Tag: Wellesley College

African-American

Campus Police Are Under Scrutiny for Racial Profiling. It Isn’t the First Time

As protests continue across the U.S. in memory of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who died after an officer pinned his neck to the ground, the country is embarking on a national conversation about racism in policing, causing universities to reflect on their own campus policing practices.

June 12, 2020

News Roundup

Wellesley College Class of 2019 Selects Anita Hill as Commencement Speaker

Civil and women’s rights activist Anita Hill, whose voice has been widely used in academia, politics and in the media regarding gender, race and equality, has been named the commencement speaker for Wellesley College’s 141st commencement ceremony. Hill, a professor of social policy, law and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Brandeis University, is known […]

April 14, 2019

Students

Lawyer Demands Babson College Apologize after Ban Lifted on Client

WELLESLEY, Mass. — A lawyer for one of two college students barred from their campus for taunting students at Hillary Clinton’s alma mater in Massachusetts is demanding an apology after the ban was removed. Babson College students Edward Tomasso and Parker Rand-Ricciardi were accused of driving around the nearby all-women’s Wellesley College the day after […]

December 13, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President

Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.

February 11, 2016