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What Wellesley's Reading
Listen as Wellesley College faculty introduce you each week to a book that they're passionate about in their field, and then read a brief passage to whet your appetite.
The books might be little-known literary gems, beloved classics, biographies, or many other literary forms. |
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Political Theory and Islamic Political Thought
Roxanne Euben discusses how and why she came to study political theory and Islamic political thought, and how the events of 9/11 changed the context for, and the reception of, her work on Islamist political thought.
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The Infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Susan Reverby discusses her book Examining Tuskegee, focusing on myths about the study, how scientific knowledge about syphilis matters, why the study has become a metaphor for medical racism and mistrust, and why it continues to be so culturally powerful.
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Chip Case's Last Class
After 33 years of service, economics professor Karl "Chip" Case retired from Wellesley College. Dozens of students, faculty, staff, trustees, and alumnae attended his last lecture for his macroeconomics course. |
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Albright Institute Lectures
Wellesley faculty and prominent alumnae speak about topics such as the UN Millenium Development Goals; global governance; global climate models; tackling world hunger; women's sexual and reproductive health; international law and genocide; and religion and violence.
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Ardipithecus: Human Evolution Takes a Step Back
Adam Van Arsdale gives an overview of the Ardipithecus fossil skeleton. Jeremy DeSilva, Anthropology Professor at Boston University, describes his work as a functional anatomist of locomotion and upright walking. |
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How Wise am I, and Does It Matter?
Scientific understanding of wisdom has been impeded by uncertainties about its definition and measuerment. Data from a 60-year old longitudinal study demonstrates the implications of two types of wisdom for psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
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Behavioral Economics in the Real World
Brigitte Madrian, research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management at Harvard's Kennedy School, examines the design of retirement savings plans.
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