she would later write a book entitled What Would You Do to
Save the World: Confessions of a Could-Have-Been Beauty Queen. She will
be attending Columbia University for a Master’s degree in
journalism beginning in September.
“Owning
Unearned White Privilege”
National Catholic Reporter
May 26, 2006
Heidi Schlumpf
Peggy
McIntosh, researcher at the Wellesley Centers for Women, popularized
the phrase "white privilege," which was the
subject of a recent conference at the University of Notre Dame.
McIntosh has called white privilege "the invisible knapsack," describing
it as the "upside of discrimination."
“A
Pregnant Cause”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 26, 2006
Elizabeth F. Farrell
Wellesley is featured
in this story about student mothers and the additional challenges many of them
face since many small liberal arts colleges do not provide on-campus housing
for students with children.
Fern
O. Marx, 70; Scientist Studied Women and Children
The Boston Globe
May 25, 2005
Michael Naughton
Fern O. Marx of Newton,
Mass., worked as a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women
at Wellesley College for 20 years. During this time she wrote and contributed
to more than 50 books and studies on gender equality for women and children of
different socioeconomic and racial backgrounds. ”Fern was wonderfully smart
and passionate and cared so much about her work. She cared so much about good,
equal care and education for children and young women,” said Susan McGee
Baily, executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women.
“An
Icon Report 20 Years Later”
The Wall Street Journal
May 25, 2006
Jeff Zaslow
Hazel
Weiser, mother of a 17-year-old, Wellesley-bound daughter, applauds
the self-confidence
of many of today's young women. "They
were not raised with the same negative voices that many women of
my generation had to overcome," she said.
“Search Continues
for Missing Scholar”
The Cambridge Chronicle
May 25, 2006
Brock Parker
New evidence has been discovered, but the disappearance of Jane
Park '04 continues to stump police as they continue their search
for her.
“Beauty
and the Book”
Mumbai Newsline (India)
May 24, 2006
Sai Raje
Ira Trivedi ’06
talks about her experience in a beauty pageant that led her to write her recent
book, What Would You Do to Save the World: Confessions of a Could-Have-Been
Beauty Queen. When asked about her most difficult experience in the contest
she said, “The competition. It’s not the way you’ve seen on
TV where everyone’s friends...Also, the night before the finale, the organizers
made us sign a bond saying that if we won, a part of our earnings for the nest
six years would go to them. This experience changed my opinion of the contest.” Trivedi
plans to finish her second book, The Intern, about her experiences as
an intern on Wall Street, by September.
“Euston… We
Have a Problem”
Inside Higher Education
May 24, 2006
Scott McLemee
Thomas Cushman,
sociology, is the editor of A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian
Arguments for the War in Iraq, which represents "the
liberal-internationalist case for military intervention in Iraq...in
all of its disconcertingly belated moral passion and geopolitical
irrelevance," said writer Scott McLemee.
“Plano
Grad Wins Fulbright Award”
The Dallas Morning News
May 24, 2006
Annette Nevins
Esther Han '06 will leave for Shanghai this summer to spend 10 months researching
the AIDS epidemic thanks to a Fulbright fellowship. Han said a big part of
her mission would be to educate others about the deadly disease. "AIDS
is a silent epidemic in China; no one hardly ever hears or talks about it,
and that's the reason it has the potential to become worse," she said. "China
is an upcoming power economically and globally. I am very excited about working
with the people there."
“Two
for the Show: 20-Year-Olds Light up the Stage in ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Caroline’”
The Boston Globe
May 24, 2006
Catherine Foster
Shavanna Calder ’08,
a cinema and media studies major, shares her experience juggling school work
and rehearsals for the SpeakEasy Stage Company musical "Caroline, or Change.” Calder
says that, in addition to rehearsals and shows, at one point she “ran
around backstage during intermission” interviewing people for a final
video project for Wellesley. Calder plays Emmie, the daughter of Caroline,
a '60s Southern maid.
“Merc
Launches Futures Contract Based on Indexes of Home Prices”
The Chicago Tribune
May 23, 2006
Karl Case,
economics, began research two decades ago in which indices of
home prices are the basis for the new derivative recently rolled
out by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The futures contracts
allow investors to hedge against a decline in real estate prices.
"Grads
Urged to Take Ideals to Interviews"
The Boston Globe
May 22, 2006
Cristina Silva
Several colleges, including Wellesley, have started branches of
the Graduation Pledge Alliance, an organization of seniors who
sign a pledge to work at socially and environmentally responsible
companies after graduation. The recent rebound of the job market
has given wings to the organization, which boasts a Massachusetts
membership of 600 seniors, up from fewer than 100 three years ago.
"Book:
Beauty Pageants Need Transparency”
The Press Trust of India
May 21, 2006
Ira
Trivedi '06 writes about her experience as a Miss India beauty
pageant contestant in her recently published book, What Would
You Do to Save the World: Confessions of a Could-Have-Been Beauty
Queen. Trivedi remembers her time at the pageant "more
as one big publicity stunt, with photo shoots, interviews and recordings,
rather than what it was supposedly meant to be, a time for self-improvement."
“A
Gown Rich in History”
The Boston Globe
May 21, 2006
Eileen McNamara
A graduation gown, worn 96 years ago by Bertha Cottrell Lee ’10, will
be worn by her great-grandson at his 2006 Connecticut College commencement,
making him the 20th of Bertha’s descendants to wear the robe. The robe's
lining is embroidered with 27 names, spanning four generations, in 25 commencements.
"Where Everything Old Is New Again: Wellesley
College Professor Revitalizes Grolier Poetry Book Shop"
The MetroWest Daily News
May 21, 2006
Chris Bergeron
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy,
recently became the third owner in 79 years of the Grolier Poetry
Book Shop in Harvard Square, the
nation's oldest bookstore devoted exclusively to poetry. A published
poet himself, Menkiti hopes to interest children in poetry and
offer "poetry that is engaged with the world."
"Making
Art in Plain Sight"
The New York Times
May 21, 2006
Jane Gordon
Carlos
Dorrien, art, has finished his three-piece sculpture, "Justice," at
the Stamford (Conn.) Courthouse, funded by Connecticut's Art in
Public program for publicly financed buildings. "Public art
engages us with a public discourse," he said. "Even when
people don't like it, it makes them communicate."
"Every Day a Gift" (Letter
to the Editor)
The New York Times
May 21, 2006
Paul Wink
Paul
Wink, psychology, responded to Nadine Gordimer's book review of
Philip Roth's Everyman,
writing "lest too many Americans
take permission from Roth to dwell in the past and fear the future
rather than seize the present...Unlike Roth's protagonist, many
older Americans are well buffered by family, faith and friends."
"Extra
Points"
The Boston Globe
May 21, 2006
Mike Reiss
Susan Choi '06 was named to the Division 3 first-team All-America
golf squad by the National Golf Coaches Association. Bill McInerney,
golf coach, was named Division 3 Regional Coach of the Year (Region
1).
“French
Writers' New Renaissance”
The Forward
May 19, 2006
Samuel Moyn
Thomas Nolden, German, recently published a book entitled In Lieu of Memory:
Contemporary Jewish Writing in France. Nolden chronicles the principal writers
of Jewish literature in France since 1980.
“A Family’s
Well-Worn Gown”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 19, 2006
Don Troop
A graduation gown, worn 96 years ago by Bertha Cottrell Lee ’10,
will be worn by her great-grandson at his 2006 Connecticut College
commencement. The gown has been worn by 20 of Bertha’s descendants
in 25 commencements.
“Merging
Art and Technology”
The Wellesley Townman
May 18, 2006
“Invasive Plants—Deceptive
Beauty,” a New England Society of Botanical Artists (NESBA) exhibit, is
now on display through June 12 at the Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, with an
artists’ reception on May 22 at 5 pm.
“Woman
Missing”
The Somerville (Mass.) Journal
May 16, 2006
Brock Parker
Jane Park '04 has not been seen or heard from by her family and
friends since May 5. She was preparing to fly home to Maryland
for the summer and to start graduate school in the fall when she
went missing.
“In an All-Russia Program, Trio’s
Brilliance Reigns”
The Boston Globe
May 16, 2006
Richard Dyer
Wellesley’s
Triple Helix Piano Trio earned two standing ovations from an
enthusiastic
audience with its performances of
works by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
"Backstory:
A Dorm that Prays Together..."
The Christian Science Monitor
May 15, 2006
Stacy A. Teicher
At Brown University's
Interfaith House, nearly three dozen students of many religious
faiths live together and consciously share their beliefs and
traditions in daily living, formal discussions and impromptu
interactions. The recent trend on college and university campuses
to diversify their chaplaincies and expand multifaith efforts "has
given rise to interfaith dorms not only at Brown, but at Syracuse
University in New York State, Northwestern in Chicago and Wellesley
College near Boston."
“In
the Footsteps of Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright”
The East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.)
May 15, 2006
Jackie Leatherman
Leslie Shen,
a high-school senior from Arizona, discusses her college decision
process and
her ultimate decision to attend Wellesley. “The
main goal of Wellesley is to educate women and empower them to
lead this world,” she said.
"Apology:
The Word Has Potent Meaning for Some Communities"
Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald
May 14, 2006
Cindy V. Culp
Residents
of Waco, Texas, are debating a resolution of how the community
should commemorate a 1916 lynching of a black man and other acts
of mob violence. At issue is the use of the word "apology" and
its meaning. LaTrese Evette Adkins, Africana studies, notes that
the meaning of "apology" is more complex than many
people realize. "There are humanitarian and spiritual layers
of apology...that move people closer to reconciliation than 'condemn'
or 'regret,'" she said.
"A
View of Varied Work by a Landscape Designer"
The Boston Globe
May 14, 2006
Robert Campbell
An exhibit featuring
the work of landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, whose
projects include Wellesley's Alumnae Valley,
is on display at Harvard University. "Readers who've experienced
the marvelous Alumnae Valley, the setting of ponds, grasses and
berms that grace the new student [sic] center at Wellesley, may
want to check out the landscape architect who created it all," writes
Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell.
"A Matchmaker for
Elite Colleges"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 12, 2006
Sara Hebel
Monica Colunga, an incoming
member of Wellesley's Class of 2010, is one of three students
featured in this story on the QuestBridge
program, which connects highly qualified high-school students from
low-income families with selective colleges and universities. "Ms.
Colunga, who emigrated from Mexico six years ago, ignored the counselors
in her Texas high school who, she says, tried to steer poor students
like her to two-year institutions. But with her family's only income
coming from her father's $23,000 construction job, she was not
sure how she would be able to afford an elite college." With
the help of the nonprofit QuestBridge program, she expanded her
search to include Wellesley, one of the program's partners.
"College Job Recruiting
on Upswing"
The Boston Globe
May 11, 2006
Emily Sharti
Wellesley is among the local colleges and universities
that have noticed "a general uptick in recruitment" by companies
seeking to hire graduates. Irma Tryon, who oversees on-campus recruiting,
notes that Wellesley is "attracting more interest from biotechnology
and pharmaceutical companies" and that "many students
are still attracted to service-oriented organizations, such as
Teach for America and the Peace Corps."
“Flower
Power at the Greenhouses”
The Wellesley Townsman
May 11, 2006
Rachel Lebeaux
Sarah Roche,
a gallery artist at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, Mass.,
has been teaching botanical art classes through the Wellesley
College Friends of Horticulture for three years, offering workshop-style
courses on drawing, painting, botany, botanical art and history.
“Gardens
for Mums”
The Boston Globe
May 9, 2006
Meredith Goldstein
Wellesley’s Margaret C. Ferguson Greenhouses are highlighted as one of
four Massachusetts “botanical hot spots” to visit on Mother’s
Day.
"SpeakEasy’s ‘Caroline’ Captivates”
The Boston Globe
May 9, 2006
Ed Siege
In a Boston Globe stage review of Tony Kushner’s “Caroline,
or Change,” Shavanna Calder ’08 is said to be the “biggest
spark of the production” as the character Emmie. The reviewer
says, "In a way, (her character) is the most pivotal character
onstage, because she represents hope for political change – part
of the meaning in the title. Blacks won’t always be Negroes,
women won’t always be maids, and Calder’s Emmie makes
that abundantly clear every time she’s onstage.”
“Colleges Keep Middle Class Out of the Aid
Loop”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 9, 2006
Nicole Ilonzo
High school senior Nicole Ilonzo discusses the
difficulty many middle-class families, such as her own, are having
as they try
to finance their children’s education at elite universities.
Middle-class parents making a combined total of $100,000 a year
are often not eligible for aid and must pay tuition bills around
$45,000. Ilonzo was accepted to Wellesley, Smith and Dartmouth;
she will attend Dartmouth. She commented that her financial-aid
package will be “barely enough for the cost of books.”
“How to Ease the Cost of a College Education”
Chicago Sun-Times
May 8, 2006
Wayne Starr
In order for colleges to determine the financial-aid
packets for incoming students, their financial-aid offices use
formulas that
include factors such as a family’s current finances, outside
scholarships, savings, etc. The article notes that since a student
has to be a high achiever to be accepted to Wellesley College,
financial-aid packages are based solely on need and not academic
record.
“Via
Web, a 'Wicked' Disappointment”
The Boston Globe
May 8, 2006
Andrea Estes
Justine Parker ’07 and her family were recent victims of
a deceptive ticket-seller when they bought tickets online to the
Broadway show “Wicked” and did not find their tickets
waiting for them at the will-call window. Boston Mayor Thomas M.
Menino witnessed the drama in the theater lobby and has since launched
a city-wide movement to develop regulations to combat these ticket-sellers.
Menino was able to secure a seat for the show for Justine Parker,
and both the Opera House and WickedTickets.com, the site where
the Parkers purchased their tickets, have offered the family free
tickets to another “Wicked” performance.
“UVM Celebrates
Book Maker and Unconventional Book Form”
The Boston Globe
May 7, 2006
Lisa Rathke
A new exhibit at the
University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum
displays a collection of artists’ books, an emerging genre
in which the book is made entirely by the artist. Wellesley College
held a conference last year on collecting and marketing artists’ books.
Ruth Rogers, special collections librarian at Wellesley, describes
the books as a bridge between the traditional book and contemporary
art. “It’s a young art form that doesn’t seem
to have a real critical standard,” she said, adding that
she plans to write a book about the art form.
“Harriet Cohn;
Embraced the Challenge, Richness of Age”
The Boston Globe
May 6, 2006
Gloria Negri
Harriet Segal Cohn ’28 passed away at the age of 100. She
was actively involved at Wellesley College throughout her life
and created the Harriet Segal Cohn 1928 Fund. In 1982, she was
the first recipient of the college’s Syrena Stackpole Award
to a dedicated alumna.
“Noted Screenwriter
Urges Women to Reinvent Selves”
The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
May 6, 2006
Stan Freeman
At “Humor Incorporated,” the 11th annual Women’s
Professional Development Conference at the MassMutual Center in
Springfield, Nora Ephron ’62 spoke to an audience of nearly
900 women about embracing the reinvention of oneself. “If
you do it right, you can change your life slightly every 10 years
or so without upending it,” she said.
“Bennet Announces
Retirement”
The Wesleyan Argus
May 5, 2006
Hilary Moss
Wesleyan University
President Doug Bennet announced his retirement after serving
for 12 years. Bennet also serves on the board of
trustees at Wellesley College. Wellesley College President Diana
Chapman Walsh, who recently announced she will step down in June
2007, said of Bennet, “We all look up to him and admire and
appreciate him tremendously. I got a chance to see firsthand the
impact that he's had. He is a remarkable leader at Wesleyan and
a spokesperson with a wide understanding of public policy issues
and how change happens in world."
“Commentary:
Why We Were ‘Chalking’ Wellesley’s Sidewalks”
The Wellesley Townsman
May 4, 2006
Justine Parker
In an op-ed piece, Justine Parker ’07, a member of the Wellesley
Peace Coalition, provides context and perspective on the Wellesley
Town Police Department's arrest of her and fellow students, Kate
Recchia ’07, and Hadley Smith ’06, for "chalking" in
the Town of Wellesley. "Our hope is that this incident may
lead to further discussion of what it means to work for peace," writes
Parker.
“Real
Estate Agents Nix New Overpriced Listings”
The Boston Herald
May 4, 2006
Scott
Van Voorhis
In an article about
changes in real estate brokers' business actions in the slowing
housing market, Karl Case, economics, notes that
many real estate agents are refusing to take on home sellers who
want to charge inflated prices for their homes. Case explains that,
in the current market, agents need to take deals that will actually
close. "They need deals, bad," he says.
“There
and Back”
Richmond.com (Virginia)
May 3, 2006
Matt Deegan
Weeks after the Boston
Marathon, runners are still talking about the experience running
through Wellesley College’s famed “Scream
Tunnel,” just a short distance from the halfway point of
the race.
April
“Poet
Takes to Business with a Passion”
The Boston Globe
April 30, 2006
Janice O’Leary
Ifeanyi A. Menkiti, philosophy, recently purchased Grolier Poetry
Book Shop in Harvard Square. A published poet himself, Menkiti
hopes to expand the international poetry selection of the store. “Poetry
can help us move the world ahead,” he said. “That passion
drove me to the store.”
“At
Wellesley, Arrest over Chalk Writing Leaves a Mark”
The Boston Globe
April 30, 2006
Alison Lobron
Hadley Smith ’06, Justine Parker ’07 and Kate Recchia ’07
were charged with defacement and tagging of public property after
drawing peace signs and writing quotations from Gandhi on sidewalks
in downtown Wellesley. The three members of the Wellesley College
Peace Coalition were placed in custody by local police and face
three months of probation, 12 hours of community service and a
$63 fine. Although college administrators suggested that students
start a dialogue with police, Smith said, “Our encounter
with them demonstrated that they’re not interested in dialogue.
I’m not giving up on them, but it was a very intimidating
experience.”
“Hoopla”
The Boston Globe
April 30, 2006
David Kamerman
Allison Kramer ’06 won the hoop rolling competition at Wellesley
College.
“Wellesley’s President to Leave
Post in June '07”
The Boston Globe
April 29, 2006
Raja Mishra and Catherine Elton
Diana Chapman Walsh announced Friday that she would end her tenure as Wellesley
College president in June 2007 after serving for 14 years, during which Wellesley
reached record fund-raising totals and expanded its goals considerably. “There
is never an easy time to walk away from work you love, but I know this is the
right time, for Wellesley and for me," Walsh said in a statement. ''The
rewarding experience of serving Wellesley with all my heart has reshaped me in
ways I now need time apart to absorb and then to transform into another new beginning."
“Three
To Receive HAA Medal for Extraordinary Service”
The Harvard Gazette
April 28, 2006
Sidney R.
Knafel, member of the Wellesley College Board of Trustees, is
one of three recipients of the 2006 Harvard Medal. First given
in 1981, the medal recognizes extraordinary service to Harvard
University.
“Art
and College History Written in Stone”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 28, 2006
Michael Lewis
Fine arts
curriculums and college museums were historically viewed as an essential
component of a women’s education. Since the school opened its
doors in 1875, Wellesley has offered fine arts education, and it
has a campus museum.
“Bellwether National Prize
Winner Announced at NC Book Festival”
April 28, 2006
Alumna Hillary Jordan '84 has
been awarded the prestigious Bellwether Prize for Fiction for
her recent novel, Mudbound, which "explores
the lives of farmers and sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta
in 1946, including veterans of 'Eleanor Roosevelt's Army,' the
corps of African American men who returned from service in World
War II to face unaltered contempt in the Jim Crow south." The
$25,000 Bellwether Prize was established by novelist Barbara Kingsolver
to recognize a work of literary fiction that addresses issues of
social justice.
“Should
Infants and Toddlers Be Measured for Obesity?”
abcNews.com
April 27, 2006
Amita
Parashar
Amita Parashar ’06
writes about the World Health Organization’s announcement of standardized
measurement tests to assess children's growth, nutritional status and motor development.
Parashar is an intern for ABC News’ health division.
“Seeking
Justice for the Siddis”
The Wellesley Townsman
April 27, 2006
Ellen Bourne
Pashington Obeng, African
studies, will be presenting a multimedia account for all ages
of his work with African-Indian descendents
of slaves (Siddis) Sunday, April 30, at 11:30 am in the reception
room at Wellesley Hills Congressional Church. Obeng says that his
study of cultural anthropology, religious communication and liberation
theology in regard to the Siddis has taught him to “cherish
his heritage and to engage with other people’s cultures in
a serious way.”
“Healy Hopes GOP
Convention Will Highlight Political Contrasts”
The Boston Globe
April 26, 2006
Glen Johnson
Marion Just, political
science, discusses the challenges Lt. Gov. Kerry Healy faces
as she campaigns for governor. Just believes
that the fact that she is a woman may bring up some issues for
voters. “Women running for this office have not had a great
track record, so I think there will be questions raised about her
viability,” Just said.
“Herbal
Remedy Questions? Reliable Advice Now Online”
abcNews.com
April 26, 2006
Amita
Parashar
Amita
Parashar ’06 writes about the new Natural Medicine
Ratings online database from Consumer Reports, a database that
contains information and safety precautions for more than 13,600
natural products. Parashar is an intern for ABC News’ health
division.
“ASLA
Announces 2006 Professional Awards”
American Society of Landscape Architects
April 24, 2006
The American
Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has awarded Wellesley’s Alumnae Valley restoration its highest
award in the General Design category. "The landscape architect
backs up an understated, sophisticated design with real science," noted
the Professional Awards Jury. "This project totally transforms
the campus and sends a very strong environmental message. Excellent
planning and execution—truly elegant." The award will
be presented to the project's landscape architect, Michael Van
Valkenburgh Associates Inc., at the ASLA annual meeting in October.
"Dayton
Has Rough Day in Beantown”
SouthCoastToday (southern Mass.)
April 24, 2006
Bob Hanna
Bob Ryan, the New Bedford High boys’ tennis
coach, talks about his recent experience running the Boston Marathon.
Despite his leg injuries, Ryan was able to make it to the end of
the race. In commenting on the spectator crowds, he says, “I
don’t think there was a place along the whole route where
there wasn’t somebody, and the crowd at Wellesley College
was fantastic.”
"Gifts
and Bequests”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 21, 2006
Wellesley received a $2.7 million bequest from alumna Virginia
Webbert to be used for financial aid for economics or music majors.
"Boston
Marathon a Stiff Challenge”
The Wayland Town Crier
April 20, 2006
Mike Lopez
A runner relives his marathon experiences, recalling the scene
at Wellesley College along the route. He notes that offers of kisses
were aplenty.
"Rockefeller
Brothers Fund Names 2006 Teaching Fellows; 25 Aspiring Teachers
of Color Receive Grants”
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
April 19, 2006
Wellesley
juniors Melanie Carter and Julia Curtis-Burnes were named recipients
of the Rockerfeller Brothers
Fund’s 2006
Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
"26
Miles of Marathon Madness”
The MetroWest Daily News
April 18, 2006
D. Craig MacCormack
Wellesley College is one of the most popular destinations
for runners and spectators along the Boston Marathon route. After
passing
through the famed “scream tunnel,” one male runner
called it the "best mile in America." Many students,
such as first-year Elizabeth Brown, held up “kiss-me” signs,
receiving pecks from some passing runners.
"Marathon
No Longer Goes Distance”
The Providence Journal
April 18, 2006
Bill Reynolds
The writer,
who deems Wellesley’s marathon cheering section “the
tunnel of love,” enjoys interviewing the students who line
the parade route.
"Tunnel
a Real Scream: Wellesley Girls Get Loud”
The Boston Herald
April 18, 2006
Joe Reardon
There is a lot to cheer about at the 12.4 mile
mark during the Boston Marathon. As runners pass by Wellesley
College, they are
greeted by cheers, screams and sometimes kisses from the students
who line the streets. Lisa Miao ’07, who spent the day cheering,
exclaimed, “This is the best day of the school year. " She
added, “Everyone loves the Wellesley girls and the Scream
Tunnel, but we love the marathoners even more.”
"Wellesley:
Loud and Clear”
The Boston Herald
April 14, 2006
Karen Guregian
Wellesley College is
widely known for its involvement in the Boston Marathon. Though
downtown Wellesley is the actual halfway point
of the race, a significant psychological mark for runners, Wellesley
College is still noted as one of the “highlights on the course,” where
students and faculty have dedicated themselves to cheering and
encouraging runners for more than a century.
“Bard
Running for Fun”
The Morning Sentinel (Maine)
April 14, 2006
Matt DiFilippo
Sarah Bard ’06 and Mimi Monteiro ’06 ran the April
17 Boston Marathon. A member of the cross country team at Wellesley
for four years, Bard said in anticipating the race, “We’ll
just see how it goes when we’re out there. Fast, slow, it
will be awesome either way.”
“60
from Hawaii Set to Run”
The Honolulu Advertiser
April 14, 2006
Kit Smith
A
record 60 Hawaii runners are entered in the 110th Boston Marathon.
Veteran runners “spoke of things that
make Boston special — crowd support, for one. At Wellesley
College, the screaming young women can be heard eerily in the distance
as runners approach the 12-mile mark. The noise becomes deafening
as runners pass the lovely campus on their right.”
“Fruit
Punch Designs Grows”
The MetroWest Daily News
April 14, 2006
Rachel Lebeaux
Julia Mirak
Kew ’87
and her business partner design and create traditional Nantucket
lightship baskets and accessories
under the name Fruit Punch Designs. Their unique products are available
online and in stores in Wellesley, Cape Cod and the North Shore
as well as around the country.
“Bobby
Wilder Marathon Man”
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach)
April 13, 2006
Gwen
Fowler
Bobby Wilder, who participated in the Boston Marathon for his eighth
time this year, talks about how the people of Boston know how to
make the runners feel welcome, saying, “Boston is always
a favorite because the crowds are always cheering you on. Families
come out and make a big deal out of it. It's almost like a party
atmosphere." About the crowds at Wellesley, Wilder remarks, “The
students form such a cheering section that the runners can hear
them for about a mile.”
“Jannery:
Days Are Numbered”
Holliston Tab
April 13, 2006
Michael Jannery
In an article
about the final days of preparation before the Boston Marathon,
a participant
looked forward to the “screeching
young women at Wellesley College” at the 12-mile mark of
the race.
“When
to Sell an Investment Property in a Cooling Market for Real Estate”
The Wall Street Journal
April 12, 2006
Jonathan Clements
Karl Case, economics, discusses the pitfalls of owning investment
properties as real estate markets soften.
“Building
Diversity”
The Daily Pennsylvanian
April 11, 2006
Deena Greenberg
The
issue of underrepresented minorities at some of America’s
top colleges is examined. The author asked schools such as Amherst
College, Harvard University, Yale University and Wellesley College
how they have increased their pool of minority and low-income applicants.
Mary Ann Hill, college spokeswoman, discusses the importance of
having a diverse student body in order to recruit more minority
students. She said applicants must “see other students who
physically look like them, come from similar backgrounds and similar
parts of the country.”
“Desiree Cooper: Don’t
Make 911 Tragedy Indictment of Race, City”
The Detroit Free Press
April 11, 2006
Desiree Cooper
When
a 5-year-old Detroit boy called 911 to get help for his dying mother,
the dispatcher,
an African-American, dismissed his pleas
as a crank call, and the boy’s mother died. To combat racist
reactions or indictments of the city of Detroit, the author refers
to an essay by Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, titled “White
Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” in which she
writes, “I can talk with my mouth full and not have people
put this down to my color, I can swear, or dress in secondhand
clothes, or not answer letters, without having people attribute
these choices to bad morals, the poverty or the illiteracy of my
race.”
Hoyts Spread Message About Disabilities
CBS Channel 4 Boston
April 11, 2006
Scott Wahle
Famed
father-son Boston Marathon duo Dick and Rick Hoyt will compete
in their 25th Boston
Marathon this year. Rick, wheelchair-bound,
is pushed along the race route by his father, who notes that Rick’s
favorite marathon spot is Wellesley College “where all the
girls are.”
“Neenah
Runner Ready to Live It Up in Boston Marathon”
The Appleton Post Crescent (Wisconsin)
April 11, 2006
Heather LaRoi
When
asked about “the Boston,” Phil Coe, 51, of Neenah,
Wis., who will run his second Boston Marathon, discusses the highlights
of his first. “There are people all along the route, from
start to finish, and everyone’s hollering. There are cookouts
on the front lawn, and you can smell the beer and the hamburgers
cooking. When you get to the Wellesley campus, it’s so loud
you can’t even hear yourself think. It’s a big party.”
“Colleges
Crack Down on Preparty Drinking”
The Boston Sunday Globe
April 9, 2006
Marcella Bombardieri
Many colleges and universities, including Wellesley
College, are taking new steps to combat binge drinking and pregaming,
preparty
drinking by underage students before official school events where
no alcohol is served. Wellesley College banned parties of more
than 1,000 people after 11 students were taken to the hospital
or infirmary one night last spring. Schools are now aiming to promote
responsible, moderate drinking with events such as “Thirsty
Thursday” afternoons at Brandeis University with free food
and beer for sale to those over 21.
"Why
They Run Part 5: Wayland Grandmother Is Fund-raising Powerhouse"
The MetroWest Daily News
April 7, 2006
Cathy Flynn
Joy Playter,
dean of the Class of 2006, and Alex Prior, a staff social worker
at the Stone Center, will run in the Boston Marathon
to raise money for a girls' self-defense program called the Lifetime
Empowerment and Awareness Program (LEAP). For the past 15 years
it has trained low-income or at-risk girls in self-defense techniques,
improving their personal safety and self-confidence. Wellesley
College students, faculty and staff are always spirited participants
in the marathon, either running or cheering on the sidelines. A
series of articles will be run in the MetroWest Daily News leading
up to Marathon Monday, April 17, 2006.
"Substitute Teachers Find Perks of Job Irreplaceable"
India New England
April 6, 2006
Poornima Apte
As part of her research in women's work, Rosanna
Hertz, women's studies, finds that women sometimes "take up new, less demanding
jobs working part-time three days a week," in what is called "reorganizing
employment to maximize parenting." In her research paper, "Working
to Place Family at the Center of Life: Dual-Earner and Single-Parent
Strategies," Hertz points out that many couples place family
ahead of workplace demands either because of "ideological
or economic circumstance."
“Sixties
Schizophrenia: 1960s College Life in Wellesley”
The Wellesley Townsman
April 6, 2006
Diane Speare Triant
In a special
section of The Wellesley Townsman commemorating the 125th anniversary
of Wellesley, Diane Speare
Triant ’68 remembers
her experiences at Wellesley College in the 1960s, from attending “Fundamentals
of Movement” class for perfect posture to the founding of
new political groups on campus such as Students for a Democratic
Society. “Like the ancient Colossus of Rhodes whose legs
bridged the harbor entrance, the Class of 1968 at Wellesley precariously
straddled the vast divide between tradition and revolution,” she
writes.
“MSU
Conference to Discuss State of Black America”
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI)
April 6, 2006
Matthew Miller
Tony Martin,
Africana studies, will participate in a conference at Michigan
State University, “The Black Scholar and the
State of Black America,” to discuss the future of black studies
and the commitment of black studies scholars to the African-American
community. Martin has concentrated his research on black nationalist
Marcus Garvey and European Jewish immigration to Trinidad.
“CMU
May Strengthen Competency Requirements”
Central Michigan University News
April 5, 2006
Corrine Taylor,
economics, and director of the quantitative reasoning program,
spoke at
about Wellesley’s nationally renowned quantitative
reasoning program at Central Michigan University, where faculty
members are discussing the addition of a quantitative reasoning
requirement. “Quantitative reasoning is the application of
basic math, logic and statistics to solve problems that are quantitative
in nature, and these problems can arise in courses students take
in college,” said Taylor. “It’s helpful for people
to learn these math skills and be able to readily apply them in
a context.”
“Panel
Talks Human-Trafficking”
Yale Daily News
April 4, 2006
James Warrick-Alexander
Sea Ling Cheng,
women’s studies, participated in a panel
discussion at Yale Law School about anti-human trafficking policy,
restrictive immigration and anti-prostitution policy. Cheng believes
countries should examine the causes of population migrations rather
than try to resolve human trafficking with a firm position. "A
lot of the people who end up being trafficked suffer because of
the unrealistic cap kept on immigration," she said. "We
are not paying attention to the political and economic disparities
that cause people to flee far away in order to make a living."
“Poetry
Shop Survives, Even As Owner Departs”
The Harvard Crimson
April 3, 2006
Shifra B. Mincer
Ifeanyi Menkiti,
philosophy, recently purchased Grolier Poetry Shop, the country’s oldest poetry store, in Harvard Square.
Menkiti was introduced to Grolier’s in 1969 while earning
his doctorate in philosophy at Harvard. Sharing his hopes to expand
the international section of the store, Menkiti said, “There
will be a nice conversation going between American poets and poets
from other parts of the world.” He particularly wants to
bring in more works from African and Asian poets. “You want
the world to be at peace, to have conversations. This is something
poetry can do to keep all these things going,” he said.
“Wellesley
Defeats Vassar for Seven Sisters Title”
Vassar College Athletics
April 2, 2006
The Wellesley College tennis team won a record ninth Seven Sisters
championship on Sunday with a 3-2 head-to-head victory over Vassar
College in the final match of the round-robin tournament.
“Some
New Math on Homes”
The New York Times
April 1, 2006
Damon Darlin
In their paper “Bubble, Bubble, Where’s the Housing
Bubble?”, economics professors Gary and Margaret Hwang Smith
of Pomona College argue that although housing prices have risen
in markets like Boston and Chicago, these regions are not in bubbles
and are probably underpriced. Karl Case, economics, says the paper’s
method of emphasizing the link between home prices and rent to
understand the value of real estate is “absolutely the correct
way to think about it.”
March
“Freakonomics:
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything”
Society (Piscataway, NJ)
March/April 2006
Philip B. Levine
In a book
review of Freakonomics, Philip B. Levine, economics,
praises the authors for “their ability to weave a tale
full of economic content that speaks to more than just the experts.” The
book, which describes how economists think about the world, successfully
manages to “bring along a non-economist for a very enjoyable
ride,” writes Levine.
“Architectural
Drawings at the Portland Museum Reveal Maine Idiom”
Port City Life (Portland, Maine)
March/April 2006
Nancy Heiser
James O’Gorman,
art history, co-curated a three-part exhibit of architectural
drawings of buildings in Maine, on display at the Portland Museum
of Art. O’Gorman hopes the exhibit will communicate the
importance of architectural drawings as historical documents.
He explained, “(The drawings) show preliminary designs,
buildings that may have been destroyed, the evolution of architecture
as a profession, and the development of the architect as an artist.”
“Commentary: The
Importance of High-Quality Preschool”
The Tri-Town Transcript (from Town Online)
March 31, 2006
Barbara A. L'Italien
With increasing evidence that high-quality preschool is a smart
educational investment for children, families and the economy,
new legislation passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives
called An Act Relative to Early Education and Care will create
a universal high-quality preschool program in the commonwealth.
In a collaborative study with professors at Queens College and
Columbia University, Patrick J. McEwan, economics, found that for
every dollar spent on two years of preschool, the state would recoup
$1.18 in savings and additional revenue.
“Hope
for Victims of 2004 Tsunami”
The Wellesley Townsman
March 30, 2006
Charlotte Bergin
Alexis
Frank ’07 and Nimmi Ariyaratne ’07 are collecting
books, school supplies, and athletic equipment for four Sri Lankan
schools that were completely ruined by the 2004 tsunami. They have
organized the project through the Circle K club at Wellesley College
and the Kiwanis Club of Wellesley. “Obviously the tsunami
devastation is enormous, and we’re very far away, but we
wanted to see how we could actually make a difference,” said
Frank. Once the students will have sent the donations in June,
Ariyaratne, a native of Sri Lanka, will hand-deliver the packages
to the four schools.
"Grolier's
to Change Hands"
The Cambridge Chronicle
March 30, 2006
Jennifer Heldt Powell
Ifeanyi Mentiki, philosophy, recently purchased
the Grolier Poetry Book Shop, the country’s oldest poetry
bookstore, located in Harvard Square.
“Journal
of Human Rights Finds New Home at UConn”
Courant.com (Hartford, Conn.)
March 28, 2006
Melissa Pionzio
The Journal of Human Rights, founded five years ago
at Wellesley College and edited by Thomas Cushman, sociology, will
now be edited by Richard Hiskes at The University of Connecticut.
“Freewheeler”
The Boston Globe Magazine
March 26, 2006
Janice O’Leary
Boston
resident Anita Yip ’07 has received a grant to create a campus community
bicycle program and educate the College’s campus about
alternative transportation and environmentally friendly energy
sources. “I want to change the suburban mind-set of, ‘I
need a car to get there,’” says Yip.
"Wellesley:
Hot Start for Women’s Softball Program"
MetroWest Daily News
March 25, 2006
Lenny Magiola
The Wellesley softball began its
second season in Florida over spring break where the team boasted
a 7-1 record.
Coach Keri O’Meara has high hopes for this year’s team,
which went 22-14 in its inaugural season.
“Loans
to Minorities Rise, But at a Price”
The Christian Science Monitor
March 24, 2006
Sara Miller Llana
Karl Case,
economics, discusses “predatory lending” in
which lenders “are taking people who are not sophisticated,
talking them into low-down-payment, high-ratio, interest-only and
stated-income mortgages.”
“ND
Symposium Examines Problem of White Privilege”
The Observer (Notre Dame University)
March 24, 2006
Marcela Berrios
Peggy McIntosh,
from the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, spoke at
the interdisciplinary symposium "White
Privilege: Implications for the Catholic University, the Church,
and Theology" at Notre Dame University on Sunday about white
privilege as a form of racism in the Catholic Church. "As
a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something
that puts others at disadvantage, but had been taught not to see
one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at
an advantage," she wrote in her article "White Privilege
and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences
through Work in Women's Studies," published in the book Critical
White Studies.
“Wellesley
College Receives $2.7 Million Gift for Aid”
The Wellesley Townsman
March 23, 2006
Wellesley College has received $2.7 million from the estate of
Virginia Webbert ’35, who expressed her wish that the money
be used to provide financial aid for students majoring in economics
or music.
“Make
Your Space Your Place”
El Paso Times (El Paso, TX)
March 23, 2006
María Cortés González
In a feature
story about how and why some workers decorate their cubicles
and offices, Steve Schiavo, psychology,
says, “People
tend to decorate a space they feel territorial about; it’s
a place they feel is theirs, and what I’ve found is that
some people really are concerned about making their work space
theirs and not universal.” Based on his research findings,
Schiavo notes, "Decorating is sort of like dreams: You choose
what you want to display.... So what (things) people tend to display
are a form of self- expression that they are willing to let others
know about them."
“Hills
to Conquer”
Sacbee.com (Sacramento, CA)
March 23, 2006
Sam McManis
While preparing
to run his first Boston Marathon, Sacramento Bee reporter Sam
McManis asked local runners for advice.
Jim Geary,
59, a Sacramento lawyer who'll be running his 11th Boston Marathon
said, "There are 20,000 dyed-in-the-wool crazy people out
running, and the crowds are jammed the entire way, but Wellesley
is the real reason I run it. It's the all-women's college at the
halfway point and you run through this gauntlet of women, shrieking.
You feel so good at that point. In fact, I talked to some of the
guys around me and said, 'Hey, let's circle back.' It's a lot more
enjoyable than what's to come."
"The
Humanitarian Case for War in Iraq"
The Boston Globe
March 22, 2006
Jeff Jacoby
In a piece marking the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion
of Iraq, syndicated columnist Jeff Jacoby quotes Australian journalist
Pamela Bone's essay on the brutality of Saddam Hussein's regime,
particularly crimes against women. Bone's essay was included in A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in
Iraq,
a 2005 collection of essays edited by Thomas Cushman, sociology.
"Tuning
in to How Neurons Distinguish between Stimuli"
RxPG News
March 22, 2006
Dr. Priya Saxena
Mark Goldman,
physics and neuroscience program, and colleague Daniel Butt of
Harvard have recently published
a paper that reveals
when specific cells are best at discriminating among different
stimuli. By applying a mathematical model, "Butts and Goldman
have shown a way to connect neurons’ responses with how they
process information and signal their neighbors. So just because
a neuron is firing lackadaisically, that doesn’t mean it’s
not getting the job done."
"College
Administrators Take On Inflated Grade Averages"
The Columbia Spectator (Columbia University)
March 20, 2006
Olivia Rosane
Wellesley is one of many selective colleges around the country
actively combating grade inflation. In 2004, Wellesley instituted
a grading policy for 100- and 200-level courses of more than 10
students, where the class averages for these courses may not exceed
a B-plus. Associate Dean Adele Wolfson notes that the policy has
been successful not only in redistributing grades in the A and
B range but also spurring conversations about the meaning of the
grades.
“Lynn
Sherr an Advocate for Women
Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
March 19, 2006
Penny Starr
Lynn Sherr ’63,
a former Wellesley College trustee, was the guest speaker at the recent
Wellesley
Club meeting in Charleston, S.C. “I’ll fight forever to help keep
(Wellesley) a women’s college,” she said. Sherr believes Wellesley
provides women “with an even playing field” and supports giving back
to an institution that has “a powerful commitment to turn high-school girls
into bold women who will lead our world.”
"Geometric
Progression"
The Portland (Maine) Press Herald
March 19, 2006
Bob Keyes
James O’Gorman,
art, co-curated an exhibit entitled “Toward
Modernism,” which showcases 20th-century architectural drawings
of Portland, Maine. The exhibit is on display at the Portland Museum
of Art.
"In
America: When Plastic Containers are the Enemy"
MetroWest Daily News
March 18, 2006
Miryam Wiley
Sarah
Azzam, director of the Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project, discussed
in a Wellesley College lecture
the prevalence of potentially
dangerous chemicals in today’s society. She addressed how
environmental estrogens, which are present in several of the
plastics used for food packaging or lining of food cans, may
actually be
leaking estrogens into food and causing cancer and birth defects.
“Sweet
Suppresses Sour in 'Under Milk Wood'”
The Boston Globe
March 17, 2006
Thomas Garvey
A review of
Wellesley College Summer Theatre’s Under Milk Wood,
a play by Dylan Thomas about the people of a Welsh town and their
various, complex, rich, and sometimes quite dark and haunting
stories.
"Regina
Montoya Returns to Dallas Full Time, with New Alliances in Mind"
The Dallas Morning News
March 16, 2006
Bill Marvel
Wellesley
College Trustee Regina Montoya '75 is profiled in her role as CEO
of the New
America Alliance, a nonprofit organization
of Latino business leaders that promotes diversity, economic advancement
and philanthropy. Montoya, who calls her decision to come to Wellesley
from Texas "the biggest change in my life," notes that
she would like to write a book about the education system, particularly
as it affects Hispanics.
“10
Artists to Watch”
Boston.com
March 16, 2006
Cate McQuaid
The
Boston Globe Magazine has named Andy Mowbray of Wellesley's Art
Department one of "10 Artists to Watch." Mowbray
will teach a sculpture course in the first session of Wellesley's
Summer School.
“Books,
School Supplies Needed for Tsunami-Affected Children'”
The Wellesley Townsman
March 16, 2006
The
Sri Lanka Tsunami Project, founded and run by Wellesley College
students, is collecting new and used books for children and young
adults in order to help rebuild the libraries of four tsunami-affected
schools on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, saying that “education
should be a right of all children.”
“Picket
Fence to Skyline View: Big Builders Come to Town”
The New York Times
March 16, 2006
Motoko Rich
Real estate
expert Karl Case, economics, discusses the rising popularity
of urban condominiums, which has caused many suburban home-builders
to expand their businesses into the urban condo market.
“Renowned
Prospect Won't Join Harvard”
The Boston Globe
March 16, 2006
Marcella Bombardieri
Nannerl
Keohane '61, former president of Duke University and Wellesley
College, has stated that she is not interested in becoming
the next president of Harvard University. She has returned
to teaching and research as a professor at Princeton University,
saying, ''I've been looking forward to this for many years.
I'm not getting any younger, and this job needs someone with
stamina and energy. It's not a good time in my life to do it."
“AP
Exam Not Enough to Skip Math in College”
The Ticker (Baruch College)
March 13, 2006
Maya
Kashyap
Many colleges are requiring students to take math classes when
they get to campus even if they scored high on their Advanced Placement
calculus exam. Many schools are worried that students do not possess
quantitative literacy, or the ability to apply mathematical skills
to real-life problems. Wellesley College requires its students
to take a quantitative reasoning test when they arrive during first-year
orientation. If a student passes this test, they are allowed to
take a quantitative overlay course; however, if they fail, they
are required to take an introduction to quantitative reasoning
course.
"Voters
Widely Back Measure on Preschools”
The Los Angeles Times
March 13, 2006
Carla Rivera
Barbara Beatty,
education, sees a new proposition to guarantee a year of free
preschool to all California children
as an opportunity
for the state to regain its place as a leader in education reform. “California
was the model for states in kindergarten and has a tradition of
commitment to public education that is unique,” Beatty said.
“In
Faux Spring, What (Not) to Wear?”
The Washington Post
March 11, 2006
Petula Dvorak
Julie Norem, psychology,
says wearing a coat on an unusually warm day divides optimists
from pessimists. According to Norem, those
who leave their coat at home are optimists. “These people
are more likely to take risks,” she said. Defensive pessimists,
as she calls them, plan ahead. "They may even enjoy the weather
a little more because they have that precaution, the winter
coat, with them,” she said.
"Coeds
Warned About Wild Spring Breaks”
The MetroWest Daily News
March 10, 2006
Jon Brodkin
As spring
break approaches, warnings are doled out to many college women
across the nation to be aware of the harmful
affects of alcohol – it metabolizes at a much slower rate
in women than in men. In relation to how individual colleges are
preparing students for their spring break activities, Mary Ann
Hill, director of public information and government relations,
said, “Wellesley College administrators do not give specific
warnings about spring break, but do have ongoing alcohol education
efforts to tell students about risks related to health and sexual
violence.”
“Tough
Enough”
InsideCounsel Magazine
March 9, 2006
Robert Vosper
Xiao-Hong
Jing ’92 credits her Wellesley education for her success
as general counsel of Asset Alliance Corp., a New York-based
hedge fund. Jing applied only to Wellesley after studying for
two years at FuDan University in Shanghai. “If I hadn’t
been accepted, my life would be very different right now,” she
said.
"12
Artists Challenge Chinese Traditions”
The Wellesley Townsman
March 9, 2006
Chris Bergeron
A
dozen of China’s leading avant-garde artists have brought
a new "cultural revolution" of deeply personal art
from the People’s Republic to Wellesley College, where
they are featured in On the Edge, a provocative exhibit at the
Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Organized by Britta Erickson,
it comprises 24 varied works including paintings, photographs,
sculptures, installations and films that subvert traditional
Chinese approaches in favor of wild innovation that would have
been impossible not long ago.
"Greenhouse
Director Blossoms in New Position”
The Wellesley Townsman
March 9, 2006
Ed Symkus
Kristina
Jones, biological sciences, reflects on her new position as director
of the Wellesley College Botanical Gardens. “I want to
start over and make it super-efficient, in terms of energy use,
water use, space use,” she said, discussing possible future
renovations of the greenhouses. Jones also emphasized the role
of the Ferguson Greenhouses on campus, commenting, “One
of the neat things about all of these collections is that they’re
here to maximize their educational value, rather than their beauty,
their esthetic qualities.”
"KidSpace
Launches Parents' Forum”
Belmont (Mass.) Citizen-Herald
March 9, 2006
Ruth
Tincoff, psychology, will participate in the inaugural parent’s
forum at the Belmont KidSpace, a play space for babies, toddlers
and preschoolers. Tincoff, who investigates how babies learn
to understand words, will discuss the human language system.
"Women
Rely on Other Women”
The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
March 8, 2006
Cynthia Hubert
Judy Jordan, Wellesley Centers for
Women, contrasts close friendships between men with close friendships
between women. "Men's
friendships tend to be focused more on tasks, on practical things,
on doing things together, and less on sharing emotionally or moving
into emotional vulnerability," she said.
"Scant
Drop Seen in Abortion Rate if Parents Are Told”
The New York Times
March 6, 2006
Andrew Lehren and John Leland
Phillip B. Levine, economics, found that laws that require parental
involvement in abortion decisions put in place between 1985 and
1986 were associated with about one-eighth of the total drop in
minors' abortions in the six states analyzed in a recent New
York Times analysis.
"Wellesley
Summer Theatre Brings Welsh Charm to Its Stage"
The MetroWest Daily News
March 5, 2006
David Brooks
Andrews
Wellesley
College Summer Theatre presents Under Milk Wood, a play by Dylan
Thomas, which features a talented cast of 10 who breathe life
into 64 different, engaging and lively characters.
"A
Second Chance for College"
The Boston Globe
March 5, 2006
Wellesley is one of three women's colleges with a longstanding
program for non-traditional-aged students. Through the Elizabeth
Kaiser Davis Program, these students, known as Davis Scholars,
take the same courses, meet the same requirements and earn the
same degree as their traditional classmates.
“Ralph
Hamilton, Artist Noted for Iconoclastic Portraits; 59”
The Boston Globe
March 5, 2006
Bryan Marquard
Frank
Bidart, English, reflects on the work of late artist Ralph Hamilton. “You can never quite figure out any sort of simple
personality or character to the figure he's painted," said
Bidart, who had been friends with Hamilton since the early 1970s.
“Home Economics”
The New York Times
March 5, 2006
Jon Gertner
Karl Case, economics, agrees that lack of supply has led to steep
housing prices in the Boston area but attributes the housing shortage
not just to zoning but also to the nature of the construction business
and the scarcity of large, desirable tracts of land.
“Bad
News on AIDS Chips Away at Rand”
The Sunday Independent (Cape Town, South Africa)
March 4, 2006
Christelle Terreblanche
Kyle Kauffman
and Akila Weerapana, economics, co-authored “The
Impact of AIDS-related News on Exchange Rates in South Africa,” which
has recently been published in Economic Development and Cultural
Change, a leading development economics journal. By examining the
effect of news stories that appeared in the Cape Times from 1998
to 2002 on fluctuations in the rand-dollar exchange, they found
a long-term relationship between the exchange rate and the incidence
of spread of HIV/AIDs. “We found that negative news stories
about AIDS have a significant negative effect on the value of the
rand but that positive news stories have little or no effect. The
findings of the paper provide concrete evidence of a channel through
which the AIDS pandemic continues to adversely affect macro-economic
conditions in South Africa," said Kauffman.
“Castle
Square Resident Thinks Green”
Sampan (Boston Chinatown News)
March 3, 2006
A. Smith
Boston resident
Anita Yip ’07, a former volunteer at the Sampan newspaper,
has received a grant to create a campus community bicycle program
and educate the College’s campus about alternative transportation
and environmentally friendly energy sources.
“Bush
Wants U.S. Universities More Accessible to Indian Students”
U.S. Department of State transcript
March 3, 2006
Anjali
Patel '01 was one of several young entrepreneurs who participated
in a discussion with President Bush during his recent visit
to the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad. Patel
immediately identified herself as having attended Wellesley,
at which point President Bush expressed the importance of ensuring
that U.S. universities and colleges are accessible to Indian
students. Patel, who directs the ISB's non-profit and social
enterprise clubs, explained the importance of providing "venture
capital funding for the small businesses and social entrepreneurs
so that they can innovate and...sustain themselves by providing
affordable goods, and using a market-based model rather than
the traditional aid-based model."
“Science Center Questions”
The Boston Globe
March 2, 2006
Lauren K. Meade, Connie Paige, Stephanie V. Siek, Christina Pazzanese
and Missy Ryan
Anita
Yip ’07 plans to initiate a campus bicycle-sharing
program in the fall of 2006 to encourage environmentally friendly
transportation. With grants from the National Wildlife Federation
Campus Ecology Fellowship Program and the Center for Work and Service,
she will purchase 10 bicycles that will be available to students
and members of the Sports Center.
“On
the Ride of Her Life”
Scituate (Mass.) Mariner
March 2, 2006
Jillian Fennimore
Kate Spelman '10 talks about her decision to take a year off after
graduating from high school before going to college and what she
has accomplished in that year.
“College
Officials Look to 1918 in Efforts to Plan for Possible Avian-Flu
Pandemic on Their
Campuses”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 2, 2006
Lila Guterman
Wellesley College’s emergency
management group will examine the response to the massive strain
of influenza in
1918.
“It’s
Fun Finding Foreign Films for Free”
The Boston Globe
March 2, 2006
Denise Taylor
There is an abundance of free foreign film screenings
throughout the Boston area, which are often led by film experts
such as Ann Huss, Chinese. Huss organized the New Chinese Cinemas
Film Festival to accompany an exhibition on contemporary Chinese
art, On the Edge, at the Davis Museum.
“Wellesley College Student
Readying Community Bicycle Program”
The Swellesley Report
March 1, 2006
Anita Yip ’07 believes the Campus Bike Initiative
will benefit not only the students, faculty and staff of Wellesley
College but also the town residents. “There can definitely
be opportunities to collaborate with the Wellesley town community
if the town needs [bikes] for an annual event or events planned
in advance a few times a semester,” Yip said.
“Roof
Collapses on Housing Boom”
The Boston Herald
March 1, 2006
Jerry Kronenberg
Karl Case, economics, believes there
is evidence of a housing market bubble in Massachusetts. However,
he explains
that house prices rarely “pop"; rather, would-be sellers
take their properties off the market instead of accepting low-ball
offers.
“Welfare
Redux”
The American Prospect
March 2006
Christopher Jencks, Joe Swingle and Scott Winship
Joe Swingle,
sociology, along with colleagues, examines the impact of welfare
reform passed in 1996. He fears that new
welfare stipulations passed this February will stunt the progress
the previous reform enacted for single mothers. "The economic
fate of single mothers is now tied to the business cycle," he
said.
“Maryfest:
Celebrating the Career of Mary Lefkowitz”
The American Classical League Newsletter
Winter 2006
Paul Properzio
The retirement
celebration of Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies, was held
at Wellesley College in September 2005. The article includes
photos from the event including several of host Lynn Sherr ’63
and President Diana Chapman Walsh.
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“Black
Student College Graduation Rates Remain Low, but Modest Progress
Begins to Show”
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Winter 2005/2006
In a story outlining black student graduation rates at four-year public and private
institutions, Wellesley College ranks fourth in the list of colleges and universities
with the highest black student graduation rate. At 92 percent, Wellesley ranks
behind Harvard with 95 percent, Amherst with 94 percent and Princeton with 93
percent. Wellesley is among a small number of institutions at which the black
student graduation rate is higher than that for white students.
“Numbers
to Live By”
Inside Higher Education
February 28, 2006
David Epstein
Wellesley College is part of a small movement of colleges emphasizing
the importance of quantitative literacy skills among its students.
Wellesley requires students, upon their arrival to campus, to take
a quantitative reasoning assessment test, which tests basic algebra
skills and numerical problem solving skills. Director of the quantitative
reasoning program, Corrine Taylor, believes that a numerical knowledge
base is imperative for students in the 21st century.
“Focusing
on the Plight of Labor”
Charleston (S.C.) Daily Mail
February 27, 2006
Samantha L. Thompson
Felice
Espiritu ’06 discusses her role as president of the
Wellesley Association of Labor Rights Activists (WALRA), an organization
she joined as a first-year student. Espiritu recently organized
an on-campus sweatshop simulation to raise awareness about labor
rights. "I came to see labor rights as a far-reaching issue," she
noted, adding that almost any store has items on its shelves that
were produced as a result of poor working conditions.
“Women,
Scientists on Wish Lists for Harvard”
The Boston Globe
February 26, 2006
Michael Levenson
Nannerl Keohane, former president of Wellesley
College, has been identified as an outstanding candidate for Harvard
University’s
presidency.
"Mixed
Emotions”
Poughkeepsie Journal
February 23, 2006
Associated Press
Patricia Berman, art history, discusses the style of painter Edvard
Munch, the subject of a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art
in New York City. Berman contributed an essay to the book accompanying
the exhibit.
“Women of Substance”
The Washington Post
February 23, 2006
Sara Skarloff
In her book, Lighting
the Way, Karenna Gore Schiff, eldest child of former vice president
Al Gore, profiles Virginia Durr ’25
as one of nine women who changed modern America. Durr, a key political
foe of segregation and the poll tax, spoke of her personal political
evolution from her days at Wellesley College to her later years
as a civil rights activist.
"A
History of Things to Come”
The Heights
February 23, 2006
Lloyd Liu
Barbara Levitov, marketing manager of the Davis
Museum, talks about the current exhibit of Chinese art, On
the Edge: Contemporary
Chinese Artists Encounter the West, saying that the exhibit has
drawn a great deal of interest among Wellesley students and outsiders
alike. The exhibit, Levitov states, “has given many Chinese
artists – whether living in China or the West – a heightened
appreciation of their tenuous situation.”
"How
the Wealthy Give”
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
February 23, 2006
Maria Di Mento and Nicole Lewis
The Chronicle
of Philanthropy annually ranks the 60 donors who give the most
money to charitable causes. For the 2005 list, Leonie Faroll
(No. 33) earmarked the bulk of her estate, nearly $29 million,
for Wellesley College. Her gift is believed to be the largest
bequest to a women’s college.
"Adoptees
Bridge Chasm Between Old World and New”
The Wellesley Townsman
February 22, 2006
Rachel Lebeaux
Emma Eun-Bee Woods ’08, speaks about being
adopted from Korea when she was 3 years old and the tension that
still exists
today between her Korean and American sides.
"Cochlear
Implant Pioneer Graeme Clark Awards Three Scholarships at 'Cochlear
Celebration'"
Dbusinessnews.com (Denver)
February 22, 2006
Moeena Das ’09,
was one of three recipients of scholarship awards by Cochlear
America. The Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship
Foundation recognizes the remarkable achievements of Nucleus cochlear
implant recipients annually by providing tuition assistance.
“Speculation
Soars on Next President to Lead Harvard”
New York Sun
February 22, 2006
Josh Gerstein
Nannerl Keohane, former
president of Wellesley College, is being called a leading contender
for Harvard University’s presidency.
"Don't
Want to be Square? Get Creative in Your Cube”
Indianapolis Star
February 17, 2006
Dana Knight
Steven Schiavo,
psychology, comments on the reasons behind personalizing one's
office or cubicle, saying that "these decorations are about
workers expressing something about themselves to others. They
are creating an image about themselves they want to create."
"Farewell,
Condo Cash-Outs”
The New York Times
February 17, 2006
Motoko Rich
In relation
to the current onslaught of cash-outs on condos around the country,
Karl Case, economics, cites the 1980's as a similar period when
condo markets were influenced by investors. Many of those investors
were speculators who ended up losing money once the bubble burst
in the early 1990's. "It was ugly," he said, and the
same could be said of the current condo market.
"Private
Giving Hits Record Total”
Inside Higher Ed
February 17, 2006
Doug Lederman
Contributions of American colleges and universities rose by 4.9
percent in 2005, to a total of $25.6 billion, the Council for Aid to Education said in a report Thursday. The total was
the highest ever. Wellesley College ranks first among liberal arts colleges, with $88,617,686 in private giving in 2005.
"Education
Notes: McIntosh Gives Lecture at Concord Academy”
The Wellesley Townsman
February 16, 2006
Peggy McIntosh,
associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research
and Women, addressed Concord Academy students, parents, and faculty
during the
school’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, stressing the need
for Americans to recognize not only others’
disadvantages but their own advantages as well. If Americans were
taught to recognize their privileges, she said, it would help to weaken the
nation’s myth of meritocracy, the notion that any hard-worker can succeed
in America.
"Retrospective
on the Art of Edvard Munch Opens at Museum of Modern Art”
The Associated Press (published in Newsday and
Macleans, among others)
February 16, 2006
Patricia Berman, art, contributed an essay to the book
accompanying the exhibit of Edvard Munch’s artwork at the Museum of Modern Art. Of Munch, she said that he
used an expressionistic style to create works that were both personal and general, citing one particular painting,
Death in the Sick Room, as an example where “it was his sister and his loss, but in looking at it, it can become everybody’s loss.”
"Supporting
Middle School Girls”
Lincoln Journal
February 16, 2006
Rebecca Andre
Through a workshop entitled "Raising Confident and Competent Girls:
How Schools and Parents Can Support Girls in the Middle School," Sumru Erkut and Fern Marx, Wellesley Centers for Women,
shared with Lincoln parents their insights on how to support middle school students during those challenging years.
"Their
Wellesley College Educations Served Them Well”
The Wellesley Townsman
February 16, 2006
Rachel Lebeaux
Persis Drell ’77, Nora Ephron ’62, and Pamela Melroy ’83, were
honored as recipients of Wellesley College’s 2006 Alumnae Achievement Awards, the highest distinction given to alumnae
by the college. Noted physicist Drell, screenwriter/director Ephron, and astronaut Melroy gave speeches praising their
Wellesley College educations at the ceremony on February 10, 2006.
"China
Syndrome”
The Boston Globe
February 15, 2006
The Boston Globe's arts and entertainment section
featured the Davis Museum & Cultural Center's new exhibition as its "Wednesday
pick." On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter
the West opens today and features works made in the past 20 years
by some of China’s most renowned visual artists.
Freedom
of Speech in a Climate of Fear”
The MetroWest Daily News
February 14, 2006
Aliya Khalidi and Farrah Hussain
Students Aliya
Khalidi ’07 and Farah Hussain ’06
wrote an opinion piece reacting to the controversy over caricatures
of the Prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper. The Islamic
rule forbidding the depiction of the prophet "is not the crux
of the current international conflict over the anti-Islamic cartoons," state
Khalidi and Hussain. "Rather, the problem is the false depiction
of the prophet as a terrorist, especially in the post-9/11 climate
of fear and indiscriminate suspicion of all Muslims." According
to the authors, "the greatest issue in this cartoon controversy
is whether it is acceptable to debase a worldwide population’s
paradigm through false depiction, especially in an intolerant world.
The cartoonists repackaged stereotypes and labeled them as the
essence of Islam. In our age of globalization that brings countries
and diverse peoples together, we should push to close the gap between
civilizations rather than create a rift."
Babson
Names New Provost”
bizwomen.com
February 13, 2006
Brian Kladko
Patricia G. Greene, the undergraduate dean of Babson College has
been selected as the school's new provost. While dean, she oversaw
the revision of the school's core curriculum and strengthened ties
with Wellesley College and the Olin College of Engineering.
“Buying Home Sweet Home Alone; Single
Women Making Up a Bigger Part of Real Estate Market”
The Boston Globe
February 11, 2006
Kimberly Blanton
Karl Case, economics, discusses surging participation of single
women in the real estate market. He notes that single women will
continue to be an important segment of the market in Massachusetts
where slow or negative population growth has hindered the market.
Clouds
Over Condos"
The Wall Street Journal
February 10, 2006
Amir Efrati
In an article surveying the condominium market
in five major cities, Karl Case, economics, says that the combination
of an overall strong
economy, low long-term interest rates, and the migration of
baby boomers to city centers is likely to "mitigate a softening" in
condo prices.
“Case
vs. Brockton Boy Stuns Officials”
The Boston Globe
February 10, 2006
Tracy Jan and Kathleen Burge
Nan D. Stein, Wellesley Centers for Women, comments on the case
of a 6-year-old Brockton boy's suspension on accusations of sexual
harassment. As the developer of the state's first curriculum for
addressing sexual harassment in schools, Stein believes it was
excessive for the school to suspend the child, and “outrageous” for
school officials to refer the case to the district attorney’s
office.
“Even
Love Can't Soften This Comic's Sarcasm”
The Boston Globe
February 10, 2006
Nick A. Zaino III
Stand-up comedian Wendy
Liebman, ’83, will perform at the
Comedy Connection in Boston on Valentine's Day. According to this
pre-performance article, her sarcasm and humor have not lost their
edge to the influence of marital bliss.
“Have
Religion, Will Travel”
Harvard University Gazette
February 9, 2006
Bob Brustman
Peggy Levitt, sociology, was the keynote speaker at the Harvard
Divinity School's recent Women's Studies in Religion Program conference
titled "Border Crossings." She argued that religion transcends
national boundaries for migrant communities. Migrants to the United
States, she said, "are changing what it means to be part of
the U.S. and they're changing what it means to be part of their
religion."
“Hattie McDaniel
Featured on New 39-Cent Postage Stamp”
Signal Online (Georgia State University Student Newspaper)
February 9, 2006
Dominique Huff
Kim Goff-Crews, Dean
of Students, participated in the recent dedication of the new
39-cent stamp featuring her great grand-aunt, Hattie
McDaniel, the famous actress, singer, radio and television personality
who was the first African American to win an Academy Award. McDaniel
was awarded an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the award-winning "Gone
with the Wind."
“While Contact Not Unusual, Most Kids Don’t
Understand Issues”
The Boston Herald
February 8, 2006
Laura Crimaldi
In an article about a first-grade boy's suspension from school for sexual harassment,
Nan Stein, Wellesley Centers for Women, notes that, while not common, young
children are capable of sexually inappropriate behavior. An important consideration
in
such an instance, she explains, is "if [children]
are able to understand instructions from teachers about what’s appropriate and
what’s inappropriate.”
“Toll Says First Quarter Orders Plunge 29%; Cuts Forecast”
Bloomberg.com
February 7, 2006
Kathleen M. Howley
In an article about the decline in construction orders for luxury homes, Karl
Case, economics, says luxury home builder Toll Brothers is facing a decline
in orders because of the leveling off of home prices.
“The Chinese Are Coming…”
The Boston Globe
February 6, 2006
Cate McQuaid
Several exhibitions of Chinese and East Asian contemporary art are opening this
season in New England and share a central theme of the collision of Western and
Eastern cultures. On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the
West,
which starts at Wellesley College‘s Davis Museum and Cultural Center on
February 15, is featured in this story.
“Retrospective Frames Life in East Germany”
The Boston Globe
February 5, 2006
Rhonda Stewart
The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College hosts several screenings
and discussions of Sri Lankan director Prasanna Vithanage’s films this
week. The showing of Vithanage’s latest work about military and ethnic
conflict, August Sun, follows a lecture titled “Cinema and Its Place in
a Time of War."
“Vroom,
Vroom”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 3, 2006
Paula Wasley
Car-sharing company Zipcar gives Wellesley students affordable
access to cars.
“Pop Goes the Money Bubble?”
CNN Money
February 1, 2006
Cybele Weisser
Karl Case, economics, foresees a drop in demand in the residential
property market. “There aren’t a lot of good arguments
that real estate will continue to boom,” says Case.
“Names: Wellesley to Honor Wasserstein”
The Boston Globe
February 1, 2006
Nora Hussey, theater studies, plans to celebrate the life and work
of the late Wendy Wasserstein, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright,
this month at Wellesley.
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"Wellesley
College Welcomes New Director of Botanic Gardens"
People, Places and Plants Magazine
Early Spring 2006
Dr. Richard Churchill
Kristina Niovi Jones, who has worked at the New England Plant Conservation Program
through the New England Wild Flower Society, joins Wellesley College as its new
director of botanic gardens.
“Finding
a College that Fits: 'Are Men Necessary?' Check out Women-only
Colleges”
The Virgin Islands Daily News
January 31, 2006
Chris Teare
College counselor Chris Teare, who works at Antilles School in St. Thomas, focuses
on women's colleges in one of his regular columns, highlighting Wellesley and
several other U.S. women's colleges.
Of Wellesley, he writes, "A visit will quickly create in any observer's mind
a vision of smart women in quality facilities taught by professors at the top
of their professions. This is quite a college."
“Playwright
Wendy Wasserstein; known for her wry wit and compassion; at 55”
The Boston Globe
January 31, 2006
Ed Siegel
In an obituary, Martin Brody, music, remembers his late friend
and college classmate Wendy Wasserstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright. “I was surprised that she became such a public
person because she was fairly shy,” he says, “But all
of that humor was there, along with a really sharp, perceptive
way of looking at people.”
“Greenspan Record’s
Not Stuff of Legend”
The Boston Herald
January 30, 2006
Brett Arends
Karl Case, economics,
says that Alan Greenspan’s tenure
as Fed chief has left the economy seriously unbalanced due to home
prices, in relation to average incomes, spiking to twice their
historic averages.
“Plagued
by Pint-Sized Predators”
The Boston Herald
January 30, 2006
Laura Crimaldi
Nan Stein, research
scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, believes anti-bullying
policies are missing the mark. “Schools
are just jumping on this bullying bandwagon and homogenizing everything,” she
says.
“Should
Boys and Girls Be Taught Separately?”
People
January 30, 2006
Richard Jerome
Susan McGee Bailey,
executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women, says that “by assuming all boys are X and all
girls are Y, we’re shortchanging students similar to the
opposite sex in interests and abilities.
“Cyclist Talks About not Bullying”
The Burlington Union
January 26, 2006
Nikki Mirsa
Robin D'Antona, Wellesley Centers for Women says, "The
best way to know whether or not students are being bullied is
to simply
ask them."
“Circle of Friendship at Taunton Schools”
Taunton Gazette (Mass.)
January 26, 2006
Danielle Drolet
Wellesley College-based "Open Circle" program
serves students in kindergarten through grade five.
“Teachers Not Common Subjects of Sexual
Abuse Complaints”
The Milford Daily News (Mass.)
January 25, 2006
Carolyn Kessel Stewart
When students are being sexually abused by teachers,
Nan Stein, Center for Research on Women says, "Teachers
are less of a threat than priests; [therefore], kids feel safer
coming forward."
“One More Thing:
The Increasing Number of Recommendations on Prevention”
American Medical News
January 23, 2006
Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
Susan Reverby, women’s studies, says that over time patient
care has shifted from a personalized model to a screening-based
model. She attributes the switch to doctors’ schedules and
society’s expectations of the health care system. “Really,
if you have 15 minutes, what will you learn talking to a patient?
There’s pressure on the doctor to do something,” she
said. Pointing to the past discrimination and treatment judgments
based on patient appearance or socioeconomic status, she believes
this approach may be fairer, noting, “If you go back to more
personalized care, there is the problem of deciding by looks or
status."
“Tufts
U. Groups Endeavor for Dialogue”
Tufts Daily (student paper)
January 23, 2006
Sara Sorcher
Funding for the continuation of dialogue between the Jewish and
Muslim communities at Tufts University would also help to fund
a similar project at Wellesley College.
"The
Rich Get Richer"
Inside Higher Ed
January 23, 2006
Scott Jaschik
Wellesley College ranks fourth among liberal arts colleges in a study of the top college endowments.
"Solo Show, Singular Achievement"
The Boston Globe
January 20, 2006
Gina Perille
Marta Rainer ’98 plays all the characters in Unaccustomed to My Name, a solo play that is
“an externally provocative telling of a person’s internally destructive battle.”
"Acclaimed
Piano Trio to Play at Point"
The Standard Times
SouthCoastToday.com (New Bedford, Mass.)
January 19, 2006
Triple Helix, a three person chamber group in residence at Wellesley College,
presents a critically acclaimed concert series and offers innovative and engaging
lecture-recitals.
"Flying
Solo from College to ‘Real’ Life"
The Metro West Daily News
January 19, 2006
David Brooks Andrews
Marta Rainer ’98 delights audiences with her one-woman show, Unaccustomed
to My Name, which reflects her own dilemma about not knowing what to do with
her life after graduating college. The play was praised as “proof that
you don’t have to leave Metro West to experience one of the best solo shows
to come to greater Boston in recent years.”
"Real
Estate: The State of the Bubble"
CNN Money
January 19, 2006
Cybele Weisser
Karl Case, economics, says that the drop in demand for housing “seems to
be real this time” and that due to rising mortgage rates and the hype of
bubble talk, “there just aren’t a lot of good arguments that real
estate will continue to boom.”
"Taking
Privilege: CA honors Dr. King"
The Concord Journal (Mass.)
January 19, 2006
Maureen O’Connell
Peggy McIntosh, associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research
and Women and author of White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, was
the keynote speaker at Concord Academy’s day-long celebration of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day.
"Mortgage
Foreclosures Up Sharply For ’05"
The Associated Press
January 16, 2006
Karl Case, economics, says that the number of Massachusetts foreclosure filings
is not considered high relative to the rest of the nation because there is too
much at stake. “People don’t walk away from properties if the value is there,” he
noted.
"U.S.
College Alumnae Visit Amritsar"
Tribune News (India)
January 16, 2006
A group of 20 Wellesley College alumnae arrived in Amritsar, India,
as part of a lecture tour of the country to acquaint themselves with the rich
Indian culture.
CityLine
WCVB-TV
Channel 5
January 15, 2006
LaTrese Evette Adkins, a post-doctoral fellow in Africana Studies, appeared on a CityLine broadcast looking back
on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what he would think of civil rights today.
"What's
in a 'Name'?: Rainer Returns to Wellesley College with One-Woman
Show."
The Metro West Daily News
January 8, 2006
David Brooks Andrews
Marta Rainer '98 brings her 21-year-old, one-woman show to Wellesley
College for three weekends. The play, Unaccustomed to My
Name, reflects her own dilemma about not knowing what to do with her
life after
graduating
from
college.
"Hartford
Woman Travels Globe to Study"
Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME)
January 5, 2006
Eileen M. Adams
Emily Harvey ’98 returned from Paraguay in late November from a
yearlong study of poor communities under the Fulbright Scholarship program.
She is now heading to Paris as part of the United Nations Educational Scientific
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), where she will be working to stimulate eco-tourism
at world heritage sites around the globe.
"Townsman
10: Angels of the Storm"
The Wellesley Townsman
January 5, 2006
Rachel Lebeaux
Wellesley College Circle K Club, along with Wellesley High School Key Club, raised
$2541 over two days for hurricane relief. Wellesley College has also welcomed
displaced students to its campus.
“Marshall
Goldman Discusses Flow of Russian Oil Resuming After Price
Dispute”
National Public Radio (NPR)
January 3, 2006
Robert Siegel
In a discussion on Russian
politics, Marshall Goldman, economics (emeritus), said, "By
discrediting Yuschenko, (Putin's) hoping this time Yanukovych
in a sense will come back. He (also) wanted
to discredit Ukraine in the European Union."
“Do
Students Understand Liberal Arts Disciplines?”
Liberal Education
Winter 2006
Donald E. Elmore, Julia C. Prentice and Carol Trosset
Donald E. Elmore, chemistry, organized
a study of college students at liberal arts institutions and their perceptions of the various
liberal arts disciplines. He argues that the goal of the liberal arts education should be to
allow students to develop accurate perceptions of the disciplines they study, whatever those disciplines may be.
"Adventures
in Suburbia"
The Improper Bostonian
December 21 2005 - January 10, 2006
Whitney Allen and Tracy Mayor
The publication says the Wellesley College campus has beautiful
grounds and architecture, history, a tasteful museum, performing
arts, and the requisite theater playing obscure art house movies
people are meant to see. With all this on campus, unique shopping
and New England-style scenery in the town, people should break
away from the ordinary to spend an evening, day or weekend in suburban
exploration.
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