Valida Pau

4 days ago | theinformation.com | Valida Pau

Source: The InformationVoyager Technologies said on Monday it is aiming to raise up to $319 million in an initial public offering that could value the defense and space company as high as $1.6 billion. Denver-based Voyager is developing Starlab, a private space station in a joint venture with Airbus, Mitsubishi, MDA Space and Palantir. The project received a $217.5 million development grant from NASA and is meant to replace the International Space Station by the end of 2030.

1 month ago | thewellesleynews.com | Valida Pau

President Paula Johnson joined more than 500 higher education leaders in a letter released condemning the Trump administration’s recent attacks against higher education institutions. The statement focuses on concerns that the government’s “political interference” and “overreach” is endangering academic freedom and more than 500 presidents and other officials have signed it, as of Tuesday afternoon.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.