Valida Pau

3 weeks ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Compensation and workload were dealbreakers in the College’s negotiation with WOAW, the non-tenure track faculty union, prompting discussions on campus about the College’s finances. The College had a large endowment and budget surplus this year, but the Wellesley News’ analysis shows a more complicated reality: the College’s finances are clouded by ongoing threats to cut federal grants by the Trump administration and internal budgetary constraints tied to long-term construction projects.

3 weeks ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Provost Courtney Coile said the College’s current plan to cap course units and reopen registration is a “back-up” to comply with federal laws of contact hours, in an interview with the News Friday. The College has yet to implement the cap in units. “I just want to assure everyone we’re not making any changes right now, all classes are staying on the books exactly as they are,” said Coile. However, the College’s back-up plan for students begins on Saturday.

1 month ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Wellesley students voted to pass a ballot on divestment and disclosure by a large margin on March 3. The ballot, proposed and written by Wellesley’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, asked the Board of Trustees to disclose Wellesley’s investment portfolio and to divest from arms manufacturers. 759 students, or 31% of the student body voted in the election.

2 months ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Wellesley’s $4 billion endowment and financial future are at risk as Republicans are gearing up to hike endowment taxes of Wellesley and other wealthy colleges and universities. The endowment tax hike proposal extends a streak of hostility against American higher education by Republican lawmakers. Rep. Mike V.

2 months ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

Less than a week after his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders aimed at higher education institutions, which could affect Wellesley College and its student body. While it is not yet clear how the executive orders will be implemented by agencies and institutions, such as Wellesley, they will need to understand how to comply with federal laws while supporting students across diversity initiatives, federal research funding, student financial aid and more.