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December
“Classmates Recall Bhutto’s Intensity”
The Associated Press
December 28, 2007
Jay Lindsay
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzNrIZe3JE3Xl9neunfqREeYv1cQD8TQNOC00
Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani prime minister who was assassinated during a campaign rally in her homeland, was remembered by classmates as a woman with a tragic destiny. Bhutto "knew she had a fate and knew she needed to move forward with it," said classmate Marion Dry, music. "She was one of those people, even then, who you noticed because she did have a kind of charismatic presence."
“Culture Club”
Daily News (Westford, Mass.)
December 28, 2007
Chris Bergeron
http://www.wickedlocal.com/westford/fun/entertainment/arts/x449097807
For more than 30 years, Frank Bidart, English, has been teaching Wellesley College students how to create and critique poetry of the highest order. The author of seven volumes of deeply personal, crystalline poetry, he is regarded as equally painstaking as a craftsman and teacher. This year Bidart was named 2007 winner of Yale University's Bolligen Prize in American Poetry. Judges praised "the consistent originality" of his work and "strong sense of the profoundly serious and adventurous nature of his poetic calling."
“Author With County Ties Takes on ‘Playing with the Boys’”
Litchfield County Times(Conn.)
December 27, 2007
Nancy Barnes
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19148946&BRD=2303&PAG=461&dept_id=478976&rfi=6
Former New Milford, Conn., resident Laura Pappano, WCW, thinks back to her roots when she explains that her personal experience with gender inequality in athletics began on a newspaper-carrier league baseball team. "Every game and practice was an opportunity for me to be reminded by my teammates that I was intruding," Pappano wrote in November on a blog. Pappano, a former columnist for The Boston Globe, is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. She is the author of The Connection Gap.
“Boston Public Library to Put Historical Documents Online”
InformationWeek
December 27, 2007
W. David Gardner
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205203874
In his wildest dreams, John Adams, the second president of the United States, couldn't have predicted the fate of his 3,700-volume personal library. In two years, it will be made available for viewing online for all to see without any commercial encumbrances. The Boston Library Consortium has partnered with the Open Content Alliance in establishing the Northeast Regional Scanning Center at the Boston library; it's hosted by Kahle's Internet Archive, and its scanned material will be available to be indexed by any search engine. University members of the consortium include Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, the University of Massachusetts, Wellesley College and Williams College.
“Tempo Tantrum”
The Phoenix
December 26, 2007
Randi Hopkins
http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid53384.aspx ]http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid53384.aspx
The transformation of a small pond north of Exeter, in England, as it undergoes successive periods of neglect and landscaping between 1996 and 2003 is the subject of Jem Southam: Upton Pyne, at the Davis Museum (March 19–June 8). The intimacy of Southam’s detailed narrative contrasts with Grand Scale: Monumental Prints in the Age of and Durer and Titian, which, up concurrently at the Davis, features woodcuts and engravings by ambitious early 16th-century artists intent on rivaling painted images.
“Biophysical Society Announces Winners of 2008 Student Travel Awards”
Medical News Today
December 24, 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/92676.php
Pengying Hao ’09 has been awarded a student travel award by the Biophysical Society to attend the Joint Meeting of the Biophysical Society and the International Biophysics Congress in Long Beach, California, February 2-6, 2008. The recipients of this competitive award are selected based on scientific merit, with priority given to those who will present a paper at the conference. Hao will present "Metal Ion Selectivity and Affinity of the LIN-12/Notch-Repeat."
“Oh, by gosh, by golly! It’s time for Hilary and Romney!”
The Boston Globe
December 24, 2007
Don Aucoin
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2007/12/24/oh_by_gosh_by_golly_its_time_for_hillary_and_romney/
The recipe for family friction over the holidays consists of numerous ingredients: the stark differences between the Republican and Democratic candidates on a host of hot-button issues; the tightness of the primary contests in both parties; strong feelings for and against the current occupant of the White House; and the high stakes of what some have called "the most important election of our lifetime." All in all, observed Marion Just, political science, "the likelihood that it's not going to turn out with everybody singing 'Silent Night' is pretty high."
“What Is Better than Beating the Yankees?”
EconomicPrincipals.com
December 23, 2007
David Warsh
http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2007.12.23/295.html ]http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2007.12.23/295.html
The inspiring teacher is a well-recognized type in education, celebrated in fiction from Goodbye Mr. Chips to the new film The Great Debaters. Karl Case, economics, is that kind of teacher. Wellesley students headed for business school throng to his class. More than a few went to economics departments instead. No fewer than 80 Wellesley women have obtained Ph.D.s in economics in the 30 years since Case began teaching there. Virtually all credit him with having played some part in the process.
“58 Books that make Perfect Presents”
The Today Show
December 21, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22315735/?pg=3#TDY_HolidayBooks
Margaret Cezair-Thompson's new book, The Pirate’s Daughter, was highlighted on the Today Show as a best general audience book for the holidays. Cezair-Thompson teaches in Wellesley’s English Department.
“Book Report: ‘Through the Labyrinth’ by Alice H. Eagly and Linda L. Carli”
The International Herald Tribune
December 19, 2007
Chris Nicholson
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/27/business/mcolumn01.php
Linda Carli, psychology, co-authors a “sharp, carefully researched work about women and power.”
“Stanford Physicist Hopes to Inspire New Generation of Young Women”
The San Jose Mercury News
December 18, 2007
Lisa M. Krieger
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_7749340?nclick_check=1
Which deserves credit – nature or nurture – in the creation of a top physicist? Persis Drell ’77, the new director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, had the benefit of both. Yet she attributes her career choice to neither her famed theoretical physicist father Sidney Drell, nor her childhood on the lofty Stanford campus. Rather it was a New England classroom on a cold January day in 1974 that lit a spark in Drell, inspiring the young Wellesley first-year student to pursue a career that has taken her to the pinnacle of physics.
“The Market For Good”
Baton Rouge Business Report
December 17, 2007
Maggie H. Richardson
http://www.businessreport.com/news/2007/dec/17/market-good-edvl1/
Twenty years ago, Wellesley College graduate Jennifer Eplett Reilly ’85 and a few friends had an idea: help Boston’s neighborhoods by recruiting young people from diverse backgrounds to volunteer full-time. Not only would the city benefit from painted classrooms and spruced-up playgrounds, but “corps members” would be so inspired by their experiences it would trigger lifelong civic involvement.
“Nardi Reeder Campion, 90; was Author and Columnist”
The Boston Globe
December 14, 2007
Bryan Marquard
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/14/nardi_reeder_campion_90_was_author_and_columnist/
"Why I Stopped Driving My Car,” a column by prolific writer Nardi Reeder Campion ’38, was written a few years ago after an accident prompted her to set aside her keys. In it, she suggested ways for elderly drivers to get around without a car. Among the options: hitchhike. Which she did. Three times. At 86. "The third time cured me," she wrote. "Wouldn't you think people would stop for an old lady smiling and waving her thumb, her white hair shining in the sun? Forget it. Car after car zipped by without even slowing down.” Campion died in her sleep at the age of 90.
“Sundance Institute Announces 13 Feature Film Projects for January Screenwriters Lab”
Elites TV
[ http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2007/Dec/EEN476233159b502.html ]http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2007/Dec/EEN476233159b502.html
Sundance Institute has selected 13 projects for the annual January Screenwriters Lab, to be held January 11-16, 2008, at the Sundance Resort in Utah. The Screenwriters Lab is a five-day writer’s workshop that gives independent screenwriters the opportunity to work intensively on their feature film scripts with the support of established writers in an environment that encourages innovation and creative risk-taking. Alicia Erian, English, will work on “Hammer and Anvil,” about an idealistic American with a checkered past who agrees to do the favor of a lifetime for a Salvadoran immigrant, only to face repercussions years later.
“Rosengren Breaks Ranks: Hub Fed Chief’s Vote May Reflect ’90s Bust Fears”
The Boston Herald
December 12, 2007
Jerry Kronenberg
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1050233
Boston Federal Reserve chief Eric Rosengren split with the rest of the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy committee yesterday and voted to slash benchmark U.S. interest rates a half percentage point. Chip Case, economics, who works with the Boston Fed as a visiting scholar, said Rosengren “lived through tough times and knows how powerful housing downturns can be. We had a recession in 1990-91 where we lost over 600,000 jobs in New England. That’s huge. It was the biggest regional recession in the country.”
“The Future of Russia Under Medvedev”
All Things Considered - NPR
December 10, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17105561&sc=emaf
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus and author of the forthcoming book Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia, talks with Robert Siegel about Dmitry Medvedev, who has received the endorsement of Vladimir Putin for next year's presidential election in Russia.
“Church is Changing with the Times”
The Metrowest Daily News
December 10, 2007
Liz Mineo
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/homepage/x134678242
When officials at a downtown Brazilian church noticed its younger congregants had trouble reading the Bible in Portuguese during the services, they knew the time had come for a change. Many churches are choosing a "pragmatic response," by speaking the language in which congregants feel most comfortable, said Peggy Levitt, sociology, who has written extensively about immigration and religion. "Ethnic churches have to meet their members where they are," said Levitt. "They're sensitive to their customer base. They're going to provide spiritual and social services to meet their congregants' needs."
“U.S. Envoy Works to Nurture Civil Society in Belarus”
USINFO (State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs)
December 10, 2007
Jane Morse
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=December&x=20071210164747ajesroM0.8648188
Personal presence and the personal touch can be extremely powerful tools in nurturing democracy and civil society, as Wellesley College alumna Karen Stewart, the U.S. ambassador to Belarus, has demonstrated. Her skills in supporting democratic activists laboring under the repressive regime of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has won Stewart recognition from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who bestowed on her the first Diplomacy for Freedom Award on Dec. 10 in a special ceremony at the Department of State.
“Persis S. Drell named Fourth Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Stanford Linear Accelerator Center”
Stanford News Service
December 6, 2007
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/january9/drell-010908.html
Persis S. Drell, who earned her bachelor’s degree at Wellesley College, has been named director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), effective immediately, Stanford University President John Hennessy announced Thursday. Drell, a professor of physics at SLAC, has held a series of senior positions at the laboratory since 2002 and has served as acting director since September. Stanford University operates SLAC on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
“I’m Smart, I have a Job – So Why Are My Finances Such a Mess?”
The Wellesley Townsman
December 6, 2007
Sean McGee
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/education/x805325376
Two years ago, Ann Witte, economics, and successful investment banker Saundra Gulley ’85 created a class together that focuses entirely on personal finance. Witte notes that her research into the topic showed a “huge gap” between financial responsibility and financial education for college students.
"Dana Hall School in Wellesley Appoints 10th Head of School"
The Wellesley Townsman
December 3, 2007
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/education/x2031284780
The board of trustees of Dana Hall School has announced the unanimous appointment of Caroline Kent Erisman as the 10th head of Dana Hall School, effective July 1, 2008. She holds a master's in education from Columbia University Teacher's College, a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Wellesley College, where she was Phi Beta Kappa, a Wellesley Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar semi-finalist.
"Foreclosures Jump on Long Island, Upstage"
The Real Deal
December 2007
Abby Luby
http://www.therealdeal.net/issues/December_2007/1196819499.php
Nevada, California and Florida may top foreclosure lists, but New York's stats are jumping. The 40,418 foreclosures for January through September include 30,812 default notices, 7,075 auction notices and 2,531 bank repossessions. Karl Case, economics, sees a light at the end of the tunnel. "In two years, this will be cleared up," he said. "There will be a substantial number of people hurt along the way, but we are already writing better, new mortgages. It's not going to be like it was two years ago, when you could qualify for a new mortgage if you could breathe."
“Lone ‘Boy’ on Campus”
The Boston Globe
December 3, 2007
Keith O’Brien
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/12/03/lone_boy_on_campus/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
He is literally a man among women – about 2,300 women. Mohammad Usman, 19, is the only man enrolled as a resident student at Wellesley College this fall.
“Online Bullying a Growing Part of U.S. Teen Internet Life”
Agence France-Presse
December 3, 2007
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=101209
U.S. researchers warn that bullies are taking their hurtful ways from real-world schoolyards to the “cyber” world by targeting teens with nasty e-mail, text messaging and online chat. “Some of the hysteria about bullying is just a way to try to regulate and surveil kids,” said Nan Stein, Wellesley Centers for Women, where she directs research on sexual harassment.
“Mortgage Mess Cost: $3B”
Boston Herald
December 3, 2007
Scott Van Voorhis
http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1048425
The Boston area could lose billions of dollars in economic activity in the fallout from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, a new report finds. The slowdown in home sales has had a major spillover effect, from the loss in pay for brokers to a big decline in construction spending on new housing, said Karl Case, economics.
“Anchored”
The Boston Globe
December 1, 2007
Megan Tench
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/12/01/anchored/
Gretchen Hayden, daughter of Hollywood actor Sterling Hayden, is living out her passion as a trained dancer and teacher of Kathak, a classical Indian dance form. Hayden is the artistic director of Chhandika, a Boston-based nonprofit Kathak organization, and teaches Kathak at Tufts University and Wellesley College.
November
“Giving Can Improve Your Health”
Women Today Magazine
November 30, 2007
Rusty Wright
http://womentodaymagazine.com/family/givinggood.html
Around 500 scientific studies demonstrate that unselfish love can enhance health. For instance, Paul Wink, psychology, studied University of California Berkeley data that followed about 200 people every decade since the 1920s. Giving during high school correlated with good mental and physical health across life spans. Givers experienced these benefits regardless of the warmth of their families, he found.
“No Longer a Glass Ceiling?”
National Public Radio - “Here and Now”
November 27, 2007
http://www.here-now.org/shows/2007/11/20071127.asp
As a guest on the syndicated radio show Here and Now, Linda Carli, psychology, counters the traditional conception of the “glass ceiling” for women in the workplace; instead, she argues, women face more of a labyrinth as skills like assertiveness and events like parenthood create much different consequences for men than they do for women.
“A Bit of Good News Emerges For Real Estate”
The Associated Press
November 29, 2007
http://www.cnbc.com/id/22017276/for/cnbc
“Home Prices Fall Below $300,000 Mark”
The Boston Herald
November 28, 2007
Scott Van Voorhis
http://news.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view.bg?articleid=1047506
“Home Prices in U.S. Fell Record 4.5% in Third Quarter”
Bloomberg
November 27, 2007
Bob Willis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acGASBwZyEYs&refer=home
Home prices continued to decline on the S&P/Case-Shiller index over the third quarter, demonstrating the most pronounced drop in two decades. Karl Case, economics, and Robert Shiller of Yale University created the widely used index using research from the 1980s.
“Polish Culture over the World”
Polish Culture
November 26, 2007
http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/wy_in_wy_global_feminisms_wellesley_2007
Global Feminisms consists of work by 80 women artists from more than 50 countries on all the continents – among them Polish artists Katarzyna Kozyra, Elzbieta Jablonska and Anna Baumgart – and includes work in all media – painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation and performance.
“3 New Books Offer Different Views of the Gender Debate in Sports”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
November 25, 2007
Libby Sander
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i14/14a02501.htm
Laura Pappano, writer-in-residence at the Wellesley Centers for Women, co-wrote a new book, Playing With the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal in Sports, with Elizabeth McDonagh. They credit Title IX with helping women to achieve more opportunities in sports, but argue that the resultant segregation of the sexes harms efforts more than it helps. Pappano says, “It seems patently absurd that we divide people first by gender, and that that overrides any skill or ability. We need to re-examine that equation. You create more opportunities for males and females to play together.”
“Library to Honor Four Male Writers”
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.)
November 25, 2007
Grant Welker
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x1944247779
Last December, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s library associates honored three women for their writing, the first in a program modeled after an event at Wellesley College. Mel B. Yoken, chancellor professor emeritus, came up with the idea for the author awards after seeing Wellesley College’s a few years ago. “It knocked my socks off,” he said. “It was just phenomenal.”
“Getting to Know Your DNA”
The New York Times
November 23, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/opinion/l23dna.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Susan Reverby, women’s studies, is one of the four co-authors of a letter to the editor of The New York Times commenting on the recently published article My Genome, Myself: Seeking Clues in DNA and highlighting the limits of genetic knowledge.
"Shop or Stop”
New York Post
November 23, 2007
Paul Tharp
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11232007/business/shop_or_stop_174220.htm
Wall Street is betting on a nice bounce from Europe's stock rally to help chase away any holiday shopping blues. Ann Witte, economics, and former investment banker Saundra Gulley ’85, are co-instructors of “Personal Finances,” a class taught at Wellesley College. " "Retail therapy is not a medical necessity," she said. "The only way you get yourself out of trouble is to earn more or spend less ," said Gulley.
“Chilled Beam System Comes to D.C.”
Washington Business Journal
November 23, 2007
Douglas Fruehling
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/11/26/focus4.html
When Tom Jaroch interviewed designers to overhaul the soon-to-be-vacant Department of Transportation headquarters in 2004, one engineer told him he should consider a chilled beam HVAC system like those used in Europe. After selecting Smith Group for the project, Jaroch asked the firm to look into chilled beams. The nine-member design team went to Boston to tour the only three U.S. buildings using the technology: Harvard Business School, Wellesley College, and the U.S. headquarters for the U.K based AstraZeneca.
“Putin Should Follow George Washington”
The Moscow Times
November 22, 2007
Marshall Goldman
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/11/22/006.html
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, discusses Vladimir Putin’s domestic and international popularity, his charisma as a leader, as well as Russia’s attempt to re-emerge as a world power.
“In Conversation with Pashington Obeng”
Lokvani
November 22, 2007
Nirmala Garimella
[ http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=4507 ]http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=4507
In 1998, Pashinton Obeng,~Africana studies, traveled to India to spend time in a monastery at the Syrian Orthodox Church in Cochin, Kerala . At the monastery, he was told that there were people in the hills who resembled him closely. Intrigued, Obeng embarked on a trail of discovery – finding out possible descendant of Africans in India. In his most recent book titled Shaping Membership, Defining Nation: The Cultural Politics of African Indians in South Asia (Lexington Books, 2007) Obeng explores the history, faith and cultural practices of the Karnataka African Indians, also known as the Siddis or Habshis.
“Board Set to Revisit Road Woe”
The Boston Globe
November 22, 2007
Lisa Keen
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/22/board_set_to_revisit_road_of_woe/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
The unusually high number of accidents occurring on Weston Road calls for Wellesley officials to find a solution to the problem. One possibility they’ve considered involves Wellesley College, which owns most of the west side of the road. With the college’s permission, the town could consider adding a sidewalk along its side of the street.
“U.Va’s Glee Club Offers Music from around World Holiday Season with Flair Awaits Concertgoers”
The News Leader (Staunton, Va.)
November 22, 2007
http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071122/ENTERTAINMENT04/711220309/1044
In November, the Virginia Glee Club of the University of Virginia performed Bach's "Magnificat" with the Wellesley College Choir in Cambridge. In its 137th year, the group is under the baton of conductor Frank Albinder, who is currently in his fifth season with the Glee Club.
“Women’s Watch: Women, Politics and the Press”
WBZ Radio
November2007
Laurie Kirby
http://wbz.com/pages/9223.php?contentType=34&contentId=387
Marion Just, political science, has a conversation with WBZ's Ellen Sherman about her career, balancing a family and women in politics.
"Election '08: Media and the Message"
WGBH-TV and WBUR-FM Radio
November 16, 2007
http://www.wgbh.org/gb/?item_id=3581869
A television and radio broadcast looked at media coverage of the upcoming presidential election. Featured panelists included Marion Just, political science.
“Rhyme over Reason”
Pomona College Magazine
Fall 2007 Issue
Janice O’Leary
http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/PCMFL07/FSmenkiti.shtml
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy, a published poet, became a businessman last year (although he chuckles over that) when he rescued an endangered species of bookstore: an independent poetry store. The Grolier Poetry Book Shop, the nation’s oldest poetry bookstore, was headed toward extinction, wounded by the harpoons of national chains, and Menkiti couldn’t let it happen.
“Making the Most Out of Higher Education”
The Jewish Advocate
November 14, 2007
Rachel Axelbank
http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/this_weeks_issue/news/?content_id=3979
When Yael Misrahi arrived at Wellesley College more than a year ago, she knew she’d made the right choice. Still, something was missing. Wellesley sophomore Caroline Phillips found herself feeling similarly, and this past spring, the two teamed up to create a bet midrash – a house of learning.
“Student News”
Hudson Hub Times
November 14, 2007
http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/news/article/2847802
Lisa Abraham, class of 2010, was awarded the Katharine Malone Prize for Academic Excellence for first-year students. During her first year, Abraham, now a sophomore, served as a college government senator, assisted with Wellesley's annual South Asian dance performance and volunteered for Words on Wheels, where she helped kindergartners with reading.
“More Proof that Mentors Matter”
U.S. News & World Report
November 12, 2007
Alex Kingsbury
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/special-reports/2007/11/12/ruth-j-simmons.html
Ruth Simmons’ attributes took her from the farm to a series of important firsts: the first black president of a Seven Sisters school, the first African-American at the helm of an Ivy League institution, and the first female president of Brown. For all this, Simmons credits a series of mentors who challenged, prodded and supported her along the way. At Wellesley College, where she spent her junior year, she came to admire President Margaret Clapp, who helped change her notions of gender. "That was defining for me, the notion that women didn't have to play restricted roles, that you didn't have to hold back at all," says Simmons. "The faculty demanded that you work up to your potential."
“Finding The Right Note to Play”
The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
November 12, 2007
John Kovach
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071112/News01/711120385/1052/News01
In 1933, at the age of six, young musician Lois Jean Barnett was already mesmerizing her audience when sitting down at the piano. However, if it were not for the encouragement she and her family received from Clarence Hamilton, music professor at Wellesley College, at the time, perhaps her music career would not have taken the track it did. "Look at them critically as you will, and you must admit they are correct to form," Hamilton said, referring to her compositions. “Listen to them as an amateur music fan, and you'll confess they are delightful and charming."
“The Legacy of Title IX”
The Boston Globe
November 12, 2007
Anita Hill
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2007/11/12/the_legacy_of_title_ix/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
Anita Hill, visiting scholar at Wellesley College, the Newhouse Center for the Humanities and Wellesley Center for Women, comments on the historic statute known as Title IX and the place of women in the world of collegiate sports. Although the statute was enacted in 1972, there is still a long way to go until women athletes are treated as equal to their male counterparts.
“Pakistani Students Hold Protest Rally in Boston”
Daily Times Pakistan
November 12, 2007
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C11%5C12%5Cstory_12-11-2007_pg7_7
About 200 Pakistani students from local universities and colleges and members of the community held a rally at the Boston Common to protest against the state of emergency in Pakistan. Wellesley College students were in the forefront holding banners and leading what they called the “march of the chain” in a symbolic message for the people of Pakistan who have been arrested and brutalized for speaking out.
“Greetings, Earthlings”
The Boston Globe
November 11, 2007
Peter Schworm and Linda Wertheimer
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/11/defraying_the_high_cost_of_a_degree/
Only three people were in the know about the mysterious calls that kept interrupting a recent trustees meeting at Wellesley College. The first two times the phone rang, board chairwoman Alecia DeCoudreaux answered, and only static came over the loudspeaker in the board room. As the other trustees stared at DeCoudreaux, a third call came in and they heard a voice on the other line: It was an absent trustee, Pamela Melroy, class of 1983, calling from the Space Shuttle Discovery during its docking at the International Space Station.
“Our View: Space Mission Accomplished”
The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Mass.)
November 11, 2007
http://www.eagletribune.com/puopinion/local_story_315093956?page=1
Lost amid all other headlines last week was an inspiring tale of scientific and engineering achievement – the mission of the space shuttle Discovery. Shuttle commander Pamela Melroy and her crew touched down at Cape Canaveral in Florida Wednesday afternoon, following a 15-day, 6.25 million-mile mission that The Associated Press described as "among the most challenging– and heroic – in shuttle history."
“Arts Calendar”
The Daily News Transcript (Norwood, Mass.)
November 10, 2007
http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/lifestyle/x1086972485
The Wellesley College Theater presents George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion at the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
“Wellesley Shows Its Love for Famous Alumna”
CNN
November 9, 2007
Johanna Peace
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/09/cnnu.clinton/
CNNU campus correspondent Johanna Peace is a junior at Wellesley College. CNNU is a feature that provides student perspectives on news and trends from colleges across the United States. “When New York senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at Wellesley College to launch her nationwide youth movement last week, her visit had the mood of a triumphant return,” Peace wrote.
“Women Now Face ‘Labyrinth’ of Work Challenges”
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
November 9, 2007
Pamela Sacks
http://www.telegram.com/article/20071109/COLUMN46/711090419/1021/FEATURES04
Pity the poor woman in a position of power. She has to be assertive and warm, demanding and kind. If she can’t maintain that balance, she won’t have many friends of either gender. “If you present a highly competent but not particularly warm woman, it bothers men more than it does women,” says Linda Carli, psychology. “Men are more likely to report such a woman as threatening and difficult. If a woman is very high-level management or in politics, she rubs both genders the wrong way.”
“Emily Amick and Rosanna Hertz: Generation eXXception”
Silobreaker
November 7, 2007
Emily Amick and Rosanna Hertz
http://beta.silobreaker.com/DocumentReader.aspx?Item=5_787399188
Rosanna Hertz, sociology and women’s studies, and Emily Amick ’07 comment on modern women’s attempts to balance the demands of a high profile career with those of a family. “Having watched older generations struggle to be perfect, opt out or put off starting a family, these young women are at the forefront of a changing definition of womanhood in American society. They believe that employment will be part of their life's fabric; motherhood will not prompt them to choose between family and work. They want family and work.”
“100 Women in Hedge Fund Names iMentor Beneficiary of the 2007 New York Gala”
Ticker Technologies
November 7, 2007
http://www.tickertech.com/cgi/?a=news&ticker=a&w=&story=200711200711071603PR_NEWS_USPR_____NYW160
100 Women in Hedge Funds will also present two of the most prestigious awards in the hedge fund industry at the 2007 Gala. The 2007 Industry Leadership Award will be awarded to Jane Mendillo, chief investment officer, in recognition of her talent, ethics and passion that help define the hedge fund industry's standard of excellence.
“PINE Event a Success with More Than 300 Print Executives Present”
What They Think
November 6, 2007
http://members.whattheythink.com/news/newslink.cfm?id=29555
More than 300 print industry professionals helped inaugurate a new Awards of Excellence print competition at Printing Industries of New England’s (PINE’s) annual Industry Awards Gala last week. Wellesley College Printing Services received a 25-year membership plaque.
“Students Promote Campus-Wide Religious Pluralism”
Wesleyan Connection
November 5, 2007
Olivia Bartlett
http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2007/1107religious.html
Ji Hyang Sunim, Buddhist advisor, was among the several speakers at the Interfaith Youth Conference, “Crossing the Faith Line,” in Chicago Oct. 28-30.
“U.S. Feminists Weigh Vote for Clinton”
Reuters
November 5, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21637287/
Senator Hillary Clinton won support from women last week at her alma mater, where she spoke of facing "the all-boys club of presidential politics" days after Democratic rivals took aim at her at a debate. Wellesley student Edlyn Yuen ’09 said she found Clinton inspiring. "It definitely boosts your confidence, especially when you see her holding her own in the debates," while Kelsey Henson ’09 said, "It's unfortunate that there's not a greater field of candidates to choose from who are women."
“Mock Trial Team Headed to Harvard”
Daily Globe (Ironwood, Mich.)
November 5, 2007
http://www.ironwooddailyglobe.com/1105mock.htm
Wellesley College will be among the 32 teams to participate in the Crimson Classic Mock Trial Invitational. The invitation-only tournament will be held at Harvard University Nov. 10 and11.
“Knocking Yourself Up”
Newsweek
November 5, 2007 Issue
Lorraine Ali
http://www.newsweek.com/id/62298
Louise Sloan, author of the guidebook Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom, found herself single at 41, though she'd always considered herself "definitely the marrying kind." Sloan's take on this provocative subject is already spurring caustic feedback online, though it's the lightest offering among several recent books that include Rosanna Hertz's academic account, Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice.
“The Affirmative Action Provocateur”
The Boston Globe
November 5, 2007
Anita Hill
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/11/05/the_affirmative_action_provocateur/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Op-ed+columns
Anita Hill, visiting scholar at Wellesley College, the Newhouse Center for the Humanities and Wellesley Center for Women, suggests how affirmative action will affect the outcome of the 2008 presidential elections. “Given an increasing minority population and key locations where minorities are actually the majority, neither Republicans nor Democrats can risk alienating voters by being insensitive to gender or racial concerns,” says Hill.
“Going Solo”
The Boston Globe
November, 4, 2007
Maggie Jackson
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2007/11/04/going_solo/
Single mothers report making more sacrifices both in career and home lives than married parents, the research shows. In other words, they are squeezed both ways. But above all, their children tend to come first. "The child really becomes the focal point of their lives," says Rosanna Hertz, a sociology professor at Wellesley College and author of "Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice," an in-depth study of 65 mostly middle-class women who chose to raise their children solo.
“Liberal Arts Schools Embrace Engineering”
Associated Press
November 4, 2007
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071103/ap/d8smctbo2.html
Liberal Arts schools are positioning themselves as alternatives for students, especially women and minorities, who might feel intimidated by larger, big-name engineering schools and their perceived macho culture. The trend is driven partly by changes in accreditation standards in recent years that recognized the need for more well-rounded engineers who can better understand the communities in which they work. "Engineering is science in service to society," said Ted Ducas, a Wellesley professor. "Addressing fundamental problems of the world - that's of great interest to our students."
“’The Pirate’s Daughter’: Margaret Cezair-Thompson speculates on Errol Flynn’s Jamaica Sojourn”
The Dallas Morning News
November 4, 2007
Anne Morris
http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-bk_pirate_1104gl.State.Bulldog.457924e.html
Written by Margaret Cezair-Thompson, who left the West Indies at 19 and now teaches at Wellesley College, The Pirate's Daughter captures perfectly the essence of Jamaica, from the lilting patois spoken by its people to the lush beauty of its mountains and coves. If you have traveled there, you will certainly recognize the place, though this book will make you more intimate with its contradictions. Ms. Cezair-Thompson presents its racial and economic tensions, as well as its romance.
“Clinton Comes Home to Wellesley”
The New York Times
November 2, 2007 “
Elisabeth Bumiller
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21592645/
Election '08: Media and the Message
WGBH-TV and WBUR Radio
November 2, 2007
http://www.wgbh.org/gb/?item_id=3581869
Two broadcast special programs looked at media coverage of the upcoming presidential election. Featured panelists in both programs included Marion Just, political science. The programs are available to listen to online.
“Clinton Reminisces, Garners Support at Wellesley”
The Boston Globe
November 2, 2007
Marcella Bombardieri
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/11/02/clinton_reminisces_garners_support_at_wellesley/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
Returning to her alma mater yesterday for the first time as a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton recounted how she was so intimidated as a freshman that she wanted to give up and go home to Chicago. How young women raced along Route 9 on Saturday nights to make curfew after their dates, and how late-night debates with her Wellesley College classmates fed her dreams and ambitions. "In so many ways, this all-women's college prepared me to compete in the all boys' club of presidential politics," Clinton declared, prompting yells and applause.
“Testing the Line Between Too Much and Too Little”
Science
November 2, 2007
Jennifer Couzin
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/318/5851/740?eaf
Keeping peanuts and other risky foods from toddlers in the hopes of preventing allergy has been common practice for years. But is avoidance actually safer? The thought that higher doses may not be worse has come gradually, as scientists dig deeper into how environmental cues prompt an immune response. That the immune system attacks something like Escherichia coli bacteria, a sickness-inducing pathogen, "makes sense," says Stephanie Eisenbarth of Yale University School of Medicine, who performed allergy studies in renowned immunologist Kim Bottomly's lab for her Ph.D. thesis.
“Healing Conference Coming to Raimer”
The Daily News (Longview, Washington)
November 2, 2007
Mary Lefkowitz
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/11/03/this_day/news02.txt
Lefkowitz classical studies emerita, and author of "Greek Gods, Human Lives" and the forthcoming "History Lesson", examines elements of ancient Greek theology and how it may apply to today’s society. “Prominent secular and atheist commentators have argued lately that religion "poisons" human life and causes endless violence and suffering. But the poison isn't religion; it's monotheism,” claims Lefkowitz
“Ladies in Waiting”
The National Journal
November 1, 2007
Athena Jones
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/10/ladies_in_waiti.html
Wellesley students Shelly Anand, ’07, and Amy Bisno, ’10, offer their comments regarding Senator Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency and her ability to achieve the vote at Wellesley College. President of College Government, Anand says, “We're definitely really excited that one of our alums is running for president. I think it's fair to say, though, that students have their own political opinions.” Bisno then asserts her support very clearly: "I love everything she stands for. I think her health care plan is on target, and I also love that she's from Wellesley."
October
“Former Barksdale Pilot to Command Shuttle Flight”
The Shreveport Times (CA)
October 31, 2007
John Andrew Prime
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/BARKSDALEWARRIOR/710300344
“Bellevue’s Yang Qiu Brings Hope to China”
Bellevue Reporter
October 31, 2007
http://www.bellevuereporter.com/jumpstory.html?story=brief6&pubdate=10/31/2007
When Yang Qiu was chosen for an internship in rural China last summer, it meant a return to her native land. A senior at Wellesley College outside of Boston, Yang aims for a career in public health and has worked on medical problems plaguing China’s rural poor.
“Toy Safety”
Super Feature
October 30, 2007
http://www.superfeature.com/Article/Safety-with-toys/36910
The young use toys and play to discover their identity, help their bodies grow strong, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they will need as adults. Mary Ucci, Educational Director of the Child Study Center of Wellesley College, demonstrates how such toys positively impact the Physical Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, and Social Development of children. It is through imaginative play that the child begins to learn some of the roles and rules of society.
“News and Notes: Peggy McIntosh of Wellesley of Speak on White Privilege”
The Heights (Boston College)
October 29, 2007
http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2007/10/29/News/News-And.Notes.Peggy.Mcintosh.Of.Wellesley.To.Speak.On.White.Privilege-3062282.shtml
"The 'Invisible Knapsack' of White Privilege: Continuing the Struggle," will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and will feature Peggy McIntosh, the associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. She is also the founder and co-director of the National Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) Project on Inclusive Curriculum.
“Local Experts Say Supply of Homes for Sale Needs to Even Out”
The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
October 28, 2007
Katy Stech
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/28/local_experts_say_supply_homes_sale_need20290/
Industry experts and local real estate agents agree: For the Charleston market to get back on an upswing, the number of homes for sale has to return to a more normal level. One factor that should help the market readjust is for builders of new homes to put the brakes on their expansion plans. "If you stop building and (homes) come off the market, it will re-establish equilibrium, even at what would seem a very high price," said Karl Case, economics.
“Veggie Victory”
The Boston Globe
October 28, 2007
Linda Wertheimer and Peter Schworm
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/10/28/mits_benedict_to_retire_after_8_years_as_student_life_dean/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
Based on student recommendations and surveys, the youth division of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -peta2- highlights 40 universities in the United States and Canada, offering an array of nonanimal-based food. Among the New England schools on the list was Wellesley, which wins rave reviews for soba noodles with veggies and tofu and stuff-your-own pita with Tofurky slices.
“WGBH and WBUR, In Partnership with Boston University’s College of Communication, Present: ‘Election ’08: Media and the Message’”
Boston University Media Relations
October 26, 2007
http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/display.php?id=1443
Confirmed panelists for a political program include nationally syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman; Politico’s Jonathan Martin; Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons; Marion Just, political science, and author of Crosstalk: Citizens, Candidates and the Media in a Presidential Campaign; Kevin Madden, national press secretary for former governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign; and John Carroll of "Beat the Press" and Boston University. The event will be broadcast Friday, Nov. 2, from 7-8 pm on WGBH 2 television station and simulcast on WBUR-FM in Boston.
“‘Pirate’s Daughter’: A Fictional Flynn’s Jamaica Fling”
USA Today
October 25, 2007
Bob Minzesheimer
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2007-10-24-pirates-daughter_N.htm?POE=click-refer
‘In Margaret Cezair-Thompson's ambitious novel, The Pirate's Daughter, a fictional version of Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling, hedonistic movie star, confesses, "I'm not a good husband or a good boyfriend. I'm not even that good an actor." Cezair-Thompson, English, is a native of Jamaica. This reviewer notes that her new book explores questions about identity and racism without being heavy-handed about it.
“The Hunger for Live Theater”
The Harvard University Gazette
October 25, 2007
Ken Gewertz
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/10.25/15-playwright.html ]http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/10.25/15-playwright.html
After the dedication of the New College Theater at Harvard University, it was now time for the weightier main event, a discussion by four practicing playwrights on the subject “Does Playwriting Have a Future?” Moderated by Robert Brustein, founding director and creative consultant of Harvard’s American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), the panel included Melinda Lopez, theatre, among others.
“Gods, or God?”
Los Angeles Times
October 25, 2007
Mary Lefkowitz
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=14&ID=383126&r=7&subCategoryID
“Bring Back the Greek Gods”
Los Angeles Times
October 24, 2007
Mary Lefkowitz
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-oe-lefkowitz23oct23,1,4653462.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Prominent secular and atheist commentators have argued lately that religion "poisons" human life and causes endless violence and suffering. But the poison isn't religion; it's monotheism, says Mary Lefkowitz, humanities emerita. The polytheistic Greeks didn't advocate killing those who worshiped different gods, and they did not pretend that their religion provided the right answers. Their religion made the ancient Greeks aware of their ignorance and weakness, letting them recognize multiple points of view, maintains the author of Greek Gods, Human Lives and the forthcoming History Lesson.
“Custody Injustice Goes Way Beyond Britney”
Women’s eNews
October 24, 2007
Sandra Kobrin
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3360
Britney Spears has lost custody of her two children amid ghoulish media pleasure in her predicament. It's tempting to think she's a special case, but Sandra Kobrin says the tide is against mothers fighting custody battles in family court. Statewide testimony projects have been conducted—and continue to go forward—around the country. They involve researchers who interview both women and men after a divorce about the outcomes of their custody cases. An example is the 2002 study produced by the Wellesley Center for Women.
“Women and the Subprime Crunch”
The Boston Globe
October 22, 2007
Anita Hill
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2007/10/22/women_and_the_subprime_crunch/
There was a time when purchasing a home was something only married couples did. However, increasingly, single, widowed and divorced women with and without children are making the choice to purchase a home on their own. Yet, the economic and social consequences of subprime lending practices on them are subjects few are discussing. Women have become a key component in the real estate market. Last year in Massachusetts, over one-third of first-time home buyers were single women and nearly one-quarter of all home buyers were single women. Anita Hill is a visiting scholar at Wellesley College’s Newhouse Center for the Humanities and the Wellesley Centers for Women.
“Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web”
The New York Times
October 22, 2007
Katie Hafner
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/technology/22library.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections. The research libraries, including Wellesley College and other Boston area institutions, are instead signing on with the Open Content Alliance, a nonprofit effort aimed at making their materials broadly available.
“Genetic Ancestry Testing Could Spawn Unwelcome Societal Consequences”
News-Medical.Net
October 21, 2007
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=31440
“Parents of Pam Melroy Have Always Believed in Her”
News 10NBC
October 21, 2007
http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S232768.shtml?cat=566
“Mission Discovery: Space Shuttle Commander, Pilot Ready to Fly”
Space.com
October 20, 2007
Tariq Malik
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/071020-sts120-commander-pilot.html
NASA's only active female shuttle commander is ready to launch into orbit next week to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Veteran astronaut Pamela Melroy ’83 will command the space shuttle Discovery's planned Tuesday launch. "This is a fantastic moment for any crew...arriving where your vehicle is ready and waiting for you at the pad," Melroy told reporters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Friday. "We're really excited to be here."
“Renowned Expert on Quality in Education to Give Lecture at Hilbert”
The Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.)
October 20, 2007
http://observertoday.com/articles.asp?articleID=16539
Peggy McIntosh, known for her ground-breaking work on multicultural and gender fair curricula in education, will be the featured speaker at an Oct. 22 lecture at Hilbert College. McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, is founder and co-director of the National SEED (Seeking Education Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum.
“Schools Take Hard Line against Public Displays of Affection”
Dallas Morning News
October 19, 2007
Stella Chavez
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101907dnmetsexharass.516c6.htm
Fossil Hill Middle School student Ashley Highberger, who was admonished for holding a male friend's hand, started a petition to change its school policies. From bans on hugging to labeling comments as sexual harassment, schools are cracking down on anything that smacks of sex. Critics say teachers and administrators have become too fearful of lawsuits and have stopped letting kids be kids. Nan Stein, Center for Research on Women at the Wellesley Centers for Women, urges school districts not to rush to judgment in sexual harassment cases.
“Genetic Ancestral Testing Cannot Deliver On Its Promise”
Terra Daily
October 19, 2007
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Genetic_Ancestral_Testing_Cannot_Deliver_On_Its_Promise_999.html
For many Americans, the potential to track one's DNA to a specific country, region or tribe with a take-home kit is highly alluring. But while the popularity of genetic ancestry testing is rising – particularly among African Americans – the technology is flawed and could spawn unwelcome societal consequences, according to researchers. "It can give them false hope," said UC Berkeley sociology professor Troy Duster, who co-authored the study with Susan Reverby, women’s studies, and researchers from other institutions.
“Olin Adds Engineering Class Link to Colleges”
Mass High Tech
October 19, 2007
Brendan Lynch
http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2007/10/22/story13.html
The four-year-old Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering has started an engineering certificate program for non-engineering students attending neighboring schools. The program is aimed at students majoring in physics, chemistry and other sciences at Wellesley College, Babson College and Brandeis University. "It was really interest from Wellesley that got us started," said Michael Moody, vice president of academic affairs at Olin.
“Pirate of the Caribbean”
The Washington Post
October 16, 2007
Amy Alexander
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/15/AR2007101501358.html
Margaret Cezair-Thomson, creative writing, is the author of The Pirate’s Daughter. In this engaging novel, May endures a galleon's worth of troubles, including tangled intrigue among louche, expatriate Brits, a home invasion by drug-addled thugs and the crude observations of a bisexual Frenchman who can't resist her resemblance to Errol Flynn, May's wayward, movie star father.
“Make your Statement”
Relate Magazine
October 2007
Linda Buchwald
http://www.relatemag.com/mag/future/school
Make your statement on college applications. Robin Gaynor, admission, suggests starting two essays and then choosing the one that best reflects what you want to say. She also says that sometimes it’s better to start in the middle somewhere and work your essay around that particular point.
“In Silicon Valley, Few Women Reach Top Jobs”
Mercury News (California)
October 16, 2007
Mark Schwanhausser
http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7190951?source=email&nclick_check=1
Silicon Valley boasts that the future is invented here, but a critical study suggests that tech companies are mired in the past when it comes to promoting women to top posts. Some experts in workplace and gender issues say the study's statistics underscore deep problems that involve social issues, the educational system and how businesses recruit and treat women. High schools do a poor job exposing either gender to the broad range of engineering and tech careers, said Rosanna Hertz, sociology and women's studies. Likewise, colleges should work harder to recruit girls into engineering programs, she added.
“Putin Seeks to Prevent U.S.A.’s Unilateral Military Course Against Iran”
Pravda.Ru
October 16, 2007
Alexander Timoshik
http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/98876-0/
Russian President Vladimir Putin, shrugging off reports of a plot to assassinate him in Tehran, said he'll go ahead with a planned trip to Iran where talks will include the Islamic Republic's “nuclear dossier.” On the eve of Putin’s visit to Iran Pravda.Ru interviewed two major Middle East and Russian policy experts, Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, and Flynt Leverett, senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
“The United States of Subprime Loans”
The Wall Street Journal
October 16, 2007
Rick Brooks and Constance Mitchell Ford
http://rismedia.com/wp/2007-10-15/the-united-states-of-subprime-loans/
“High-Rate Mortgage Loans Made in Every Corner of U.S.”
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, Utah)
October 16, 2007 “
Rick Brooks and Constance Mitchell Ford
http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/963331.html
As America’s mortgage markets began unraveling this year, economists seeking explanations pointed to “subprime” mortgages issued to low-income, minority and urban borrowers. “We had an aggressive home-mortgage industry trying to get people into homes they couldn’t afford at a time when home prices were very high. It turned out to be a house of cards,” said Karl Case, economics. “We’re in the early stages of the cleanup.”
“Hilbert Lecture to Focus on Equality in Education”
The Buffalo News
October 15, 2007
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/southernsuburbs/story/182679.html
Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, and founder and co-director of the National SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum, will discuss “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” at Hilbert College, in Hamburg, New York.
“Hilbert Lecture to Focus on Equality in Education”
The Buffalo News
October 15, 2007
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/southernsuburbs/story/182679.html
Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, and founder and co-director of the National SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum, will discuss “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” at Hilbert College, in Hamburg, New York.
The Secret to a Woman's Success
The Today Show
October 15, 2007
http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&brand=msnbc&vid=119d5ce2-d506-47a4-8a74-7b911db6c533
Rosanna Hertz, women's studies, was featured as the expert resource on women's success on “The Today Show.” The video clip can be found on the above link by scrolling through the video bar.
“Software Grips Class as Learning Takes Fun Turn”
South China Morning Post
October 15, 2007
Mimi Lau
http://meltwaternews.com/redirect.asp?u=165591&p=416125&d=313284323&url=http://www.scmp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=972b93eed9395110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRDampampamp;s=Newsampampamp;ss=Education
Chinese primary school pupils are using a programmable computer device to turn English classes into sessions on how to design mechanical toys. "A great way for people to learn is to design or create things where they grapple with all sorts of ideas," explained Robbie Berg, physics, who visited Hong Kong last week.
“Discrimination, Harassment, and the NBA”
The Boston Globe
October 15, 2007
Anita Hill
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2007/10/15/discrimination_harassment_and_the_nba/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Sports+News
Anita Hill, visiting scholar at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities and Wellesley Centers for Women, comments on the conditions of harassment and discrimination that women face, as managers, marketing directors, or even journalists, in the world of professional sports.
“Back In the Spotlight Due To the Thomas Book, Anita Hill Asks If the Workplace Has Changed”
The Associated Press
October 14, 2007
Jocelyn Noveck
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/16E58BE1F779ADF686257373001AF101?OpenDocument
Back then, she was either a charlatan or a heroine, depending on which side you took in the showdown that was the battle over Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court. Sixteen years later, Anita Hill can be found on a tranquil New England college campus, sifting through thousands of documents to try to answer this question: Have things gotten any better in our nation's workplaces in regard to sexual harassment?
“New Research Concludes that the Sensationalism Sweeping Local News Is Bad for Ratings”
The Boston Globe
October 14, 2007
Drake Bennett
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/10/14/news_flash/
Marion Just, political science, comments on the shift away from public policy analysis to a more a sensationalist platform in Boston’s local news. She argues, “I think what governs most television news directors is the sense that they have no choice, that they have to use crime, accidents and disaster to grab the interest of the viewer. But they do have a choice. They can do well and do good."
Cameo: College HR Director, Hockey Player
The Boston Globe
October 14, 2007
Cindi Atoji
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2007/10/14/cameo_college_hr_director_hockey_player/
Eloise McGaw is featured for her unique combination of work as both the director of human resources at Wellesley College and a defenseman for the Haley Comets, a women’s hockey team in Belmont, Mass. Of her experience at Wellesley, she said, “Many applicants want to work at the college because of its mission and character, with hundreds of applications coming in for many openings.”
“Wellesley AD Gets Alumna Award”
The Boston Globe
October 14, 2007
Marvin Pave
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2007/10/14/mottau_strong_at_the_corner/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Sports+News
Director of Athletics Bridget Belgiovine will receive the Springfield College Distinguished Alumna Award at the school's Hall of Fame dinner on Saturday. She said she will accept the award "with great privilege and honor for a wonderful college and for all who care deeply about its reputation and importance in the world of higher education and sports."
“Nigeria: Writers, Critics, Remember Okigbo in the U.S.”
Daily Trust (Abuja)
October 13, 2007
Patrick Tagbo Oguejifor
http://allafrica.com/stories/200710150567.html
Critics the world over agree that Christopher Okigbo (1932-67) is a most influential and best-loved poet to emerge from Africa in the 20th century. Last month, a conference with theme of "Postcolonial African Literature and the Ideals of the Open Society/Teaching and Learning from Christopher Okigbo's Poetry" was hosted and sponsored by four Massachusetts universities, including Wellesley College.
“Clausing and Avi-Yonah on ‘Business Income”
TaxProf Blog (A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network)
October 13, 2007
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/10/clausing-avi-yo.html
Kimberly Clausing, former professor of economics who has since returned to Reed College, is the co-author of scholarly article Business Income. The 2006 OECD Report on attribution of profits to permanent establishments states that its recommendation “was not constrained by either the original intent or by the historical practice and interpretation of Article 7.” Moreover, the report recommends a redrafting of both the article itself and the commentary.
“Caught in a Rate Trap”
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
October 12, 2007
James Thorner of The Wall Street Journal
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/12/Business/Caught_in_a_rate_trap.shtml
“The United States of Sub-Prime Loans”
The Wall Street Journal
October 12, 2007
Rick Brooks and Constance Mitchell Ford
http://www.realestatejournal.com/buysell/mortgages/20071012-ford.html?mod=RSS_Real_Estate_Journal&rejrss=frontpage
“Options Trader: Wednesday Wrap-Up”
Seeking Alpha
October 11, 2007
http://seekingalpha.com/article/49616-optionstrader-wednesday-wrap-up?source=feed
While the Nasdaq has gone up over 10% in the past 30 days, the sub-prime loan crisis still awaits solution. "We had an aggressive home-mortgage industry trying to get people into homes they couldn’t afford at a time when home prices were very high. It turned out to be a house of cards," says Karl Case, economics. "We’re in the early stages of the cleanup."
“Clinton’s Club 44 Fund-Raiser in Boston”
The New York Times – The Caucus
October 11, 2007
Julie Bosman
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/clintons-club-44-fundraiser-in-boston/
The fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Boston Symphony Hall was a short detour from her two-day swing through New Hampshire this week. The event was for Club44, so named for the next president of the United States, and attracted a hooting, hollering crowd that stood on its feet even before Clinton took the stage. Three a capella groups from Wellesley College performed songs including the national anthem.
“The United States of Subprime”
The Wall Street Journal
October 11, 2007
Rick Brooks and Constance Mitchell Ford
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119205925519455321.html?mod=homes_left_column_hs
As America's mortgage markets began unraveling this year, economists seeking explanations pointed to "subprime" mortgages issued to low-income, minority and urban borrowers. But an analysis of more than 130 million home loans made over the past decade reveals that risky mortgages were made in nearly every corner of the nation, from small towns in the middle of nowhere to inner cities to affluent suburbs. "We had an aggressive home-mortgage industry trying to get people into homes they couldn't afford at a time when home prices were very high. It turned out to be a house of cards," said Karl Case, economics. "We're in the early stages of the cleanup."
“Scene and Herd: Paints, Crafts Make for Busy Autumn”
Lexington (Mass.) Minuteman
October 11, 2007
Mary Lou Touart
http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/lifestyle/columnists/x1919052657
At the Nov. 1 meeting of the Lexington League of Women Voters, Peggy Levitt, sociology, will speak about immigration as experienced in towns like Lexington that attract highly skilled, educated workers. Levitt is the author of God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape.
“Lucey Gazes beyond the ‘Blue Eye of Siberia’”
The Winchester (Mass.) Star
October 10, 2007
http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/x287391100
Kaitlyn Lucey, senior biology major, recently returned from a four-week research trip to Siberia’s Lake Baikal. Lucey traveled 50 hours on the Trans-Siberian railroad with 11 other Wellesley students to investigate the benthic, or bottom-dwelling, diversity off Lake Baikal’s southwestern coast. Upon graduation, Lucey hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in marine microbiology.
“Hometown Heroes”
WBZ Radio, Boston
October 10, 2007
http://wbz.com/pages/55724.php
Ann Batchelder, physical education, is profiled as ‘Hero of the Week’ for her work with Alzheimer’s patients
“Report Presents a Targeted Introduction to Precalculus That Carefully Balances Concepts with Procedures”
Business Wire (Dublin, Ireland)
October 8, 2007
Laura Wood
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/wmsluk/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20071008005580&ndmHsc=v2*A1191841200000*B1191866537000*DgroupByDate*J1*N1000837&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_view
Eric Connally, mathematics, a member of the Calculus Consortium at Harvard University, is the author of the recently published textbook Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 3rd edition. This ground-breaking text continues the authors' goal – a targeted introduction to precalculus that carefully balances concepts with procedures.
“UCI Publishes Primer on Climate Change”
Orange County Register (California)
October 5, 2007
Gary Robbins
http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/
Elizabeth DeSombre, environmental studies, is one of the specialists reviewing the recently published book Climate Change, edited by UC Irvine professor Joseph DiMento.
“Olin College Launches Engineering Certification Program”
Boston Business Journal
October 5, 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/10/01/daily54.html?ana=from_rss
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is offering a new certificate in engineering studies that will enable students at Wellesley, Brandeis and Babson to study at the school. The program is aimed at students in non-engineering fields who wish to learn more about engineering because they are considering careers in industry, are planning on entering graduate school in engineering or are simply curious to learn more about technology-related disciplines, the school said in a statement.
“At Wellesley College, a Guest Lecture in Pianistic Revolution”
The Boston Globe
October 5, 2007
Jeremy Eichler
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/10/05/at_wellesley_college_a_guest_lecture_in_pianistic_revolution/
The inimitable pianist and faculty member at the New England Conservatory, Stephen Drury, performed an hour-long concert, “The People United,” Oct. 5. at Wellesley. “For his part, Drury was superb. He has recorded this piece on the New Albion label, and his performance on Wednesday, played from memory, was the kind of sweeping act that erases distinctions between brilliant technique and deep musical understanding,” commented music critic Jeremy Eichler.
“United World Colleges Students Add Diversity to Chicago’s College”
The University of Chicago Chronicle
October 4, 2007
Julia Morse
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/071004/worldcolleges.shtml
Beginning with the class of 2012, the Davis United World College Scholars Program will award up to $20,000 a year to alumni of the United World Colleges with financial need, if five or more of these students enroll at Chicago that year. Established in 2001 with pilot programs at Colby College, College of the Atlantic, Middlebury College, Princeton University and Wellesley College, the Davis program now assists more than 1,000 students from more than 120 different countries who are studying at American institutions.
“Blinded by the Lights”
The Boston Globe
October 4, 2007
Lisa Kocian
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/04/blinded_by_the_lights/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+West
As development has come to the western suburbs, so has light pollution. And the change has occurred so quickly, local astronomers say, that there hardly is anywhere in Greater Boston that has escaped its drastic effect in recent years. When Wendy Bauer, astronomy, arrived at Wellesley in 1979, she could see the Milky Way with her naked eye. No longer. "I have to imagine it," she said. "You used to be able to point it out to students."
“Women and Children First”
The Boston Globe
October 4, 2007
Cindy Cantrell
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/04/women_and_children_first/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+Northwest
Patrice Williamson, music, will take part in an "Evening at the Cotton Club" fund-raiser Oct. 20 for Quota International, a women's service organization. The proceeds will go to the YWCA of Greater Lawrence Fina House for women and their children and the Esperanza Academy for middle-school girls in Lawrence.
“League of Women Voters Host Fall Coffee”
The Lexington (Mass.) Minuteman
October 3, 2007
http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/x751583371 ]http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/x751583371
Peggy Levitt, sociology, will speak about immigration as experienced in towns like Lexington, which attracts highly skilled and educated workers, and those immigrants who come to the United States to improve their economic condition.
“Nancy Tobin, at 79; Worked to Advance Roles of Women at Harvard”
The Boston Globe
October 3, 2007
Bryan Marquard
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/10/03/nancy_tobin_at_79_worked_to_advance_roles_of_women_at_harvard/
Nancy Tobin spent 16 years at Wellesley College as a career adviser and mentor and then became part of the Committee for the Equality of Women at Harvard. Even after Tobin retired 15 years ago, "She remained a deeply trusted adviser and a mentor with impeccable intellectual and ethical standards," said Ellie Perkins, director of fellowship programs at Wellesley.
“Anita Hill, Stung by Justice’s Book, Stands by History”
The Boston Globe
October 3, 2007
Michael Kranish
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/10/03/anita_hill_stung_by_justices_book_stands_by_story/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+National+News
“The Smear This Time”
The New York Times
October 3, 2007
Anita Hill
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/opinion/02hill.html ]http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/opinion/02hill.html
On Sunday, Sept. 30, Anita Hill, visiting scholar, turned on the television at her Waltham, Mass., home to watch "60 Minutes." She knew the man she had famously accused of sexual harassment, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, would appear on the show to promote his autobiography. In this op-ed, Hill responds to the program and the new book. Hill, on sabbatical from her teaching job at Brandeis University, has started a one-year stint as a visiting scholar at Wellesley College that will enable her to analyze the 20,000 or so letters she received after testifying against Thomas.
“Good Food, Bad Science”
The American
October 2, 2007
Henry I. Miller
http://www.agbios.com/main.php?action=ShowNewsItem&id=8852 ]http://www.agbios.com/main.php?action=ShowNewsItem&id=8852
Unduly burdensome Codex standards for biotech foods are not only an affront to sound science and an obstruction to research and development; they also compromise the ability of the World Trade Organization to provide relief from arbitrary or protectionist policies. Any country that wishes to block trade in gene-spliced foods—for any reason—can defend against charges of unfair trade practices simply by citing Codex. Robert Paarlberg, political science, is quoted on the issue, weighing the benefits and dangers of advanced technologies for agriculture.
September
“Global Feminisms: An International Incident At Wellesley College”
The MetroWest Daily News
September 30, 2007
Chris Bergeron
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/arts/x875991718
If women hold up half the sky, as Mao Zedong claimed, then feminists are rocking the rafters at the renovated Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College. An international phalanx of female artists explore the role, impact and treatment of women around the world in Global Feminisms, the provocative inaugural exhibit that opened Sept. 19 following multimillion dollar renovations to the museum.
“Thousands Brace for Mortgage Rate Jump”
The Boston Globe
September 29, 2007
Kimberly Blanton
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2007/09/29/thousands_brace_for_mortgage_rate_jump/
More than 9 percent of all homeowners in Massachusetts with adjustable-rate home loans, about 10,000 borrowers, are facing larger housing payments when their mortgages reset to higher interest rates over the next three months, suggesting the state will continue to face high levels of foreclosures and loan delinquencies. "This is an unprecedented wave of resets," said Karl Case, economics. "It’s going to lead to a credit crunch for people who will find it hard to find loans, and people are getting hurt badly when their houses are taken away from them.”
“Festival international de la poésie - Paroles nomades”
Le Devoir
September 2007
http://www.ledevoir.com/2007/09/22/157812.html
Abdourahman Waberi, novelist and Newhouse fellow, participated in the International Festival of Poetry in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. He noted that the Somali-speaking populations on the Horn of Africa have an immense skill at poetry: “In this area, it is a long tradition, and it is a thing which one also finds in the Sahel countries of Africa, in the other desert zones throughout the world.”
“In the United States of Africa”
Harper's Magazine
September 2007
Abdourahman A. Waberi
Abdourahman Waberi, novelist and Newhouse fellow, presents the first chapter of his new novel, In the United States of Africa, which will be published in the spring.
“MIT Team Designs Autonomous Vehicle”
The Tech
September 2007
Emily Prentice
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N42/darpa.html
A team of faculty, researchers and students from MIT, Olin School of Engineering and Wellesley College, as well as industry experts from around the area, is trying to build an autonomous vehicle that can drive in an urban environment. “Seeing 2 Colleges Through a New Lens”
Chronicle of Higher Education
September 28, 2007
Britney Payton
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=Pg4njb5bj3Jf8XggYj5rVmBQxt98TFsx
Britney Payton, a senior at Spelman College, describes her experience as an exchange student at Wellesley College during Fall 2007. Concluding her discussion of similarities and differences between the two institutions, she writes, “I cannot express how fulfilling my experiences at both colleges have been. I highly recommend a firsthand gaze at a world beyond your own boundaries and self-set limitations.”
“Professors Weigh the Odds on Mass. Casinos”
The Daily Free Press (Boston University)
September 28, 2007
Elizabeth Prinz
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/09/28/News/Professors.Weigh.The.Odds.On.Mass.Casinos-2999794.shtml
The debate over Massachusetts casino gambling has provoked calls for a return to traditional values from opponents of flashy, big-time gaming, but area professors say the real argument boils down to nothing more than money. Paul Wink, psychology, said casino gambling could lure organized crime or drug rings to the area. "Gambling is associated with poor impulse control," Wink said. "If you have individuals with poor impulse control in one part of their life, some of them will associate with industries that come in to capitalize on this.”
“Make Room for Singles in Teaching and Research”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
September 28, 2007
Bella DePaulo, Rachel Moran, and Kay Trimberger
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i05/05b04401.htm
Because marriage is so deeply ensconced in our politics, laws, religion and customs, fully integrating singles into our research and teaching would require a major transformation. It is not enough merely to append a section on the group into existing courses. That has been noted by scholars such as Peggy McIntosh, Center for Research on Women, in a working paper, "Interactive Phases of Curriculum Re-Vision: A Feminist Perspective.”
“An Economy At Risk”
The Moscow Times
September 27, 2007
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2007/09/27/006.html
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent cabinet shuffle, a move that may have put the Russian economy at risk. “He (Putin) seems more interested in keeping the public and his potential successors off balance than in doing what is best for the country,” Goldman said.
“Mortification of the Flesh: ‘Global Feminisms’ Turns Sexism Inwards’”
The Phoenix
Greg Cook
http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid48059.aspx
The Global Feminisms exhibit at the Davis Museum could be one of the most important exhibits of the year, the author notes in this review.
“Little Appetite for McMansions”
The Boston Globe
September 26, 2007
Erica Noonan
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/26/little_appetite_for_mcmansions/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Today%27s+paper+A+to+Z
Susan Kunk, and her husband, Jens Kruse, German Department, comment on a new development trend. Construction of out-of-scale, mansion-like houses in the town of Wellesley is upsetting many residents.
“Prejudice at All Levels, Not Just Glass Ceiling”
Business Day
September 25, 2007
Alice Eagly and Linda Carli
http://meltwaternews.com/redirect.asp?u=165591&p=416125&d=303951297&url=http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/management.aspx?ID=BD4A570861
Linda Carli, psychology, comments on women’s struggles to gain managerial positions and explains the significant pause in progress towards gender equality in various sections of the workforce. “Recent polls show less conviction about the presence of discrimination, and feminism does not have the cultural relevance it once had,” Carli said. “The lessening of activism on behalf of all women puts pressure on each woman to find her own way.”
“Racial Categories in Medical Practice”
Public Library of Science
September 25, 2007
Lundy Braun, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Duana Fullwiley, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Alondra Nelson, William Quivers, Susan M. Reverby, Alexandra E. Shields
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0040271&ct=1
Wellesley College (SMR) recently co-sponsored a research project regarding the necessity and function of racial categories when it comes to medical practice, including Susan Reverby, women’s studies.
“S&P/Case-Schiller Home Price Index Falls 3.9% in July (Update 4)
Bloomberg
September 25, 2007
Courtney Schilisserman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aNJTBS3qU93Y&refer=news
“Top U.S. Economist Says U.S. Housing Crisis May Trigger Recession; Central Banks Have no Remedies for Reversal of Psychology that Fed House Booms”
Finfacts – Ireland’s Business & Finance Portal
September 20, 2007
http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_1011214.shtml
“Amid Housing Slump, High-end Boom”
The Boston Globe
September 20, 2007
Kimberly Blanton
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2007/09/20/amid_housing_slump_high_end_boom/?p1=MEWell_Pos2
“Amid Market Uncertainty, a New Hedge”
The New York Sun
September 20, 2007
Bradley Hope
http://www.nysun.com/article/63016
Karl Case, economics, offers his expertise to a variety of publications to explain the real estate trends in the country.
“Rebonds”
Liberation
September 25, 2007
http://www.liberation.fr/rebonds/280611.FR.php
“Iran’s Future: an Open Letter”
openDemocracy
September 24, 2007
Akbar Ganji
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/iran_democracy/akbar_ganji?1
More than 300 intellectuals from esteemed institutions around the world signed a letter by Akbar Ganji, the Iranian dissident, addressed to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Roxanne Euben, political science, was among the professors, journalists and independent authors who joined efforts for this cause.
“Questions Surround Kids’ Sexual Harassment Charges”
WBZ
September 24, 2007
Maggie Mulvihill and Joe Bergantino
http://wbztv.com/local/local_story_267160407.html
Nan Stein, senior researcher at the Wellesley Centers for Women, comments on the school curriculum for sexual harassment in Massachusetts, in an effort to explain alarming recent headlines referring to sexual harassment cases involving pupils of very young ages.
“A Macbeth Rich with Language”
The Milford Daily News
September 23, 3007
David Brooks Andrews
http://www.milforddailynews.com/arts/x1169149856
It is almost considered a tradition when The Actors from the London Stage make a stop at Wellesley College during the troupe’s fall tour around New England. This year, they will perform Macbeth Sept. 27-29 at Barstow Stage, Alumnae Hall. Admission is free to the public.
“Be True to Your School (Colors)”
The Christian Science Monitor
September 21, 2007
Ruth Walker
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0921/p18s02-hfes.html
The Monitor’s weekly language column considers the vocabulary of color perception as “the ‘yellow’ class of 2011 begins its academic odyssey,” writes Ruth Walker.
“Crossing the Ring Plane of Uranus”
Space.com
September 20, 2007
Rebekah Dawson
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/070920_seti_ringplane.html
Rebekah Dawson, class of 2009 astrophysics major, writes about her experience as an intern for the SETI Institute at Keck Observatory in Hawaii. “As I anticipate observing Uranus for the first time, I remembered the time I initially observed a planet with moons and rings,” she wrote. “At the Whitin Observatory at Wellesley College, on a crisp, clear New England November night, I located the lever in the rare red light and pushed it to rotate the creaking dome until Saturn was in the slit.”
“Nigeria Paint and Poetry”
BU Today
September 20, 2007
Kimberly Cornuelle
http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news-cms/news/?dept=4&id=46761&template=4
Nigerian artists Obiora Udechukwu and Uche Okeke presented their work at the Sherman Gallery Sept. 21. Their brightly colored and highly textured works are inspired by the continuing influence of the Nigerian poet Christopher Okigbo, who died in 1967. The exhibition, on display through Oct. 19, is part of the International Conference Celebrating the Life and Poetry of Christopher Okigbo, co-sponsored by Wellesley College.
“Car Sharing Gains Steam on Campuses”
USA Today
September 20, 2007
Laura Bruno
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-19-carsharing_N.htm
In 2004, Wellesley was among the first three institutions at which Zipcar launched a pilot program. Today, more than 70 universities are partnering up with car rental companies to provide a means of individualized transportation to the members of their student body.
“Many Colleges Ignore SAT Writing Test”
The Boston Globe
September 20, 2007
Linda Wertheimer
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/20/many_colleges_ignore_sat_writing_test/
While some colleges doubt the significance of the SAT Writing scores, Wellesley College looks at the test as one more tool for evaluating applicants.
“High School Sports”
Kennebec Journal – Morning Sentinel (Maine)
September 19, 2007
Matt DiFilippo
http://centralmaine.mainetoday.com/sports/hsblog/016103.html
First-year student Katie Frett began her career on the varsity field hockey team with four games, which resulted in a 3-1 score for Wellesley. Frett was a finalist for the Miss Maine Field Hockey Award as a senior at Hall-Dale high school.
“Couples to Lean On”
Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)
September 18, 2007
Amy Kane
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/NEWS/709180320
Constance Johannesen, who was accepted into a practitioners’ program at Wellesley College in 2006, has been using the Relational-Cultural Theory model to help families with cancer patients cope for over 13 years. According to Johannessen, caregivers sometimes forget about their own needs. “They are afraid to step out of the situation, but they need to get refueled,” she said.
“Filmmaker to speak at Shawnee State”
The Daily Independent (Ashland, Ky.)
September 18, 2007
http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_260235845.html
Wellesley visiting scholar Jean Kilbourne spoke at the fifth annual Leslie Williams Symposium in Portsmouth, Ky., Sept. 20. Her lecture addressed the consequences of advertising in modern society.
“Women’s Worlds, From Many Corners of the World”
Boston Sunday Globe
September 9, 2007
Ken Johnson
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/09/09/womens_worlds_from_many_corners_of_the_world/
The Global Feminisms exhibition, beginning on Sept. 19, marks the reopening of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center after a year of renovation. The exhibition, brought to Wellesley College from the Brooklyn Museum and curated by Maura Reily, features works from more than 60 women artists.
“Local Students Earn Corning Glass Scholarships”
The Valley Breeze (R.I.)
September 19, 2007
http://www.valleybreeze.com/Free/364822795568319.php
Amanda Zangari, senior astrophysics major, was among the local Rhode Island students to receive renewal of their Corning Glass Works Scholarship Fund awards from the Rhode Island Foundation.
“Walking the Tightrope of Workspace Décor”
The New York Times
September 16, 2007
Eilene Zimmerman
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/jobs/16career.html?ex=1347595200&en=3a3580262b075206&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Steven Schiavo, psychology, along with other experts in the field, voices his opinion on how personalization of one’s work space can increase not only one’s productivity but also one’s mental well-being.
“Vladimir Nabokov: The First Two Stories”
The Atlantic
September 14, 2007
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200709u/nabokov
In his memoirs, Edward Meeks makes mention of the great writer Vladimir Nabokov and the time he spent lecturing at Wellesley College during the early 1940s.
“Borderless Brotherhood”
The Christian Science Monitor
September 13, 2007
http://archive.gulfnews.com/weekend/politics/10153411.html
With immigration and its religious implications being major concerns of modern American society, the book God Needs No Passport, by Peggy Levitt, sociology, is once again under the spotlight. Levitt offers a fresh perspective on the issue, claiming that religion works as a strong globalizing force. While it may help people acclimate to their new environment, it also acts as a bonding force with their homeland.
“Building Beit Midrash at Wellesley College”
Cleveland Jewish News.com
September 9, 2007
Yael Misrahi
http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2007/09/07/news/local/wellesley0907.txt
Yael Misrahi, an Orthodox Jew, arrived at Wellesley a little over a year ago. Members of Hillel created a warm and welcoming atmosphere for incoming students like Yael, who had spent a gap year in Israel and attended various midreshot schools. She is now motivated to work on forming a Beit Midrash here at Wellesley.
“Martha Craig, Retired Professor, Shakespearean Scholar; at 75”
The Boston Globe
September 7, 2007
Gloria Negri
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/09/07/martha_craig_retired_professor_shakespearean_scholar_at_75/
Dr. Martha Craig was a Shakespearean scholar and English professor at Wellesley College for four decades.
“Facebook Eases Freshmen Fears, Fosters Friendship”
CNNU
September 7, 2007
Johanna Peace
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/09/07/cnnu.facebook/index.html
According to CNNU campus correspondent Johanna Peace ’09, Facebook helps recently accepted high school students to socialize before actually arriving on campus for their first year at Wellesley. Students feel familiar with their classmates already from the first day of orientation, due to the opportunity the social network provides to interact, while fears and anxieties regarding their new environment are more easily overcome.
“At Beverly Gallery, New American Art, Informed by the East”
The Boston Globe
September 6, 2007
Joel Brown
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/06/at_beverly_gallery_new_american_art_informed_by_the_east/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North
The cross-cultural art exhibition, “Merging Influences: Eastern Elements in New American Art,” at the Montserrat Gallery of Montserrat College of Art, was inspired by the work of Quing-Min Meng, art, according to exhibition curator Shana Dumont. Professor Meng will offer a painting demonstration Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 11:30 am, in the gallery.
“Seven So. Asians Sent to India on Fulbright Grants”
Indiawest Online
September 5, 2007
http://www.indiawest.com/view.php?subaction=showfull&id=1189034279&archive=&start_from=&ucat=10
Geeta Patel, women's studies, was one of seven South Asian American scholars to be sent to India on a 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholar Program. As the flagship academic exchange effort of the United States, the program sends over 800 faculty members abroad each year to lecture, travel, or conduct research in their respective fields of study.
“College Roundup: Bentley Field Hockey Nets Win Over AIC
The Daily News Tribune
September 4, 2007
http://www.dailynewstribune.com/sports/x602893222
The Wellesley College volleyball team prevailed over Brandeis University with a 3-1 score in the inaugural match of the fall 2007 season. Seniors Murielle Dawdy and Tracy Waldman and first-years Victoria Peng, Lauren Rasmussen and Madeleine Brumley, all made significant contributions in boosting Blue Pride.
“Value of City Homes may Decrease by Half”
Bloomberg News
September 2, 2007
Joe Richter
http://www.telegram.com/article/20070902/NEWS/709020429/1002/BUSINESS
“Historic Fall in Home Prices”
Christian Science Monitor
September 1, 2007
Mark Trumbull
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0831/p01s03-usec.htm
Karl Case, economics, has commented extensively in the media on the sub-prime credit crisis. In a WBUR interview, Case expressed his optimism that the situation is not as disastrous as some make it appear and that the financial institutions involved will be able to overcome the crisis without “wholesale government involvement.”
August
"How Pessimism Can Add Value to Our Work"
rediff News
August 28, 2007
Price Pritchett
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/aug/28book.htm
Julie Norem, psychology, weighs in on the benefits and downfalls of pessimism in the workplace. She notes that some hard-core worriers can't make positive thinking strategies work for them. Instead, they cope with anxiety by using an approach she calls defensive pessimism.
“7 Students Are Selected as Winners of Arthur B. Modine Scholars Program
Auto Channel
August 28, 2007
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/08/28/060097.html
Elizabeth G. Thayer, class of 2011, was selected as one of the seven winners of the Arthur B. Modine Scholars Program. Elizabeth, who graduated from McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pa., is planning to major in biology.
"How Religion Forges Global Networks "
The Christian Science Monitor
August 28, 2007
Jane Lampman
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0828/p16s01-bogn.html
"For author, Religion is a Path to Acceptance "
The Boston Globe
August 25, 2007
Richard Barlow
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/08/25/for_author_religion_is_a_path_to_acceptance/?p1=email_to_a_friend
"A City's Get-Tough Stance Draws Critics, Praise"
The Boston Globe
August 23, 2007
Lisa Kocian
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/23/a_citys_get_tough_stance_draws_critics_praise/
Peggy Levitt, sociology, is featured in a review, column and article, focusing on her new book, God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape. Levitt’s book “puts an intriguing human face on immigration and globalization. It may take a while, however, for Levitt's message to take hold: that it's time to abandon the assumption that social worlds fit neatly within national boxes,” writes the Monitor author.
"Preparation for Retirement Important to Finding Satisfaction Later in Life "
NewsOK
August 27, 2007
David Zizzo
http://newsok.com/article/3110472/1188181539?
Paul Wink, psychology, talks about the transition into retirement. "The idea that retirement poses a lot of psychological problems I think is a myth,” Wink said. "In most instances, people find out that once they do it, things are just fine.
"Marine Science Scholarship"
The Boston Globe
August 26, 2007
Cindy Cantrell
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/26/marine_science_scholarship/
Catherine Caruso ’10 has always been fascinated by sharks and the panic they induce. Then a Wellesley College oceanography class changed her outlook on what’s to fear. Caruso was recently awarded a second $2,000 Marine Technology Society Scholarship.
“Sri Lanka Property Bubbleon the Bursting Path”
Lanka Business Online
August 25, 2007
Shamindra Kulamannage
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?newsID=910673774&no_view=1&SEARCH_TERM=1
Sri Lanka’s price bubble, which has just peaked, has everyone wondering when it will burst. Research by economists at Wellesley College and Yale University has been used to evaluate the situation. Researchers found a “herd mentality” where property price movements in one direction in a certain year were followed by movement in the same direction in the year after.
"Oh, Yeah, Women Wield Power: Ruthless Roles Rule the Screen"
Florida Today
August 24, 2007
Chris Kridler
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070824/LIFE/708240324/1005
Wini Wood, senior lecturer and director of the Writing Program, is quoted in an article about the images of women in power in popular media. "There continues to be a kind of strand of creating strong women that nobody likes," said Wood, who teaches a course on women in film at Wellesley. "The evil boss characters are a good example of that."
"Women Face Far More Than a Glass Ceiling "
The Wall Street Journal
August 22, 2007
Robin Moroney
http://blogs.wsj.com/informedreader/2007/08/22/women-face-far-more-than-a-glass-ceiling/
Through the Labryinth, an upcoming book co-authored by Linda Carli, psychology, addresses the scarcity of women in top positions in the U.S. Carli argues that this scarcity is due to prejudice operating at all levels, and there is not one particular solution. “Companies who want to counteract prejudice will have to focus on these myriad obstacles, which the authors dub ‘the labyrinth,’” notes The Wall Street Journal.
"Notes on Prison Camp "
The New York Times
August 19, 2007
Dan Chiasson
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/books/review/Chiassont.html?ex=1345176000&en=0c42e88bdff498cf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Dan Chiasson, English, critiques the purpose of the recently released, Pentagon-sanctioned book, Poems from Guantanamo. It includes poems by 22 detainees at the military prison. “You don’t read this book for pleasure; you read it for evidence…evidence of the violence your government is doing to total strangers in a distant place, some of whom (perhaps all of whom, since without due process how are we to tell?) are as innocent of crimes against our nation as you are.”
"Princeton Heads U.S. News List Amid College Protest "
Bloomberg News
August 17, 2007
Matthew Keenan
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aWGwslLVpnCs&refer=home
Wellesley ranks #4 in the U.S. News & World Report ranking. Finding the popular U.S. News college ranking practice unfair and too subjective, 61 college presidents are protesting the 24-year-old ratings system.
"Alzheimer's Device Shows Promise; Funding Uncertain "
The Boston Globe
August 16, 2007
Patty Morin Fitzgerald
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/16/alzheimers_device_shows_promise_funding_uncertain/
Students from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering and Wellesley College have created a device to help people with early stage Alzheimer’s remain independent. The device consists of a computer-like screen and a keyboard that would sit on a surface in the area the patient spends the most time. The keyboard is left out of sight. The computer can store a patient's schedule and deliver voice-activated prompts and answer specific questions out loud and in text on the screen.
“Home Prices Fall for 15th Month ”
The Boston Globe
August 22, 2007
Kimberly Blanton
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/08/22/home_prices_fall_for_15th_month/
Karl Case, economics, has contributed to several articles about the current subprime lending crisis, including this story in the Globe. (See other links below.) "We will not feel the pain as much the rest of the country," said Case. "The question now is how deep into 2008 before it stabilizes and starts to recover."
“A Psychology Lesson from the Markets”
The New York Times
August 27, 2007
Robert J. Shiller
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/business/yourmoney/26view.html?ref=yourmoney
“Belatedly, Some States move to Limit Damage From Subprime Lending”
The New York Times
August 24, 2007
Clifford Krauss
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/business/24states.html?ex=1188619200&en=bfbd45e7eedba929&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS
“U.S. StatesTakes Action on Predatory Lending”
The International Tribune
August 23, 2007
Clifford Krauss
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/23/business/states.php
“Talk of Recession Grows: Housing Woes Keep Building ”
The Boston Herald
August 20, 2007
Scott van Voorhis
http://business.bostonherald.com/realestateNews/view.bg?articleid=1018019
“Subprime Mortgage Crisis Spreads to High-End Homes”
CNN Money - Fortune Magazine
August 20, 2007
Jon Birger
http://biz.yahoo.com/hftn/070820/081907_mortgage_luxury_fortune.html?.v=2
“Faith in Credit fading During Crunch”
The Los Angeles Times
August 17, 2007
Peter G. Gosselin
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-crunch17aug17,1,5437159.story?track=rss
“Real Estate's Fault Line”
Time Magazine
August 16, 2007
Barbara Kiviat
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1653635,00.html
"Liberal Despair at Rising Tide of Islamist Extremism in Pakistan "
The South China Morning Post
August 14, 2007
Maseeh Rahman
According to this article on the occasion of Pakistan’s 60th anniversary, twenty-year-old Mira Sethi ’10 embodies a new face of Pakistani womanhood. Within this interview, Sethi sounds off on her dismay at the rise of Islamist extremism in Pakistan. Despite its challenges, Sethi believes Pakistani society is resilient and will bounce back. "The reason why I don't feel fearful or pessimistic is because most Pakistanis want to be part of the modern globalised world, like India or Turkey or Malaysia."
"Subprime Loans' Big Chill: Freeze Hits Buyers with Good Credit, Wall St."
The Boston Herald
August 13, 2007
Jerry Kronenberg
Experts say the subprime-mortgage meltdown is quickly spreading across the banking industry, drying up some types of loans, even for people with good credit. Housing economist Karl Case, economics, is downbeat, saying prices could drop as much as 7 percent going forward. “We’ve got some ways to go before housing clears up - and taking out the subprime market doesn’t help,” he said.
"People at Play"
The London (Ontario) Free Press
August 11, 2007
Steve Coad
This article highlights “the dream junior year” of Wellesley College softball player Jenna Harvey. During the 2007 season, Harvey won New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference player and pitcher of the year honors and tossed a no-hitter in leading the Blue to a 1-0 win over arch-rival Babson College in the NEWMAC championship game. According to the author, “Jenna Harvey has a hard act to follow-- her own.”
"Resident Works to Free Women from Prostitution"
The Holliston Tab
August 10, 2007
Sara Winter
Jessica Urban ’06 discusses her quest to free women from prostitution in Costa Rica. As a student at Wellesley, she worked with Denfensoria – an organization that pays attention to the Costa Rican women who are trapped in a life of prostitution. Funded by a Fulbright Grant, Urban decided to go back following graduation and continue working with the women. "I was impressed by how upbeat they were despite the human rights violations they were suffering – they were so enthused about the possibility of having us help them get more rights" said Urban.
"Resident's Book Offers Insight on Migration"
The Concord Journal
August 9, 2007
Kerri Roche
Peggy Levitt, sociology, discusses her new book, “God Needs No Passport,” which focuses on religion and immigration. Transnational citizens, said Levitt, “can be the bridge builder” for instance, between America and Pakistan. In a time of war and uncertainty, said Levitt, these migrants, who continue to travel and communicate with their homelands, are “showing us how to live in a global world.”
"Housing Crunch in MA"
WBUR
August 8, 2007
Curt Nickisch
Karl Case, economics, weighs in on the poor state of the housing market. The housing market is swallowing a bitter pill after years of lax lending to people with poor credit. What started out as fallout in the small sub-prime sector has now spread to more common home loans. Even so, Case says New England is doing better than other parts of the country. “To be perfectly candid with you, I don't think it's going to be a disaster, but that's one man's opinion,” Case said.
"Secret to Overcoming Shyness Revealed... Tentatively"
MSNBC
August 8, 2007
Melinda Wenner
People can overcome their shyness with preparation followed by slowly engaging themselves in new social situations, according to psychologists. For instance, "if a shy man wants to ask a woman he sees at work out on a date, his first goal might be to have a brief conversation with her about some work-related topic," said Jonathan Cheek, psychology. Before doing so, he should practice the conversation with a friend or a counselor, Cheek said. Then the second time the shy guy speaks to the woman, he could talk about something a bit more personal, until eventually, he feels comfortable asking her out on a date.
“In Wellesley, Romney is Top Fundraiser”
The Wellesley Townsman
August 2, 2007
Samantha Fields
Marion Just, political science, and Wilbur Rich, political science, are quoted in this article tracking local support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has already raised nearly $210,000 from 115 donors in Wellesley alone. According to Just, “People who donate this early believe in the candidate and want to be in on the ground floor.” However, Rich cautions that it’s still early in the campaign, noting that, despite the high fundraising totals, “a lot is going to change” in the coming months.
“Kim Bottomly: A New President Takes the Helm at Wellesley College”
MetroWest Magazine
Summer 2007
Betsy Lawson
In this profile of Wellesley College’s incoming president, Kim Bottomly comments on her scientific career, hints at her aspirations for herself and Wellesley, and gives advice from her experience of balancing work and family. Having “added to our store of scholarly knowledge” with her research in immunology, Bottomly now “hope[s] to make a contribution to the future of the scholarly enterprise,” adding, “Wellesley is the perfect place for me to do that.”
July
“Scientists Test Miami”
The Joplin (Mo.) Globe
July 29, 2007
Greg Grisolano
Along with a team from the Harvard School of Public Health, Kathleen McCarthy ’08 and Dan Brabander, geosciences, are in the former mining town of Miami, Okla., collecting soil samples that will help officials determine the concentrations of heavy metals that may have been deposited in local rivers, creeks, and backyards after a recent flood. Early results show only low levels of toxic metals, and according to Jim Shine, coordinator of the Miami effort, “That’s a good thing. But again, the larger issue is we want to understand how do things migrate away from mining sites.”
“Lessons from the Loan Scandal”
The New York Times
July 29, 2007
Laura Pappano
Laura Pappano, Wellesley Centers for Women, has written an article on the fallout from the recent scandal surrounding college loan practices, when unsavory connections between financial aid officers and lending companies were revealed. Pappano writes that though the college loan process is a confusing one, heightened attention to the topic has made consumers smarter about college borrowing. “If the student loan scandal has made some wary, it has also provided a prod to get smart before borrowing,” she said.
“In the ’60s, a Future Candidate Poured Her Heart Out in Letters”
The New York Times
July 29, 2007
Mark Leibovich
John Peavoy, a high school friend of Hillary Clinton ’69, discusses his correspondence with Hillary during her years as an undergraduate at Wellesley College. A profile of Clinton as a college student, the article contains numerous quotations from her letters to Peavoy. In one, she jokes, “Of course, I’m normal, if that is a permissible adjective for a Wellesley girl.”
“Study Examines Lifelong Religiosity”
Religion News Service
July 28, 2007
Shona Crabtree
This article describes the findings of a study by Paul Wink, psychology, and his wife, Michele Dillon, sociology, University of New Hampshire, examining the patterns in religiosity in individuals’ lives over the years. The study is also the basis of their book, In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change. In general, the study found that religiosity doesn’t change much over time, with levels of faith in early adulthood being comparable to those in late adulthood. “There are changes, but the changes are ... more like a gentle ebb and flow rather than drastic changes,” Wink said.
“The Entitlement Slayers”
Boston Magazine
July 2007
Julia Reischel
Folly Patterson, Center for Work and Service, is quoted in this article about a firm that provides career counseling to recent college graduates. According to the founders of the company, this entitled generation of young job-seekers needs brutally honest advice in order to succeed. Patterson agrees that today’s college generation is ill-equipped to deal with failure, saying, “We’re struggling with how to teach them to handle disappointment.
“Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Unearned White Privilege”
Business Report (South Africa)
July 24, 2007
Peggy McIntosh
In a recently published excerpt from her 1988 book White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies, Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley Centers for Women, argues that powerful groups often do not recognize the unearned privilege they enjoy. “This ignorance keeps power in the hands of the groups that already have it,” McIntosh said.
“New Insights on the Soviet Union’s Collapse”
The Christian Science Monitor
July 23, 2007
David Francis
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, contributes to a debate about the real reason for the Soviet Union’s collapse. According to Goldman, Gorbachev’s actions to dismantle the Soviet military-industrial complex contributed greatly to the Soviet Union’s fall. However, Goldman asserts that more recently, high oil prices have made Russia “stronger than in its history.”
“Williams, Amherst Won’t Fight Top U.S. News Ratings”
Bloomberg.com
July 23, 2007
Matthew Keenan
Although 61 small colleges have joined a group protest against U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings system by pledging to opt out of the peer-review survey process, 23 top colleges (including Williams and Amherst) say they won’t participate in the revolt. Wellesley hasn't signed the letter, but has not taken part in peer review during the 14-year presidency of Diana Chapman Walsh, which ended on July 1, spokeswoman Mary Ann Hill said.
“This Summit has Wheels”
The Wellesley Townsman
July 19, 2007
Brad Reed
This summer, as part of the Vehicle Design Summit program at MIT, Samantha Lowe ’10 and Devaja Shafer ’10 are working with a team of researchers and innovators to design a groundbreaking new fuel-efficient car. If the prototypes pass safety tests, the car could be put on the market for use by automobile manufacturers. “We kind of work under the idea that we can make anything happen,” said Shafer. “What we’re trying to achieve is something that many people say is impossible.”
“Career Tests Can Help Teens Pick a College”
SmartMoney
July 12, 2007
Aleksandra Todorova
Timothy Peltason, English, is quoted in this article about career planning tests designed to help high school students pick a college based on their future career plans. Peltason criticizes the concept of choosing a career so early, saying, “I’m concerned that such [career planning] programs are part of a larger trend that really takes against the spirit of open intellectual exploration that liberal arts are supposed to encourage.”
“‘Comfort Women’ Resolution Reflects Hostility, Goodwill, Ignorance”
Nichi Bei Times (Calif.)
July 12, 2007
Takehiko Kajita
Katharine Moon, political science, is quoted in this article on a Washington resolution asking Japan to apologize for the sexual mistreatment of “comfort women” during World War II. Moon pointed out that Americans played a role in the practice as well, saying, “Records of Americans in uniform who regularly oversaw and maintained numerous versions of the sex industry for U.S. troops in Korea, Okinawa, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam certainly do exist.”
“Report Seeks to Bring Home Impact of Global Warming”
The Providence Journal
July 12, 2007
Peter B. Lord
Nicholas Rodenhouse, biological sciences, has contributed to a report on the predicted consequences of global climate change. Published by the Cambridge-based Union of Concerned Scientists, the report focuses on the dangers of rising average temperatures in New England and the greater Northeast.
“There’s Good News on the Housing Front?”
Marketplace
July 11, 2007
Steve Tripoli
Chip Case, economics, is interviewed on Marketplace, a daily public radio business and economics program. Case discusses the pros and cons of today’s shaky housing market, also speculating on whether a recovery is possible.
“Twin Cities Housing Slide Picks Up Speed”
Pioneer Press (Minn.)
July 10, 2007
Jennifer Bjorhus
Chip Case, economics, lends his expertise to an article on the ongoing slump in the Twin Cities’ housing market. Using the Case Shiller index that he helped create, Case analyzes home sale prices in the area, saying, “In areas where the economy has soured and employment is declining, the likelihood of a price decline is greater.”
“On North Korea, Hippocrates Not Hypocrisy”
The Washington Post
July 10, 2007
Katharine H.S. Moon
Katharine H.S. Moon, political science, wrote an editorial piece about human rights problems in North Korea. Moon points out that North Korea’s human rights issues remain unsolved due to the tendency of the United States and other countries to tie human rights to other contentious political issues. Moon advocates a more focused, international effort to “show the North Korean people that human rights, theirs included, are of universal concern.”
“Centenarian Pledges $20M to Preserve Land on the Hudson”
USA Today
July 10, 2007
Gary Stern
Kathryn Davis ’28 is profiled in this article, which focuses on her latest philanthropic gesture—a gift of $20 million to the non-profit group Scenic Hudson. “People think I'm an idle dreamer,” Davis said. “But we have to change history. I think we can if we want to.”
“Orbitz Names Former Equity Office Exec. as CFO"
ChicagoBusiness
July 9, 2007
Lorene Yue
Marsha Williams '71 has been named chief financial officer of Orbitz Worldwide, an international travel company based in Chicago. She has previously served in executive roles for companies such as Equity Office Properties, Crate & Barrel, and Amoco Corp.
“Philip Booth, A Shy Poet Rooted in New England Life, Dead at 81”
The New York Times
July 9, 2007
Roja Heydarpour
Philip Booth, a well-recognized and prize-winning poet based in New Hampshire and Maine, has died at age 81. Booth taught English at Wellesley College in the 1950s before moving to Syracuse University, where he founded the graduate program in creative writing.
“The Daddy Track”
The Boston Globe
July 8, 2007
Anne Jarrell
Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies, is quoted in this article on the challenges faced by single fathers. “Society is really changing. What we’re seeing is more and more men stepping up to the plate,” said Hertz of the single-dad phenomenon.
“Harry Potter’s Death Possible”
The Associated Press
July 2, 2007
Kirk Montgomery
Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies emerita, is quoted in an article about whether Harry Potter can be expected to live or die in the upcoming final installment of the series by J.K. Rowling. Looking into classical mythology for examples of other epic heroes, Lefkowitz compared Potter to Hercules, saying, “There’s no long promise of happiness. You may have brief moments of glory and then the darkness comes.”
“Russia: Expert Says Bush Doesn’t Want Legacy of ‘Losing’ Russia”
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
July 1, 2007
Yury Zhigalkin
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, is interviewed about the meeting between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kennebunkport, Maine. Goldman analyzes Bush’s foreign policy in Russia, including Bush’s concern about his presidential legacy with regard to Russia. “What I think Bush is trying to do is to make one last effort to show that, indeed, he can deal with Putin and that, indeed, he has not lost Russia,” Goldman said.
June
“From the Andes to Milford: The Latest Immigrant Wave”
The Metrowest Daily News
June 30, 2007
Liz Mineo
Peggy Levitt, sociology, author of the new book God Needs No Passport, is quoted in this article about the experiences of Ecuadorian immigrants in Milford, Mass. “Every wave of newcomers is greeted by some people with open arms and excitement about the energy, entrepreneurship and innovativeness immigrants bring and by others who see them as a threat to the status quo. But as history shows, waves upon waves of immigrants become part of this country and assimilate,” Levitt said.
“Bailout Trend Grows: Other States Offer Help”
The Boston Herald
June 30, 2007
Scott Van Voorhis
Chip Case, economics, is quoted in this article about state initiatives to help at-risk homeowners secure more stable loans. “A market like this is pretty dangerous with all this exotic (lending) out there. You could tip this into a disaster,” he said.
“Coziness Won’t Cut It”
The Boston Globe
June 29, 2007
Marshall Goldman
In an op-ed piece for The Boston Globe, Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, argues that the intimate get-together between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be sufficient to resolve the deep-seated issues between the two nations. “If there is to be an improvement, both presidents must ask what has led to the present hostility,” he said.
“The Davis Museum is Remodeled and Ready for Viewing this Fall”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 28, 2007
Samantha Fields
After being closed for construction since June 2006, the Davis Museum will reopen its doors this September to reveal several refurbished structural elements, as well as newly enhanced and reorganized galleries. According to Dabney Hailey, curator at the Davis Museum, the new arrangement aims to reach out to art-lovers and novices alike. “Our intention is to take what we have and try to install it in really interesting and provocative ways that are really about the visitor,” she said.
“Nancy Drew a Wellesley Woman?”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 28, 2007
Samantha Fields
In an article on Harriet Stratemeyer Adams ’14, author of many books in the popular Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, the Townsman explores the influence of Adams’s Wellesley education on the characters and style of her books. “[Readers] will find that our Wellesley motto stands out in all the works. I have tried to live it and to have all my heroes and heroines practice it,” Adams wrote in 1978.
“Russia: Moscow Turns Its Attention to the Balkans”
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
June 27, 2007
Brian Whitmore
Marshall Goldman, economics emeritus, comments on a recent move by Russian president Vladimir Putin to expand Russia’s influence in Europe’s energy market by building pipelines and storage facilities in the Balkans. “The end game is to make sure that Russia maintains its monopoly control and to prevent anything from undercutting that kind of activity,” Goldman said.
“S.C. Man Could be First Male PTA President”
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
June 27, 2007
Pete Iacobelli
Susan Bailey, Wellesley Centers for Women, talks about Chuck Saylors, a South Carolina man who is expected to be elected leader of the national PTA this week. He will be first male president in the organization’s 110-year history. Bailey called the upcoming election a welcome change. “This is saying that fathers also are very concerned about (their children’s education) and are willing to put in the time and the energy,” she said.
“Dumped at the Medical Altar”
The Boston Globe
June 25, 2007
Susan M. Reverby
Susan Reverby, women’s studies, wrote an op-ed piece for The Boston Globe relating her experience of being “dumped” by her primary care doctor due to his overwhelming patient load. Reverby questioned the state of health care in the United States, saying, “I should have realized what I teach: only a political change in the health system is going to fix any of this. I cannot do it alone.”
“Between Teacher and Student: The Suspicions Are Growing”
The New York Times
June 20, 2007
Lisa Foderaro
Nan Stein, Wellesley Centers for Women, is quoted in this article about the growing trend of sex crimes against youths involving educators and administrators. “There’s no official accounting or record-keeping of this,” said Stein. “When cases are settled out of court, it’s very hard to find information.” Stein has often testified as an expert in cases involving sex-assault charges against teachers.
"Rett Syndrome Prevention; Investigators at Wellesley College, Department of Biological Sciences Have Published New Data on Rett Syndrome Prevention"
Science Letter
June 19, 2007
Nupur Nag, N. A. Stearns and colleagues from the Biological Sciences Department recently published new data on Rett syndrome involving mice in Neuroscience. The researchers reported that "The Mecp2 mutant mice provide a very good model in which to examine molecular and behavioral mechanisms, as well as potential therapeutic interventions in RTT."
"A Feisty Philanthropist at 100, With a Five-Year Plan"
The New York Times
June 15, 2007
Robin Finn
In celebration of her centenary year, Kathryn W. Davis, class of 1928, donated a gift of $20 million to Scenic Hudson Inc., an environmental organization dedicated to preserving the Hudson River Valley in New York. In explaining her gift, she said "because 105 is how long I think I should live, and everybody told me that when I got to be 100, I should do whatever I want. One thing I want to do is save the Hudson River, see it accessible and swimmable and green along the banks: parks are the lungs for people living in the city or anywhere."
“Walsh Retires After Nearly 14 Years as Wellesley College President”
The Boston Globe
June 14, 2007
James Vaznis
Diana Chapman Walsh and others reflect on the pleasures, accomplishments and challenges of Walsh’s tenure as Wellesley College’s president. Commenting on the changes that have taken place at Wellesley since her time as a student, Walsh observed, “It’s a much livelier place, a more global and diverse place. The students are so much more sophisticated. They know so much more.”
“After 14 Years, Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh Says Goodbye”
The Wellesley Townsman
June 14, 2007
Samantha Fields
Diana Chapman Walsh discusses her tenure as Wellesley College president and her plans for the future. According to Walsh, “When I decided to leave, and announced it 14 months ago, I decided two things. I wanted to leave Wellesley as I had led Wellesley — fully engaged right up until the end … and I wanted to carve out some time to clear my head and really reflect on who I am now, and what contributions I’m in a position to be making for this next phase of my life.”
“Corporate Culture Must Start Giving Dads a Chance”
Azle (Texas) News Online
June 14, 2007
Martha Burk
Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies, serves as an expert resource in this essay on the pressures faced by fathers in the workplace. Even in companies with family-friendly policies like time off for teacher meetings and the birth of children, men are not expected to take advantage of such opportunities; those who do are often seen as less serious and committed workers. Hertz calls this phenomenon the “test of manhood,” which challenges fathers to choose between spending time with their kids and maintaining career success at work.
“Richard Rorty, 75; Professor Embraced Practical Philosophy”
The Los Angeles Times
June 13, 2007
Elaine Woo
Richard Rorty, a nationally recognized philosopher and intellectual who emphasized the value of practical philosophy, has died at age 75. Rorty taught philosophy at Wellesley College from 1958-1961 before going on to teach at Princeton, the University of Virginia and Stanford.
"Experts: The Risks—and Rewards— Of Investing in Russia"
CNBC
June 11, 2007
CNBC assembled panels of experts to discuss the risks and rewards of investing in Russia. Marshall Goldman, economics (emeritus), says the rules of doing business in Russia sometimes change in midcourse. This creates a high-risk environment, but it can also produce big rewards.
"Scientists Learn More About Working Memory"
Earthtimes.org
June 11, 2007
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College, including Mark Goldman, physics, say their experiments with common goldfish are uncovering the secrets of a form of short-term recall known as "working memory."
"Getting an Early Start in Curbing Bullying"
The Boston Globe
June 10, 2007
Kyle Alspach
Waiting until middle school to confront the problem of bullying is too late, according to Ashland educators, who have piloted an antibullying program at David Mindess Elementary School this year. Nancy Mullin, director, Project on Teasing and Bullying, said the only appropriate response is for schools to reach students earlier. "You want to set the tone as early as possible when dealing with bullying," said Mullin, who is also a consultant for Mindess Elementary. "At Mindess, they're doing this. They're really making this a part of the fabric of their school."
"An Unfulfilled Promise"
The Boston Globe
June 7, 2007
Jerold S. Auerbach
Jerold Auerbach, history, wrote an op-ed piece on the aftermath of the June 1967 Israeli-Arab war. “But 40 years after the Six Day War ignited the remarkable fusion of Zionism and Judaism, the promise of 1967 remains unfulfilled. Israel's destiny as a truly Jewish state, securely linked to its historic legacy, still hangs in the balance,” he said.
"Wellesley Summer Theatre’s ‘Much Ado’ Fills the Air with Playfulness"
The Metrowest Daily News
June 7, 2007
David Brooks Andrews
Wellesley Summer Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing is reviewed. “Its title may claim that it's about nothing, but in fact it's about the much ado of the heart,” Andrews wrote. “The much ado of young lovers before they can bring themselves to admit they are actually in love. The much ado of the innocent games they often play with each other, as well as the dastardly games the wicked play on those they envy. All of this playfulness, for good or evil, makes ‘Much Ado’ a perfect choice for Wellesley Summer Theatre's summer production.”
"Much Ado About WWII"
The Boston Globe
June 7, 2007
Denise Taylor
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing gets a 1940s twist in the Wellesley Summer Theatre's production of the light-hearted romantic comedy.
"Walsh Welcomes Albright ‘Home’ to Wellesley"
Wellesley Townsman
June 7, 2007
Samantha Fields
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright — whose Wellesley College days, she joked, “took place roughly halfway between the invention of the handheld BlackBerry and the discovery of fire” — returned to the campus last Friday to give the speech for the 129th commencement.
"Young Voices Join Chorus Against Darfur: Mass. Teens Use Websites to Raise Awareness, Funds"
The Boston Globe
June 7, 2007
Bryan Bender
Two students from Massachusetts will take center stage in a new push to stop the genocide in Darfur when they appear before a congressional panel investigating ways to pressure China to use its special influence to rein in the government of Sudan. Ana Slavin, 17, wrote on her Web site that she decided to do something after learning about the situation during an internship at Wellesley College's Women's Research Center.
"Neuronal Activity Gives Clues to Working Memory"
Physorg.com
June 7, 2007
"Same-Sex Couples Anxiously Watch, Wait for Outcome of Vote"
Wellesley Townsman
June 7, 2007
Samantha Fields
After more than eight years together, Ashley Dumas and Jamie Levine got married. The two women, who now share the last name Davis, taken from Ashley’s maternal great-grandmother, met through Newman Catholic Ministry at Wellesley College, when Ashley was a senior and Jamie a sophomore. The couple were married in an outdoor ceremony at Elm Bank, by Jamie’s favorite Wellesley College English professor, Larry Rosenwald.
"VIPs Commence Graduation Appearances"
The Boston Herald
June 2, 2007
As several Massachusetts colleges and universities celebrated commencements yesterday, some political bigwigs joined in on the pomp and circumstance. At Wellesley College, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a 1959 graduate of Wellesley, delivered the commencement speech at her alma mater.
May
"Farewell to Wellesley’s President: Diana Chapman Walsh Has Educated 'Women Who Will Make a Difference in the World'"
Wellesley Weston Magazine
Summer 2007
Diane Speare Triant
Diana Chapman Walsh comments on leadership, motherhood and her relationship with students in this profile.
"U.S. Home Prices Drop for the First Time in 16 Years"
Bloomberg News
May 29, 2007
Shobhana Chandra
Home prices in the U.S. dropped last quarter for the first time in almost 16 years, as 13 out of 20 cities reported declines in March. The value of a house dropped 1.4 percent in the first three months of the year from the same period in 2006, according to a report today by S&P/Case-Shiller. Prices last fell during the third quarter of 1991. Robert Shiller and Karl Case, economics, created the home-price index based on research from the 1980s.
"Bottomly Rises to Top"
Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune
May 28, 2007
Richard Ecke
The new president of Wellesley College in Massachusetts is a Helena native, Kim Bottomly. Bottomly, 61, had been a professor of immunobiology and a deputy provost at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., before taking the top job at Wellesley.
"Life, Liberty, and the Folks Back Home"
The Boston Globe
May 27, 2007
Peggy Levitt
"The Global in the Local"
The Boston Globe
May 27, 2007
Peggy Levitt
Peggy Levitt, sociology, author of God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape, has written two pieces for The Boston Globe on the modern immigration experience. “Although we usually think of immigration in terms of what immigrants bring to our shores, immigration has in fact become one of America's most effective tools for spreading national values beyond our borders,” Levitt said. “Immigrants who maintain close ties to their home countries, far from being a threat to American society, are often, in effect, our development workers, sending skills and ideas about good governance, diversity and equality back to their homelands. They are also our diplomats.”
"Panel Mulls Recognizing Local Legend: Bolin was First Black Woman Judge"
The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal
May 26, 2007
Michael Valkys
The Poughkeepsie City School District could soon honor a history-making Wellesley College graduate. School board member Stanley Merritt wants to name the district's College Avenue administration building in honor of city native Jane Bolin, the first black woman in the United States to be appointed to a judgeship.
"Shrapnel Slows, But Doesn’t Stop CBS Reporter"
The Washington Post
May 24, 2007
Howard Kurtz
When CBS correspondent and Wellesley alumna Kimberly Dozier arrived in Baghdad for another tour of duty shortly before Memorial Day last year, she wanted to chronicle how American troops were spending the day. She never completed the assignment. A car bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint killed her two crew members, as well as an Army captain and an Iraqi interpreter, and left her with shrapnel in her brain, a missing eardrum and two shattered legs. One year and more than 25 operations later, the tall, feisty Dozier, once a lowly stringer for The Washington Post, is back on her feet and back on a story – her own.
"Space Other Presents Andrew Mowbray"
Art Daily
May 24, 2007
Space Other will present the work of Andrew Mowbray, art, in “Andrew Mowbray: Bathyscope,” on view through June 30. “Over the past four years, Andrew Mowbray has gradually focused on the development of performative alter egos that embody the artist's quest for insight on contemporary notions of masculinities,” writes the author. “These performance works have been central to the development of a body of work that is mostly sculptural; however, it also includes video, photography and painting.”
"Naperville Student Awarded Fulbright"
Naperville (Ill.) Sun
May 24, 2007
Sun Staff
Wellesley College senior Wallis Yu has been awarded a 2007-2008 Fulbright teaching assistantship. Yu, an English major, will teach 7th- to 12th-graders in Bangkok, Thailand. Yu said she was motivated to apply for the assistantship because of her interest in international development and her desire to gain a deeper cultural understanding of what development looks like in Thailand.
"Dozier is Subject of CBS Special: Wounded in Iraq a Year Ago, She Seeks Mideast Assignment"
The Baltimore Sun
David Zurawik
May 24, 2007
"Self-Pity is Not an Option"
Glamour Magazine
June 2007
Kimberly Dozier
CBS News correspondent and Wellesley alumna Kimberly Dozier, who was seriously injured one year ago by a car bomb in Iraq, wants to return as a reporter to the Middle East. The 40-year-old journalist, who underwent more than 25 surgeries, said that while there are "effects" of her injuries that will never go away, she does not consider herself impaired as a reporter. To hear more, tune in to CBS’s Flashpoint, on May 29, at 10 pm ET, to see a documentary about how lives were changed by the Memorial Day car bomb that killed four and injured Dozier.
"New Presidents or Provosts"
Inside Higher Ed
May 23, 2007
Doug Lederman
Kim Bottomly, deputy provost for science, technology and faculty development at Yale University, has been named president of Wellesley College.
"Immigration in America, Now"
WBUR-FM Boston
May 23, 2007
On Point with Tom Ashbrook
Peggy Levitt, sociology, and author of God Needs No Passport was a guest on NPR’s On Point to discuss the realities of the new American immigrant experience.
"Current Events in Somalia"
WILL AM 580 (Illinois)
May 22, 2007
Focus 580 with David Inge
Lidwien Kapteijns, history, was a featured guest on a recent University of Illinois public radio program on current events in Somalia. Kapteijns has published widely about the history of Somalia and Sudan and is co-founder of the Somali Institute for Research and Development, a small non-profit organization serving the Somali community of Greater Boston.
"Bush To Nominate Anne Patterson To Be US Envoy To Pakistan"
Dow Jones
May 22, 2007
Henry J. Pulizzi
President Bush will nominate Anne W. Patterson to be U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, the White House said Tuesday. Patterson is a graduate of Wellesley College.
"Camarda Awarded Beinecke Scholarship"
Lake County News-Sun (Waukegan, Ill.)
May 21, 2007
Julie Camarda ’07 has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship for postgraduate study. Camarda was one of 20 students to receive the national fellowship to pursue graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Camarda is considering a Ph.D. program in English studying lyric poetry and American literature, which is her current focus at Wellesley, or a master's degree in fine arts in creative writing.
“Housing's Roof Won't Cave In”
BusinessWeek
May 21, 2007
Peter Coy
“Steady Freddy: The Right Place: Enjoy Your Piece of the Chicago Housing Rock”
Chicago Sun-Times
May 18, 2007
Sally Duros
Karl Case, economics has contributed to two articles on the state of the housing market. Case, considered to be one of the leading real estate economists in the nation, participated in the panel discussion, “Now That the Roof Has Blown Off the Housing Market,” to members of the Urban Land Institute, a 34,000-plus association of community builders. “About a year ago somebody blew a whistle that only dogs and buyers heard and the economy came to a screeching halt,” he remarked.
“Lilly Official Will Chair Wellesley Board of Trustees”
Indianopolis Star
May 17, 2007
Susan Guyett
Alecia DeCoudreaux will become chairwoman of the board of trustees at Wellesley as of July 1. United Way of Central Indiana President and CEO Ellen Annala knows DeCoudreaux as a community leader and a friend. "I've watched her lead meetings, and she's a very direct and clear communicator," Annala said. She's action-oriented but makes sure everyone's ideas are considered when making a decision, she said.
“A Leg Up for Day-Schoolers”
The Jewish Advocate
May 17, 2007
Ann Green
In Greater Boston’s 15 Jewish day schools, students have dual Judaic/secular curriculums. Director of Admission Heather W.Ayres said day schools pay attention to the whole person. “I see this in their applications, in their level of concern about the world around them,” she said.
“Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders”
Psychology Today
May 15, 2007
Elizabeth Svoboda
Introverts aren't just less sociable than extroverts; they also engage with the world in fundamentally different ways. Contrary to popular belief, not all loners have a pathological fear of social contact. "Some people simply have a low need for affiliation," said Jonathan Cheek, psychology. "There's a big subdivision between the loner-by-preference and the enforced loner."
“Alex and the Bee Have a Happy Ending”
The Tennessean
May 15, 2007
Nancy Deville
After a three-year quest competing for the highest honor at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2001, 2002 and 2003, Alex French has traded her spelling books to concentrate on other things that are just as dear to her heart — Latin and music. Next semester, she will take on a whole new challenge as she heads to Wellesley to pursue classics.
“'Us vs. Them' Mentality Hods Us Back”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
May 14, 2007
Peggy Levitt
Congress has introduced legislation that would increase the number of H-1B visas, allowing immigrants with specific, high-demand skills to work for a limited time in the U.S. Opponents of the bill put forth arguments that are steeped in nationalist economics, says Peggy Levitt, sociology. Levitt argues that we must abandon the “us vs. them” mentality: “Rather than asking people to choose, or treating people with dual memberships with suspicion, we need to celebrate those bridge builders and translators,” Levitt said.
“Vanishing Retiree Health Care Insurance”
Bankrate.com
May 14, 2007
Carole Moore
A move to cut and, in some cases, eliminate retiree medical benefits altogether has caught hold in both private industry and government. “Future retirees are less likely to have retiree health insurance and those who (do) are likely ... to pay more for it,” said Courtney Coile, economics.
“Washington National Opera to Offer September Simulcast Free to 17 Schools and Colleges”
Playbill Arts
May 14, 2007
Vivian Schweitzer
Plácido Domingo, general director of Washington National Opera, has announced that the company plans to present director Mariusz Trelinksi's production of La Bohème, free, to students at 17 universities, colleges and high schools, including Wellesley, across the nation via a live simulcast Sunday, Sept. 23.
“Solo Journey to Motherhood a Choice, Challenge ”
The Salt Lake Tribune
May 14, 2007
Jennifer Barrett
“Women Hedge Bets by Banking their Eggs: As More Freeze, Debate Expands”
The Washington Post
May 13, 2007
Rob Stein
“Ser Mujer y No Tener Hijos, una Opción Válida”
RUMBO
May 11, 2007
Liliana Cadavid
Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies, has contributed to several recent articles on single parenting. "Women are running two races at one time: one for a partner and one for a baby. They feel like they have to choose," said Hertz, author of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice. Women have now discovered they can reverse the "traditional life sequence," so that baby comes before marriage, she added.
“Russia Inc. Is Canada Ready?”
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
May 12, 2007
Barrie McKenna
To some analysts, the increasing global reach of Russian companies is the next stage of the Cold War, fought with rhetoric and petro-dollars, instead of missiles. “There are definitely echoes of the Cold War,” said Marshall Goldman, professor emeritus of Russian economics. “Do we really trust these guys? Are they playing dirty?”
“Yale Scientist to Become Wellesley President” Wellesley Townsman
“Wellesley College Announces New President” Wellesley Townsman
“Scientist to Lead Wellesley College” Boston Globe
“Wellesley Taps Yale Biologist to be its Next President ” Boston Globe
“Wellesley College Taps Yale Deputy Provost Bottomly as 13th President” The Day
“Bottomly to Leave for Wellesley Presidency ” Yale Daily News
“New President for Wellesley” WBUR-FM Boston
Associated Press articles:
“Wellesley College Taps Yale Deputy Provost as 13th President” Fox 25 Boston
“Wellesley Taps Washington Grad as 13th President” The Columbian
“Wellesley Taps Washington Grad as 13th President” Northwest Newschannel 8
“Wellesley Taps Washington Grad as 13th President” The Bellingham Herald
“Wellesley Taps Washington Grad as 13th President” The Seattle Intelligencer
“Wellesley Taps Washington Grad as 13th President” The Virginian Pilot
“Wellesley Taps Yale Deputy Provost as President” WCVB TV Boston
“Wellesley Taps Yale Deputy Provost as 13th President” The Stamford Advocate
“Wellesley Taps Yale Deputy Provost as 13th President” Newsday.com
“Wellesley Taps Yale Deputy Provost as 13th President” The Standard-Times
Kim Bottomly, a renowned immunobiologist and deputy provost for science, technology and faculty development at Yale, will take over the Wellesley presidency on Aug. 1. “There were several things I liked about Wellesley immediately,” Bottomly said in a Wellesley Townsman article. “[The college] is really committed to the kind of education I’ve always valued, and that is, as I say, allowing people to build the most capable version of themselves … It is an intellectual community dedicated to the education of women. It’s hard not to be excited about that.” Articles about the naming of Wellesley’s 13th president have appeared in a number of publications, including those above.
“Tuition Blues: Some Colleges Hold Back Fees; Others Crank Them Up for Cachet”
Boston Business Journal
May 11, 2007
Brian Kladko
Even as inflation continues to remain low at 2.8%, tuition and mandatory fees at Boston-area private schools will jump much higher, increasing as much as 7.7% at Wellesley College, 7% at Berklee College of Music and 6.7% at Boston College for 2007-08.
“Lulu Wang Throttles Back (Except on the Racetrack)”
The New York Sun
May 8, 2007
Liz Peek
Trustee and alumna Lulu Chow Wang’s love of vintage sports cars and Wellesley are featured in this profile about her successes. “To say Ms. Wang is passionate about Wellesley and about women's education is to understate her enthusiasm,” notes the writer. From her birth in a car in New Delhi, Wang rose to become the founder of Tupelo Capital Management and one of Wellesley’s most inspiring graduates.
“E-Thugs: The New Schoolyard Bullies”
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
May 6, 2007
Steve Israel
At many schools, online bullying is escalating to real-world violence. Nancy Mullin, director of the Project on Teasing and Bullying at Wellesley, said it is almost impossible to prevent threatening online chatter. Computers and cell phones are everywhere, and kids understand the technology much better than adults. However, there are ways to minimize the chances your child is cyber-bullied, including keeping the computer in plain sight, Mullin said.
“A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves”
The New York Times Magazine
May 6, 2007
Peggy Levitt
In response to an article about immigration to developed nations, Peggy Levitt, sociology, wrote a letter to The New York Times Magazine, emphasizing the importance of social remittances that migrants send back home. According to Levitt, “This is a piece of the puzzle that development planners and world bankers should not overlook.”
“Local Study Links Alcohol to Brain Shrinking”
MetroWest Daily News
May 4, 2007
Timothy Homan
Carol Ann Paul, biological sciences, authored a study showing that drinking large amounts of alcohol may reduce brain volume which can be seen as a measure of brain aging. "Alcohol accelerates this decline," she said. However, she cautioned that the findings are preliminary, adding, “I wouldn't stop drinking tomorrow."
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“Freaky Fridays”
India Today
April 30, 2007
Kaveree Bamzai
Laksmi Srinivas, fellow, Newhouse Center for the Humanities, has been quoted in an article on Bollywood cinema. She is working on a book on Indian film audiences and movie-going based on ethnographic research in South India. She has also introduced a course on Bollywood cinema at Wellesley, the first and only course to address this global culture industry at the college. She will be an assistant professor in media sociology at UMass Boston starting this fall.
“First Donuts, Then Dunkin’”
The Boston Herald
April 29, 2007
Heather Schultz
R.C. Saint-Amour ’07 became the 112th winner of the annual hoop rolling competition at Wellesley College. She was awarded a bouquet before being ceremoniously dumped into Lake Waban by her classmates. An economics and international relations major, Saint-Amour plans to work at Bear Stearns, an investment banking firm, after graduation. An image gallery also accompanies the article online. The Boston Globe ran a photo of the hoop rolling winner in their weekend edition.
“Their Get Up and Go Means a Year Abroad”
The Oregonian
April 26, 2007
Wade Nkrumah
Alia Gurtov ’07 has been awarded the Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship for a year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States. Gurtov’s independent project, “Nations Made of Bones: Paleoanthropology in a National Context,” will take her through some of the world’s most prominent paleoanthropological sites in Ethiopia, South Africa, Spain, France, Germany and China. “I’m looking at paleoanthropological excavations within their national contexts to see how local ideologies affect site interpretation,” Gurtov said. “I’m hoping to do some excavation, too.”
“Housing Holds Back Moms in College”
The Christian Science Monitor
April 26, 2007
Marilyn Gardner
Housing and child care for student mothers does not exist at most colleges and universities. At Wellesley College, a group called Sisters’ Keepers helps students with children. “The whole thing really opened my eyes,” said Elizabeth Audley ’06, who started the group. “There are so many barriers that still exist for women who are mothers – professionally and educationally.”
“Babson Students Killed In Crash”
ABC 5 Boston
April 25, 2007
Two Babson College students were killed late Tuesday night when their car went off the road and burst into flames near the college. Both students were sophomores.
“Home Sales Drop Again: Market May Not Be at Bottom Yet”
The Boston Herald
April 24, 2007
Jerry Kronenberg
Home sales have fallen for the second straight month in Massachusetts. Chip Case, economics, says such figures show the market “is still in a decline. But if we’re not at the bottom, we’re getting close to it.” Experts were hoping that real estate might have finally bottomed out after sales rose in January for the first time in two years.
“Student Receives $10,000 Grant”
The Justice (Brandeis University)
April 24, 2007
Thanks to a grant from Kathryn Wasserman Davis, Wellesley class of 1928, Jeff Arak, a Latin American Studies major at Brandeis University, will spend his summer in Oaxaca, Mexico, improving people’s media and communications skills. Davis created “100 Projects for Peace” and made $1 million available to college students who seek to promote peaceful causes anywhere in the world this summer. Each project is granted $10,000.
“For Russians, a Symbol of Weakness and Loss”
The Boston Globe
April 24, 2007
Marshall I. Goldman
Marshall Goldman, economics, describes Yeltsin’s legacy as mixed. He will be regarded positively in the outside world, but for most Russians he will be remembered as the leader on whose watch Russian GDP fell, parts of the country spoke of secession and Russian ceased to be a military power. Outsiders think of Yeltsin as a reformer who helped transform Russia to a democratic, market economy.
“Former Russian President Yeltsin Leaves Complex Legacy”
PBS
April 23, 2007
Marshall Goldman, economics, commented on Yeltsin’s legacy being “a creative destruction.” The West and Russia held different opinions of him. “I’m not sure we’re going to be all that thrilled with the fact that Putin was brought in by Yeltsin and that what Putin is doing is undoing so many of the reforms that Yeltsin tried to do,” Goldman said. He noted that Putin is looking good in contrast to the hard times that Yeltsin faced, saying, “they’re going to look back at Yeltsin and say, ‘It’s too bad he lasted as long as he did,’ which I think is an unfortunate way to look at it.”
“Colleges with Good Bottom Lines”
The New York Times
April 22, 2007
According to an annual College Board survey, Wellesley College and 74 other private colleges provide aid packages that meet the highest percentage of financial need. Wellesley’s average aid is listed at $28,000 and average need-based grants are $26,200 for the 2005-2006 academic year.
“Don't Politicize Massacre”
Chicago Tribune
Katharine H.S. Moon
April 20, 2007
Katharine Moon, political science, reminds us that the Virginia Tech massacre should not be transformed into an issue of “Korea’s relationship to America or Korean Americans’ or other immigrants’ collective role in U.S society.” Instead, she writes, “We should seek to protect and heal – not politicize – those who have been struck with horror and pain…the victims, their families and friends, the gunman’s family, his Centreville, Va., neighbors, and his college campus.”
“Go Figure – Math is Getting Sexy Reputation”
Wellesley Townsman
Samantha Fields
April 19, 2007
Dr. Gary Lorden, a professor of mathematics at the California Institute of Technology, visited Wellesley College last week to discuss his role as the mathematical advisor for the hit TV show, “Numb3rs.” He spoke as a part of the Quantitative Reasoning Program’s lecture series, “Celebrating QR Connections,” a program focused this year on the application of quantitative reasoning to forensics.
“How Safe are Our College Campuses?”
Wellesley Townsman
Brad Reed
April 18, 2007
Following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Lisa Barbin, police chief, and Arlie Corday, public affairs, addressed the school’s means to address emergency situations. Corday states, “We’ve been doing special trainings for several years revolving around campus emergencies of several kinds.” Barbin noted, “We are confident in our emergency planning at Wellesley and will, as always, continue to work to ensure the safest campus environment possible.”
“Experts say Mass. Gun Laws May Thwart Campus Crises”
The Boston Herald
April 18, 2007
Jessica Fargen
Massachusetts’s tight gun controls make a mass shooting far less likely at a local school. Boston police Commissioner Edward Davis met with more than 50 representatives from 24 Boston-area colleges, including Wellesley. The Boston Police Department will offer college police training in dealing with so-called “active shooters” and will make sure that the city and colleges share radio frequencies.
“Murdock Falls Flat”
The Boston Herald
April 17, 2007
Vernon Shetley
Vernon Shetley, English, wrote a letter to the editor of The Boston Herald about Deroy Murdock’s rationale for a flat tax. He says it confuses two separate issues: tax simplification and progressive rates. “In a progressive tax code, the wealthiest citizens bear a greater share of the burden,” said Shetley. “The tax code could be radically simplified without abandoning progressivity.” He says Murdock dishonestly links simplification and flat rates and promises simplification to the public when advocating for leveling tax rates that benefit only the rich.
“Girls Gone Wet: Wellesley Cheers On”
The Boston Herald
April 17, 2007
Joe Reardon
Yamini Jha ’07 yelled encouragement and high-fived runners in the Boston Marathon outside Munger Hall. The Wellesley students of the “Scream Tunnel” make the Wellesley stretch the most popular section of the 26.2-mile layout. More than a dozen students were out early for the race with colorful posters. “I think it’s amazing,” says Jha. “It takes a lot of dedication and people come from all over to compete.”
“A Case of Kiss-and-Tell”
The Boston Herald
April 17, 2007
Herald sports staff
One of the unofficial requirements of Wellesley College students is to get a kiss from a marathoner by the time they graduate. “It’s really sweaty, but it’s fun,” said Sophie Wang ’07. “This year, they’ll be a little more wet.”
“Duke Case Raises Issues of Justice”
The Boston Globe
April 17, 2007
Susan Reverby
Susan Reverby, women’s studies, wrote a letter to the editor about prejudging Duke University lacrosse players because they are white male athletes, saying, “If the case at least opens up a conversation about racial injustice, about how often railroading of the innocent occurs, something will have been gained.”
“Rain Can’t Dampen Wellesley’s Marathon Spirits”
Wellesley Townsman
April 16, 2007
Brad Reed
Thousands of spectators showed up to support runners in the 111th Boston Marathon on their journey through Wellesley and to the finish line. Wellesley College demonstrated considerable support, participating in their infamous “Scream Tunnel” to encourage runners.
“Lenny at Large: How Are Things in Wellesley?”
The Daily News Transcript (Norwood, MA)
April 15, 2007
Lenny Megliola
Brigadoon is the latest play to be directed by Nora Hussey, theatre studies, and will open Thursday, April 19, in Alumnae Hall. Hussey spoke of the collaboration between Wellesley and Olin, calling this Brigadoon “very much a melting pot show” because of the cast that includes students from both colleges as well as hired Boston actors.
“Wellesley Class Sees ‘One of Us’ Bearing Standard”
The New York Times
April 14, 2007
Tamar Lewin
Members of the class of 1969 reflect on Hillary Clinton’s struggle to the top. “Throughout their journey, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been both a standard-bearer and a touchstone to measure themselves against,” notes the writer. Many graduates feel Clinton represents a class of Wellesley women who were taught they could accomplish anything, but struggled as the “first women” in their careers. Others worry that Clinton’s boldness, wit and warm personality is missing since she entered the political arena.
“Dorothy Hershkowitz; Infused Dances with Emotion”
The Boston Globe
April 10, 2007
Tom Long
Dorothy Hershkowitz, a dancer-choreographer who taught at Wellesley College for many years, passed away on Friday at the age of 62. In a 1997 Boston Globe review, dance critic Christine Temin described her work as “dance as theater—a blend of experiences, gestures, sounds, thoughts, and feelings, which is both accessible to a wide audience and packed with images for those who look beneath the surface.”
“Sportswear Evolved As Socially Acceptable Activities for Women Changed, Says UMass Amherst Professor”
University of Massachusetts Amherst
April 9, 2007
Patricia Campbell Warner
UMass Amherst Professor Patricia Campbell Warner’s new book, When the Girls Came Out to Play, traces the history of modern sportswear as a universal style that broke down traditional gender roles. This story notes how easy is to forget how far women’s sports – and sportswear – have come in a relatively brief time. When Wellesley College first offered a rowing program to its students, the outfits worn by the crew were adaptations of gymnastics dresses. “Fashionable and nautical in style,” says Warner, “the crew outfits may have been the first team uniforms for collegiate women in the U.S.”
“Publish or Parent?”
Center for American Progress
April 9, 2007
Kay Steiger
The option of a “half-time tenure track” for primary caregivers at Wellesley College gives professors the opportunity to achieve tenure while avoiding working unreasonable hours and still producing high-quality research
“When She Graduates as He”
The Boston Globe Magazine
Adrian Brune
April 8, 2007
Graduating classes at the all-women schools of the Seven Sisters sometimes include transgender students who enroll as women and graduate as men. Support for these students comes from on-campus resources such as student organizations and advisors for transgender students. Some believe the issue puts into question the all-women identity of the Seven Sister institutions, yet Dean Maureen Mahoney of Smith College sees the debate as an issue of diversity with educational benefits for all students. According to Mahoney, “Questions about what it means to be a woman or a feminist are not new to the college discourse, whether at Smith or many other leading institutions.
“An Unhappy Obsession”
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
April 7, 2007
Helen Kirwan-Taylor
In an article about the positive psychology movement in the United States, Julie Norem, psychology, is noted for disputing the relentless pursuit of happiness in her book, The Positive Power of Negative Thinking.
“Vigilante Mom”
The San Antonio Express News
April 6, 2007
Brian Chasnoff
After witnessing a robbery in San Antonio thrift store, a pregnant woman chased the violent robber in her car for 20 minutes with her 21-month-old daughter in the back seat. Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies, applauded the mother’s actions, saying, “I give her a lot of credit for not looking the other way. You could say she identified with that person who was being victimized, and she saw this as a way to protect others, including herself and her child.” Hertz added, “Frankly, I’d make her a hero in my book.”
“Holier Than Thou Politics of Comfort Women Apology”
ABC News
Katharine H.S. Moon
April 4, 2007
Katharine Moon, political science, writes about politics in Tokyo and Washington over “comfort women.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stood up for Japan by refusing to engage in what some call a “masochistic view of history.” The Japanese have mixed reactions about Shinzo and whether he should be considered a hero or a political embarrassment.
“A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them”
The New York Times
Sam Dillon
April 4, 2007
As both students and competition rise, top American colleges and universities have begun a new era of nearly impossible admissions standards. This year marked the “most selective spring in modern memory at America’s elite schools.” College admissions officers argue, “The brutally low acceptance rates this year were a result of an avalanche of applications to top schools”. Columbia University demonstrated the lowest acceptance rate with applications numbering 18,081 and acceptance letters being mailed to 1,618 students – accepting only 8.9 percent.
“Engineers Fall to Wellesley, 13-7”
Lax Magazine (CSTV.com)
April 3, 2007
Wellesley defeated MIT 13-7 in a NEWMAC game on Tuesday. Haley Geller had a game-high seven points and four assists. Wellesley will host the University of New England Thursday, April 5.
“Davis Gift Establishes Endowment for Princeton's International Center”
News@Princeton (Princeton University)
April 2, 2007
Kathryn Wasserman Davis, Wellesley class of 1928, and her son, Shelby M.C. Davis, who is a member of Princeton’s class of 1958 and a University trustee, have made a $5 million gift to provide ongoing support for Princeton’s International Center. In honor of Kathryn Davis and her late husband Shelby Cullom Davis, who was a member of the Princeton class of 1930, the center will be named the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 International Center at Princeton University.
“Students Look to Wasserman for Internships”
Washington Square News (NYU)
Allison Leach
April 2, 2007
With more and more students participating in internships before the time that they graduate, NYU’s Wasserman Center for Career Development is trying to keep up with providing the resources that students need. To provide students with more options and relieve some of the burdens that come with accepting unpaid internships, Wellesley College offers stipends of $3,000 to about 200 students a year.
“Wellesley Defeats Women's Tennis in Tight Seven Sisters Championship”
Vassar College Athletics
April 1, 2007
The Wellesley College tennis team defeated Vassar College 3-2 in the final and deciding match to win their third consecutive Seven Sisters Tennis Championship. Jenna Mezin defeated Vassar’s Debbie Sharnak in singles and Trish Devine and Jen Schwarzkopf tied the match with their performances as the first doubles team. Jane Booth-Tobin and Meghan Stubblebine as the second doubles team fought back from a second-set lapse to bring Wellesley to a final victory. The winners of each flight were named Flight Champions for their 4-0 records at the tournament.
March
“Only a Matter of Time…”
The New York Sun
Thomas Cushman
March 29, 2007
An article by Thomas Cushman, sociology, discusses the Iranian hostage crisis that Britain and the West face and the President Ahmadinejad’s leadership. He argues that the West’s ambivalence and that the repetition of the 20th century’s barbarism could be the logical consequence of the genocidal rhetoric of today’s extremists.
“Sub-prime Below Par”
WBUR.org
Curt Nickisch
March 28, 2007
Karl Case, economics, was interviewed about state lawmakers and the administration calling for greater oversight of the mortgage lending business in Massachusetts. Case says that house prices may drop a little bit, but mainly in the low-end market. “The sky is not falling…These institutions have an enormous financial stake in getting the default rates right and predicting them and reserving against them in an adequate way. I think the last thing we need is wholesale government involvement.” Some lending practices should be outlawed, but new urgency from Congress and the Commonwealth to get involved would be going too far.
“Black Student College Graduation Rates Inch Higher but a Huge Racial Gap Persists”
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Winter 2006/2007
In black student graduation rates, Wellesley College tied with Amherst, Princeton and Williams with a 94% graduation rate. It is the second highest rate in the nation. Wellesley is one of only five colleges and universities at which the rate for black students was higher than white students (94%-91%). Three of the five colleges are women’s colleges.
“Baylor Names CIO, Libraries Dean from Wellesley”
Campus Technology
Paul McCloskey
March 27, 2007
Patty Orr, director of user services, was named as vice president for information and technology and dean of the libraries at Baylor University. She will be leading university-wide information technology organization to provide administrative and academic technology services, technology infrastructure and library services to the university.
“Spring Commencement Speakers Announced by 15 Colleges”
The Chronicle of Higher Education Gazette
March 27, 2007
Wellesley College has announced that Madeleine K. Albright, the former U.S. secretary of state under the Clinton administration, will be the 2007 Commencement speaker.
“Flaherty and Scott Net Two Goals Each in Opening Action of the 2007 Seven Sister Tournament”
Bryn Mawr
March 24, 2007
The lacrosse team beat Bryn Mawr 9-5 in the first round of the Seven Sisters Tournament. Wellesley dominated the opening half, out-shooting Bryn Mawr 20-6 and built a five-point lead in the. Wellesley opened the second half with two quick goals. Colette Whitaker netted three goals and Maxine Brownstein added two.
“Premed Student is Goal-Oriented in Multiple Ways”
Corvallis Gazette Times
Kori Anderson
March 23, 2007
Jean Yau ’09 says playing water polo is a key to her success at Wellesley College. “I do the best I can to balance everything,” she said. “It’s nice to have a break in studying – or anything academic – and just be able to jump in the pool and have fun while practicing hard.” Yau has a 3.87 grade point average as a double major in biology and French. She’s also an executive board member of the Hippocratic Society, a group for premed students.
“A Road Trip Back to the Future”
The New York Times
Fred A. Bernstein
March 23, 2007
Architect Paul Rudolph produced a remarkable series of buildings, including Wellesley’s Jewett Arts Center, which this article calls “one of Rudolph’s most successful buildings. Commissioned by Wellesley College to design an arts building overlooking a collegiate Gothic courtyard, Rudolph responded with a remarkable mix of creativity and restraint. Exterior details of his Jewett Arts Center are subtle references to Gothic brickwork and tracery. Still, Rudolph’s trademarks are there: the concrete columns, shaped like four-leaf clovers, are like no others in the world, and the indoor sculpture court is a complex, multilevel space.”
“NHS Graduate Wins Fulbright Scholarship”
The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
Margaret Carroll-Bergman
March 23, 2007
Lauren Gritzke ’07 has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholarship to spend an academic year teaching English in Korea.
“The Durand Moment”
The New York Sun
Kate Taylor
March 22, 2007
In a story about the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s new show, “Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape,” Rebecca Bedell, art history, notes that Durand is among those landscape painters who believed that nature held spiritual lessons. "For [Durand], studying nature was a path to the divine," Bedell said.
“Wellesley President Diana Chapman Walsh to Deliver Commencement Address at Olin College, May 20”
Ascribe News
March 21, 2006
Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh will be the featured speaker at the Commencement exercises of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, which will be held Sunday, May 20, beginning at 2 pm on the college's Needham, Mass., campus.
“Home-sales Decline Slows Down: But Bottom May Not Be in Sight”
The Boston Herald
Scott Van Voorhis
March 21, 2007
The housing market is readjusting and sellers are slowly starting to lower prices as buyers push for discounts, said Karl Case, economics, who believes the market still has more settling to do, enough so that it may be next spring before the market finally stabilizes.
“Korean Universities Benchmarking Foreign Schools”
Dong-a Ilbo (Korea)
March 21, 2007
Hong Seung-yong, president of Inha University, paid careful attention to a series of articles that ran last year on small but strong foreign universities that attract the world’s most talented people. Kim Tae-seok, head of the university’s Education Planning Team, said, “We were able to learn a lot from examples of foreign universities such as Wellesley College that have enhanced competitiveness through what it calls ‘selection and concentration.’”
“A Poetic Calling”
MetroWest Daily News
Chris Bergeron
March 18, 2007
Frank Bidart, English, recalled the controversial decision to award the first Bollingen Prize to Ezra Pound, who'd been imprisoned for treason during World War II. He also noted that he's completed another book to be published in May 2008. The book, to be titled Watching the Spring Festival, will use lyrical poems to explore "the difficulties of finding transformation,” he said.
“Hemlock Available in the Faculty Lounge”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
March 16, 2007
Thomas Cushman
Tom Cushman, sociology, writes an amusing opinion piece on student evaluations of their professors, devising potential criticisms of one famous teacher: “For someone who is always challenging conventional wisdom (if I heard that term one more time I was going to die), Professor Socrates' ideal republic is pretty darn static. I mean there is absolutely no room to move there in terms of intellectual development and social change.”
“Chronicles of Chandra: Producer on ABC Show Prefers Layered Stories”
India New England
Tusha Mittal
Mache 16, 2007
Wellesley alumna Sangita Chandra ’94 talks about her job as a producer of "Chronicle," a news magazine show that airs on Channel 5, ABC Television’s local Boston station.
“When Kids Become Confidants”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Gail Rosenblum
March 16, 2007
For single parents, the relationship with their child can be tricky. Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies, talks about how single mothers sometimes struggle with being emotionally dependent on their child or feeling regret that they don’t have an adult partner. Some are "saddened that they hadn't modeled a romantic relationship" for their children,” Hertz said. "In some ways, they felt that the absence of a partner ... left them feeling like they hadn't given their child everything they could have. Even 24/7 for their kid came with a cost."
“Surprise! Wall Street Poised for Another Year of Record Profits”
Bloomberg News
Christine Harper and Yalman Onaran
March 12, 2007
Analysts estimate that first-half earnings will exceed last year’s record. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. will probably report a combined 7.2 percent increase in first-quarter net income. Chip Case, economics, says that the subprime market, “was virtually non-existent 10 years ago…It’s well over $1 trillion now, it’s big stuff.”
“Wellesley Professor Receives Poetry Prize”
Chronicle of Higher Education
March 9, 2007
Joining the ranks of W.H. Auden, ummings, Marianne Moore and Wallace Stevens, Frank Bidart, English, received the prestigious Bollingen Prize in American Poetry, which will award him $100,000. The judging panel described him as “a poet whose work exemplifies consistent originality of theme, sustained linguistic and formal explorations, and strong sense of the profoundly serious and adventurous nature of the poetic calling.”
“High-tech Campaigns Still Need a Message, Young Voters Say”
The Boston Globe
Jesse Harlan Alderman
March 9, 2007
Kayla Calkin, class of 2007, said, “It’s really hard to get people off of Facebook and into real life. You’ll find hundreds of thousands of (Facebook) posts, but if you really want to change someone’s mind, you have to meet them face to face,” such as at a conference sponsored by the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. A report prepared for the conference said that the most successful campaign combined high-tech savvy podcasts, e-mails, blogs and text messaging with old-fashioned hand-shaking.
“The Co-ed Equation”
Chronicle – WCVB-TV, Boston
March 8, 2007
Amy Masters, Producer
The decision by three colleges to stay the course as a women’s college or go coeducational is examined. Wellesley College leads off the program with interviews from Jennifer Desjarlais, admission, Joanne Berger-Sweeney, dean’s office, and Chikoti Mibenge ’07. In addition, the program looks at Emmanuel and Regis colleges.
“Learning from the Master”
The Wellesley Townsman
Brad Reed
March 7, 2007
Frank Bidart, English, recently won the prestigious Bollingen Prize in American Poetry. “A lot of my work is much more openly organized around dealing with aspects of an issue than are most books of poetry,” Bidart told the Townsman. “I will become gripped by a subject or theme, and I have to say everything I can think to say about it so I get to the bottom of it.”
“Robert Paarlberg of Wellesley to Speak At UMass Amherst on Genetically Engineered Crops March 13”
UMass Amherst Office of News & Information
Richard Newton
March 6, 2007
Robert Paarlberg, political science, will give the second of four talks in the Environmental Institute’s Spring 2007 Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Paarlberg will discuss evidence gathered over the past decade suggesting that genetically modified crops lessen the environmental impact of agriculture by reducing chemical use and the need for tilling.
“Women More Likely to Miss
Work for Kid”
MSNBC
Allison Linn
March 6, 2007
A survey found that 15 percent of people thought
their female bosses’ childcare responsibilities interfered
with their ability to do their job, while only 7 percent felt
the same way
about their male bosses. Rosanna Hertz, sociology, says female
bosses who are parents may have more flexibility to leave during
the day or more power to negotiate a family-friendly workday.
“Former Female Astronaut Inspires Students”
MetroWest Daily News
Jennifer Kavanaugh
March 4, 2007
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to explore outer space, spoke at the Hippocratic Society’s 2nd Annual Celebration of Women in Medicine and Public Health March 3 at Wellesley. Jemison, who describes herself as a doctor, scientist, astronaut, entrepreneur, teacher and one-time aspiring dancer, advised students “to sidestep mental obstacles and not conform to other people's expectations.” Throughout her speech, she emphasized the importance of our time, saying, "It's what we do with our time, and the choices that we make, that give it its unlimited potential”.
“Designing Women on PBS”
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Dave Greenslit
March 4, 2007
Natasha Sivananjaiah, class of 2010, is starring
in PBS’s “Design
Squad,” a new reality show aimed at pre-high school students
to spark an interest in engineering. Thirteen weekly episodes of
the show will begin airing late this month.
“A Student’s Words, a Candidate’s
Struggle”
The Boston Sunday Globe
Michael Levenson
March 4, 2007
In her senior thesis, Hillary Rodham Clinton grapples
with the meaning of labels such as "radical" and "liberal." While
Clinton was first lady, her Wellesley thesis was not available
to the public, but it has been available since 2001. Critics believe
Clinton’s thesis on Saul D. Alinsky proves that she has radical
ideologies and sympathies.
“How the Clintons Hid Hillary’s Thesis”
MSNBC.com
Bill Dedman
March 3, 2007
Alan Schechter, political science, Hillary Rodham
Clinton’s
thesis advisor, was told by the White House in 1993 that Clinton’s
thesis should not be released to the public. Schechter said that
the source of concern was probably the subject of the paper: radical
organizer Saul Alinsky.
“Triple Plays”
The Boston Globe Sidekick
Catherine Elcik
March 1, 2007
Triple Helix, an educational and entertaining
piano trio, performed a concert at Houghton Chapel March 4. The
theme was “Celebrating
the Radiance, Wit and Humanity of Mozart’s Musical World.”
“Roxanne Varzi Lecture”
Boston Globe Sidekick
Catherine Elcik
March 1, 2007
Roxanne Varzi spoke about the “culture of martyrdom” produced
by the Iranian government during the Iran-Iraq War.
February
“Arts,
Briefly”
The New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder
February 28, 2007
A three-judge panel awarded the $100,000 Bollingen Prize in Poetry
to Frank Bidart, English. The prize was established by Paul Mellon
in 1949 and is awarded to an American poet every two years by the
Yale University Library.
Call for Exposing the Truth on June
4 Tiananmen Mothers”
VOA News
Tian Wei Washington
February 27, 2007
William Joseph, political science, was interview by the Voice
of America on a petition that is being presented to China's National
People's Congress by the mothers of those killed in the Tiananmen
incident in June 1989. The petition asks for an honest and full
accounting of what happened, which the government has refused to
do.
“Back
to School”
Wellesley-Weston Magazine
Clara Silverstein
Spring 2007
Hard copy available upon request
Women who
put college graduation on hold have earned college degrees later
in life thanks to the Davis Degree
Program. Deborah French,
a current Davis Scholar, says, “If I never buy myself another
gift for the rest of my life, I’ll be happy.”
"Yale
Gives $100,000 to Bidart for `Shocking' Poems"
Bloomberg News
February 26, 2007
James M. O'Neill
Frank Bidart,
professor of English, was awarded the $100,000 Bollingen Prize
in Poetry for 2007. The prize is
awarded biennially by the
Tale University Library for the best book published or the lifetime
achievement of an American poet. A three-judge panel said Bidart’s
poems were, “…eerie, probing, sometimes shocking, always
subtle...”
“Families
Bid Farewell to Troops”
MetroWest Daily News
February 25, 2007
Peter Reuell
Master Sgt.
David Sims of the National Guard, who works in the carpentry
shop, heads to Fort Dix, NJ next week
for two-months
of training before being deployed to Iraq. Sims also served during
the Gulf War. "One hundred things," Sims said, when asked
what was going through his mind yesterday. "All the little
things I'm forgetting to do before I leave. Just make sure my family
is all set."
“Buying
a House is Harder for Some in Faltering Subprime Market”
Newsday
February 23, 2007
Dave Collins
As the housing market softens and makes lenders less likely to
handle riskier loans, homeowners with troubled credit histories
are having more difficulty getting mortgages or refinancing homes.
The market for subprime mortgages used primarily for home equity
loans and for people with bad credit is suffering though the first
downturn in the housing market since the industry exploded a decade
ago, says Karl Case, economics.
“Not
Always on the Sunny Side”
The Bowdoin Orient (Bowdoin College)
February 23, 2007
Tara Rajiyah
Professor Barbara Held addresses abundant optimism in America
in her new book, Stop Smiling, Start Kvetching: A 5-Step Guide
to Create Complaining. Held is particularly interested in the research
of Julie Norem, psychology, whose research categorizes test subjects
as either defensive pessimists or strategic optimists.
“Middlebury, Wellesley
Lead Liberal Arts Schools in Fund Raising”
Bloomberg News
February 22, 2007
Matthew Keenan
Wellesley College raised
$472.3 million in pledges and gifts during a five-year campaign,
including $88.6 million received in fiscal
2005. David Blinder, vice president for resources and public affairs,
said, “We have a constituency that is very loyal to the college
and supportive of a very specific mission we have as one of the
last remaining outstanding women’s colleges in the country.” With
a $1.41 billion endowment, Wellesley is the wealthiest women’s
college and fourth-richest liberal arts school.
“Diversity
Conference at Saint Mary's College”
South Bend Tribune (Indiana)
February 22, 2007
Peggy McIntosh,
associate director of Wellesley Centers for Women, is the keynote
speaker for a Saint Mary’s College conference aimed to
increase awareness on the benefits of diversity. Women and the
military, immigration and diversity, and gender relations will
be discussed.
“Internment
Remembered Through Photos”
The Daily Campus (UConn)
February 21, 2007
Freesia Singngam
Elena Tajima-Creef,
women’s studies, and program director of American studies,
presented photographs of Japanese Americans that were released
in newspapers and magazines during WWII and that purposely downplayed
the harsher realities of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans.
“A
Journey through Hell and Heaven, via Medieval Croatia”
The New York Times
February 20, 2007
Allan Kozinn
Musical group
the Dialogos performed “Tondal’s Vision,” a
medieval Croatian church drama about the journey of a disembodied
soul, in Houghton Memorial Chapel at Wellesley College Feb. 20.
“A Place for Women’s
Colleges”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 16, 2007
Rosemary Salomone
In light of the recent
announcement by Randolph-Macon Woman’s
College to admit male students next fall, author of Same, Different,
Equal: Rethinking Single-Sex Schooling Rosemary Salomone says women’s
colleges seem less necessary and appealing to young women today.
According to Salomone, only institutions like Wellesley, Smith,
Mount Holyoke and Bryn Mawr, with their large endowments and academic
reputations, are certain to survive as women’s colleges.
“New
Year, Old Ways”
The Boston Globe
February 15, 2007
Erica Noonan
Lina Chen, who works
in the Wellesley College Registrar’s
Office, founded the Century Chinese Language School with two other
mothers to help American born, English-speaking children of Chinese
immigrants bridge the gap between their ancestry and modern U.S.
culture. “As parents, we feel responsible to teach them about
language and their culture,” said Chen.
“Day
of Remembrance Event to Focus on Historical Images”
University of Connecticut News
February 12, 2007
Elena Tajima-Creef, women’s studies, presents “Barbed Wire Beauty:
Freeze-Framing Domesticity & Gender Politics in the War Relocation Authority,
Photographs of the Internment Camps,” a multimedia presentation on the
internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. In her work, Tajima-Creef
focuses on race and citizenship in multicultural America to produce a better
understanding of the past and the present. The presentation is part of a Day
of Remembrance event at the University of Connecticut.
“Putin to Take Message to the Persian
Gulf”
Spero News
February 12, 2007
Brian Whitmore
Falling oil prices have triggered memories of the great oil price
fall of 1985-86 for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Marshal Goldman,
economics, says Moscow is trying to establish a special kind of
control over the natural gas market.
“Single
Parenting, 2007”
The Buffalo News
February 11, 2007
Charity Vogel
Some people become single parents through divorce or by having kids outside of
marriage. Rosanna Hertz, sociology, says, “The lockstep of lifestyle expectations
is being broken all the way. I think it’s a good thing.”
“It's Official: Faust Named Harvard
President”
The Boston Globe
February 11, 2007
Marcella Bombardieri and Maria Sacchetti
Drew Gilpin Faust was named the 28th president of Harvard University,
making her the first female president of the institution and
the first president without a Harvard degree since 1672. She
currently serves as the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study at Harvard. Search committee member and past
Wellesley
College president Nannerl Keohane ’61 said of Faust, “You
can bring in a breath of fresh air or you can have someone who
knows Harvard deeply. One of the things that turned out to be
appealing in the end was the balance she brings.” Upon
the board’s approval of Faust's selection, Faust declared, “I
can imagine no higher calling, no more exciting adventure than
to serve as the president of Harvard.”
“Obama
Focused on Issues, Not Race”
USA Today
February 9, 2007
Fredreka Schouten and Judy Keen
Senator Barack Obama said his campaign for the presidency will send a wonderful
message to young people of color, but he hopes to make race irrelevant in his
presidential campaign. Wilbur Rich, political science, said, “This is the
kind of thing people talk about in black barbershops: Is he really a brother?” But
Rich says that with his résumé, Obama “has earned the right
to call himself whatever he wants.”
“Enceladus, A Moon of Saturn, is
a ‘Cosmic Graffiti Artist,’ Astronomers Discover”
Yubanet.com
February 9, 2007
University of Virginia
Scientists have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, pelts
the surfaces of at least 11 other moons of Saturn with ice particles sprayed
from its spewing surface geysers. Richard French, astronomy, was a co-investigator
in the study.
“Todd Compton, Victim of the Muses:
Poet as Scapegoat, Warrior and Hero in Greco-Roman and Indo-European
Myth and History”
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
February 9, 2007
Mary Lefkowitz
Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies, reviews Todd Compton’s
new book, Victim of the Muses, in which he seeks to discover evidence
of the ritual and mythology of the scapegoat or pharmakos, who
is driven out in order to purify the community.
“Unmarried,
with Children”
Seattle Times (Syndicated Column)
February 8, 2007
Tom Plate
Flat or zero population growth rates appear to be characteristic of affluent
societies. Coping mechanisms among nations vary, and a new study has examined
women raising children without men. Rosanna Hertz, sociology, spells out this
decision in her book, Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice.
“Harn’s Museum Nights Features
Multisensory Experience”
University of Florida News
February 8, 2007
Christine Hale
Salem Mekuria, art, presents “IMAGinING TOBIA,” a triptych
video installation, at the Harn Museum of Art at the University
of Florida. The film marks Ethopia’s third millennium and
explores Mekuria’s native land, interweaving visual images
with text, poetry and music.
January
“Taking Notes with Melinda Lopez”
New England Entertainment Digest (Mass.)
Bobbie Steinbach
January 2007
Melinda Lopez, theatre studies, is one of Boston's
most prominent playwrights and actresses. She has appeared at
the Huntington Theatre,
Portland Stage, the Guthrie Theatre, Spakespeare & Co., SpeakEasy
Stage Co. and Boston Playwrights Theatre. Lopez teaches two dramatic
literature seminars at Wellesley as well as playwriting and an
oratory class this year. She is currently working on a movie script
for a romantic comedy about politics.
“Robot
Mania”
The Boston Globe Sidekick
January 24, 2007
Students from the CS 115/ PHYS 115 Robotic Design Studio showed off their “high-
and low-tech hybrid Lego robots” on January 24, 2007 in the Sage Lounge.
“Tufts, MIT Funds Rank High in 2006”
The Boston Globe
Kimberly Blanton
January 23, 2007
Following an enormous donation from a wealthy alum, Tufts University found
its endowment growing a colossal 43.8% over the last year, topping the National
Association
of College and University Business Officers report on endowment growth from
fiscal year 2005 to 2006. MIT’s endowment locked into third place, growing by
24.7% after a year of “strong investment returns.” The story also
contained a chart, placing Wellesley College in 46th place with its endowment
growing from 1.28 billion to 1.41 billion, indicating a 10.7% change.
“Rwanda
Suspects Seek Asylum”
The Washington Times
Jim McElhatton
January 22, 2007
Christopher Candland, political science, comments on a developing
case involving three Rwandan men seeking political asylum in the
United States following the recent decision to dismiss felony murder
charges against them. An authority in political asylum cases, he
argues that “with a completed application, no action can
be taken to deport you.”
“What Makes a Child Become a Bully?”
Fox News
Dr. Manny Alvarez
January 17, 2007
Nancy Mullin, director of the Project on Teasing and Bullying at
the Wellesley Centers for Women, joins the discussion regarding
the nature and development of bullies, stating that “bullying
begins in some kids as early as pre-school and escalates over
time until it becomes a regularized form of behavior.” She
adds that “it’s the power-over aspect to bullying
that distinguishes it from the other activities kids get into
like rough and tumble play.”
"Single Mothers"
NBC Today Show
January 15, 2007
A lengthy feature segment included commentary from Rosanna Hertz,
sociology and women’s studies, focusing on her research and
her new book, Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice. A
DVD copy of the program is available for checkout at the Office
for Public Affairs.
"Ladies of the Water: Mermaids,
Sirens, Sea Nymphs and the Narf"
Documentary film/featurette
December 2007
Mary Lefkowitz, classical studies, and Jonathan Cheek, psychology,
took part in a sirenology documentary that accompanied the December
2006 release of the DVD for the feature film, Lady in the Water.
The documentary film can be seen via a clickable link above on
the Amazon Web site.
"Jane
Bolin, the Country’s First Black Woman to Become a Judge,
Is Dead at 98"
The New York Times
January 11, 2007
Douglas Martin
Jane Bolin '28, who was the first black woman to graduate from
Yale Law School and became America's first black female judge,
has died at age 98.
"Back to the Brontës"
The Boston Globe
Denise Taylor
January 11, 2007
"Brontë," which opened its U.S. premiere at the
Wellesley Summer Theatre, tells the story of three of the world's
most famous literary women and the dissolute brother they were
never meant to outshine. Characters come to life and haunt their
creators, and family tensions burn fiercely as every advantage
is heaped upon the brother, Branwell, who has little talent or
ambition. "It's very unsentimental. It's very nitty-gritty," said
the play's director, Nora Hussey, theatre studies.
"
Wellesley College Student Wins All-American
Scholarship"
The Boston Globe
January 6, 2007
Alice Berg '10, who is majoring in neuroscience, has been awarded
an All-American Scholarship of $800 for her outstanding sales achievements
with Vector Marketing Corp.
"Sellers: Pick an Agent To Help You
Price Right"
The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
January 6, 2007
Ellen James Martin
Since 2000, the total value of U.S. residential
real estate has shot up a dizzying $10 trillion to $24 trillion,
estimates Karl
E. Case, economics. But these days a slippage in prices that has
partially offset the strong valuation gains. More properties are
sitting unsold for lengthy periods. "There's no question there's
been a big-time demand shift -- a sea change in the real estate
market since the beginning of 2006," says Case.
"Buyers
vs. Homesellers: Standoff Could Lead to Recession"
The Boston Herald
January 4, 2007
Scott Van Voorhis
At
a national conference, Karl Case, economics, released the results
of a five-month groundbreaking survey of
the housing market in
Boston’s suburbs. It paints a picture of a market nearing
a standstill, in which would-be sellers are opting to take their
homes off the market rather than accept big markdowns.
"In
Paris or Wellesley, the Best Food is Local"
The Boston Globe
January 3, 2007
Lisa Zwirn
Catherine Masson, French, is profiled on her lifelong appreciation
of good food in story that includes two of her favorite recipes.
"Seven
Who Exert the Power of Their Voice"
Women's eNews
January 2, 2007
WeNews Staff
Jane Mansbridge '61 is the Adams Professor of
Political Leadership and Democratic Values at Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government.
Harvard's President Lawrence H. Summers famously questioned women's
innate abilities to handle math and science, an outlook Mansbridge
says is consistent with much of what she experienced in academia
after leaving Wellesley, a place where "all the pictures on
the walls were of women and the message was 'women can do anything.'"
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