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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
7 years
Happy 70th birthday, @HillaryClinton '69! From College Government President to icon of women's leadership, you've always inspired us.
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Katelyn Campbell, #Wellesley is excited to welcome you this fall. http://t.co/2yvxW2tB6k
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Only three women have ever been U.S. Secretary of State. Two of them, Madeleine Albright ’59 and Hillary Clinton ’69, were on campus for their 60th and 50th reunions. In a #WellesleyAsks Live interview with @DrPaulaJohnson they answered questions about their time at Wellesley.
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@JayyWiltz Congratulations and welcome!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Congrats to Hillary Rodham Clinton '69. You did it! You shattered the ceiling! We are so proud of you.
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Hillary Clinton
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History.
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. @HillaryClinton processing into #Wellesley2017 Commencement!
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@HillaryClinton ‘69 was the first student to speak at a Wellesley Commencement. #Wellesley2017 ’s student speaker is Tala Nashawati!
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Wellesley College
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"Dream bigger."
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Happy birthday, Madam Secretary! @madeleine Albright '59 celebrates her 80th birthday and a lifetime of public service today!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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. @HillaryClinton ’69 Returns to #Wellesley to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address
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Wellesley College
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A heartbreaking loss for our country and for Wellesley. Secretary Madeleine Albright ’59 was a force of nature in politics & a living embodiment of Wellesley’s motto, Non Ministrari sed Ministrare—Not to be ministered unto, but to minister.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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. @HillaryClinton 's advice to #Wellesley2017 : Channel the strength of your classmates.
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Wellesley College
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“At a time when we need champions like @JocelynBenson ’99 more than ever, Wellesley is honored to welcome this distinguished alumna back to campus to serve as our 2023 commencement speaker.” —Paula A. Johnson: #wellesley2023
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
3 years
Trying to get from class in Green to class in Founders.
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Wellesley College
4 years
Today’s the first time in Wellesley’s history that the community will not celebrate the @bostonmarathon . But knowing Wellesley students, they found a way to celebrate virtually. #ScreamTunnel
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@Wellesley
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In November, Pashtana Dorani arrived as a visiting fellow at @WCWnews . During her two-year appointment, she will research ways to help Afghan women & girls pursue education and support the health of Afghan mothers and babies. ( @BarakPashtana )
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Wellesley College
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#Wellesley2023 ’s commencement speaker @JocelynBenson .
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
3 years
Congratulations @HillaryClinton ’69, on becoming the 11th chancellor—and the first female chancellor—of Queen's University.
@HillaryClinton
Hillary Clinton
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Just call me Madam Chancellor. @qubelfast #LoveQUB Photos: Andrew Towe/Queen’s University
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“We [Black Americans] have to believe that this country can be what it has never been, because how else would we have survived this long?” @nhannahjones in conversation with @M_P_Jeffries .
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Thanks @Madeleine Albright '59 for the shout out! #Wellesley women do their homework! P.S. Love that brooch.
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Wellesley College
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To the emerald green class of #Wellesley2017 :
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Wellesley College
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"After all, when there are no ceilings, the sky is the limit.” Brava Hillary Rodham Clinton ‘69!
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Wellesley College
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#WomenWhoWill ...make history. What an extraordinary achievement, Hillary Rodham Clinton '69!
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The Wellesley Scream Tunnel in full effect. #BostonMarathon
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Wellesley College
2 years
Happy first snow of 2022!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
8 years
. @DrPaulaJohnson on leadership at Wellesley
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Wellesley College
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. @madeleine joined dozens of Wellesley community members who shared video messages of congratulations as part of the #Wellesley2020 senior celebration. Here is her message in full.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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ICYMI: @HillaryClinton ‘69 has delivered two previous speeches at Commencement, one as a student, and one in 1992
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
4 years
Today, after staying a week at a hotel and receiving two negative Covid-19 tests, members of the Class of 2024 who arrived from high-incidence states get to move into residence halls!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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The two geese by Paramecium Pond would like you to know that they now have eight goslings. No plans to name any of them Ryan, just yet. But they are making sure the eight of them get plenty of nap time and swim time. Thanks to Prof. Corrine Taylor for sharing her photo with us.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
4 years
The Wellesley community is heartbroken to hear about the loss of Zoe Mungin ’11 from COVID-19. Our deepest condolences to her family.
@Wellesleymag
Wellesley Magazine
4 years
We mourn the loss of Zoe Mungin ’11, a beloved member of the Wellesley community. Our thoughts are with her family and many friends.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Cokie Roberts ’64 was a trailblazer for women in journalism, one of the “Founding Mothers of @NPR .” Her roles in radio and TV inspired many, including countless @wellesleyalums .
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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On the latest episode of @ABC 's "Grey's Anatomy" @GreysABC , Dr. Miranda Bailey flashed back to receiving her acceptance letter to @Wellesley , and described it as a "college of the greats."
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Wellesley College
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Hillary Clinton '69 gave her 2nd Wellesley Commencement speech in '92, when she was an attorney & first lady of AR
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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. @Wellesley College Names Harvard’s @DrPaulaJohnson Its 14th President #WellesleyPrez
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Only to be there in spring! 💙🌼
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Wellesley College
7 years
We were so pleased to welcome @HillaryClinton '69 back to Wellesley last night to talk with our students and @DrPaulaJohnson
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Scene from first day of classes as captured by photographer Nicole V. ’25. Finally looks and feels like winter! ❄️☃️
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
4 years
Roses are red, violets are blue—but who cares, the magnolias are in bloom! 🌸🤩 It wouldn’t be spring without the blooming magnolias outside of the Pomeroy and Cazenove Hall connection. Karina Alvarado ’20 sent us a photo to help you all stay connected to campus.
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Wellesley College
4 years
A sign of hope and peace appearing over campus after recent rain showers.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
2 years
On #InternationalWomensDay , we acknowledge that the pandemic has had a disproportionate economic impact on women, particularly women of color. Wellesley alumnae experts share thoughts on gender gaps in the economy & how to create a better economy for all.
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Wellesley College
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Tracy K. Smith, poet laureate of the United States, prize-winning author, and passionate advocate of broadening access to poetry, will be the #Wellesley2018 commencement speaker.
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Wellesley College
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#Wellesley2020 celebrated their last day of in-person classes by wearing graduation gowns, and decorating the campus in red. Photos: Karina Alvarado ‘20 and Maggie Olmsted ‘21
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Wellesley College
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Antonia De Meo ’89 once gave Kavindya Thennakoon ’19 advice that she now shares with #Wellesley2019 .
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Congratulations to #Wellesley2022 ! Final admission decisions were just released, and the incoming purple class is composed of top candidates from a historic number of applications to Wellesley.
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Wellesley College
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#Wellesley2018 as first-year students and today! 💜🎓
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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The link between Caz and Pom is in full bloom 🌸🌸🌸! #WellesleyCollege
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Seven @Wellesley alumnae have been sworn into political office this year after the history-making 2018 midterm elections.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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March 17th has great historical significance for @Wellesley : it is Founder’s Day—on this date in 1870, the College was chartered—and, on this same date 44 years later, College Hall burned to the ground. Photo by Katherine A. Johnson '19.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Wellesley is thrilled to welcome the green class of 2025! The College received 7,920 first-year applications, the highest number in College history. Learn more about the class and check out the welcome video here:
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
4 years
Wellesley students take time to celebrate each other and Wellesley traditions. We miss our students already—especially the red class of 2020. Stay safe and healthy everyone!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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LIVE: Happening now a Conversation with Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69. . #WellesleyReunion #WellesleyAsks
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
7 years
From our Wellesley Snapchat reporters: @HillaryClinton '69 and Wellesley President @DrPaulaJohnson !
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Wellesley College
4 years
October 2020 at Wellesley. How it started/How it's going.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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. @SallyQYates , Former Deputy U.S. Attorney General, Announced as @AlbrightInst at @Wellesley Keynote Speaker #AlbrightInstitute
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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“I have often spoken of my affection for @Wellesley and of my gratitude for the friends I made there and for the knowledge I acquired during my years there both about myself and about the world.” Secretary @Madeleine Albright ’59 in her new book #Hellandotherdestinations .
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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WOW. The response is off the charts. Thank you. Our alum community says it best- we think Katelyn will fit right in. http://t.co/OzV9RqmrvY
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Anita Hill’s advice to #Wellesley2019 :
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Hogwarts or Wellesley? ✨❄️pc: Sanjana Rajagopal
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Wellesley College
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A very green view of the commencement seating for the evergreen class! #wellesley2021
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Viral video of Jada Wiltz ’22 @JayyWiltz finding out she was accepted to @Wellesley is met by an outpouring of support from the College community and garners national media attention.
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Cheers to Emmy Hamilton ‘18, this year’s Hooprolling winner!
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What today’s snow day looked like at Wellesley! ❄️⛄️ 📷: Aviv S. ‘21
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Wellesley College
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Anita Hill, whose courage has inspired generations, will address the members of the class of 2019 at @Wellesley ’s 141st commencement exercises. #Wellesley2019 @wellesleyalums @BrandeisU
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@madeleine
Madeleine Albright
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On my way to @Wellesley for reunion! 1959 Wellesley ra!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Today is Flower Sunday! Members of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life are setting up around campus for this beloved tradition! 💙🌸🌺🌷🌼🌻💐
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Happy official last day of classes, Wellesley! 🎉 🙌 What better way to celebrate than with a photo of Lake Waban.
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Wellesley College
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Louise Tibbetts Smith ’39 wrote “Ballad of a Bold Bad Man,” inspired by the outcome of the 1939 hooprolling race: The winner was revealed to be a Harvard student who infiltrated the race. Appalled, students seized him and dumped him into Lake Waban, beginning the tradition.
@EWAEmily
Emily Richmond
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SHE’S 101 and still fabulous! @Wellesley Class of ‘39.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Loved hearing the word "sisterhood" added to "America the Beautiful" during #SB51 last night! We think Katharine Lee Bates would be proud!
@Lin_Manuel
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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AND SISTERHOOD.
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Wellesley College
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Inspired by the works of @NewYorker cartoonist Hilary Campbell, Jessica Wu ’21 made her own “Scenes I Miss Seeing at Wellesley” series. Wu covers all of our favorite #WellesleyPlaces —from the sometimes crowded stairs of Green Hall to the peaceful dock of the Butler Boathouse.
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Wellesley College
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A warm welcome to @DrPaulaJohnson as she arrives on campus for her first official day as #WellesleyPrez !
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Wellesley College
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Clare Egan '10 @BiathleteEgan is the first @Wellesley alum to compete for the U.S. in the @Olympics ! #PyeongChang2018
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Congratulations, Madam Vice President @KamalaHarris ! #GlassCeiling
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Wellesley College
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From one red class to another, welcome to Wellesley! We’re so excited to welcome #Wellesley2024 to the Wellesley community with today’s regular decision announcement. Special thanks to the Wellesley content creators for helping us make this welcome video in early March.
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Wellesley College
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#Wellesley2017 Commencement Day is here! The live stream will begin at 10:30am ET on Facebook Live and !
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Wellesley College
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We are excited to see @madeleine Albright '59 on @CNN 's list of 9 amazing immigrants. At Wellesley, we knew she would be a positive force for change even before she made history as the first woman to become secretary of state.
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Wellesley College
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In celebration of the @AlbrightInst ’s 10-year anniversary and to ensure its legacy, former U.S. Secretary of State @madeleine Albright ’59, has made a generous donation to the institute and will be speaking on a panel with former Albright Fellows.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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The Wellesley Scream Tunnel in full effect for the #BostonMarathon !
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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. @PocPub founder Patrice Caldwell ’15 ( @whimsicallyours ) has created a network of professionals across the publishing industry with a goal of increasing diversity in the field.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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"Coming together to care for ourselves, to care for each other." #PeaceWalk
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Wellesley College
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Just remember that the impossible will one day be possible.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Brilliant sunset over campus last night
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Tune in for a special edition of #WellesleyAsks LIVE featuring @madeleine ’59 & @HillaryClinton ’69! On Saturday, June 8 at 2 p.m. ET, we will livestream their conversation on the enduring power of @Wellesley at and on our Facebook page. #WellesleyReunion
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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From science fiction to representations of race and romance, Wellesley alumnae of color are part of an emerging force in an industry that is still 80 percent white.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Abby's mission is to earn a PhD in astrobiology and become a scientist and astronaut. Today is #GivingTuesday ! Invest in students like Abby:
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Who is the winningest woman on Jeopardy and also a Wellesley alum? Who is @JeopardyJulia ? Congrats to Julia Collins '05 and your team for a strong showing in the #JeopardyAllStars tournament!
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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A striking sunset over Lake Waban can mean only one thing: @Wellesley is in the full swing of summer. 📷 courtesy of Grace Roberts ’14 who just celebrated her 5-year reunion.
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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In 1978, @MelissaLudtke ’73 became the first woman sportswriter allowed inside a MLB locker room. On #SuperMonday , Ludtke talks about the career and legacy of @49ers coach @KatieSowers , the first woman in @NFL history to coach in a #SuperBowl .
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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Hillary Rodham Clinton '69 will soon take the stage. We know the #Wellesley community is watching tonight as one of our own makes history.
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Wellesley College
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It's October 1—a good day to take a look at Lake Waban through the eyes of two students! The hint of fall leaves is by Annabel U. ’22 and the cotton candy sky is by Kaitlyn C. ’24. #fallcolors
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@Wellesley
Wellesley College
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#Wellesley wishes a very happy 103rd birthday to Elizabeth “Betty” Neill Banton ’34, our oldest living alumna!
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