• NIOST’s Georgia Hall Advises Carnegie Foundation on R&D Agenda to Transform the American High School
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    NIOST’s Georgia Hall Advises Carnegie Foundation on R&D Agenda to Transform the American High School

    August 2025

    Senior Research Scientist Georgia Hall, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST), served for two years on the expert workgroup for the R&D agenda, representing the out-of-school time community.

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  • WCW Contributes to Health Advisory on AI and Adolescent Wellbeing
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    WCW Contributes to Health Advisory on AI and Adolescent Wellbeing

    June 2025

    Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., director of the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, contributed to the American Psychological Association's health advisory calling for guardrails and education to protect adolescent AI users.

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  • WCW Hosts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit
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    WCW Hosts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit

    April 2025

    On April 2, 2025, WCW hosted the first Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit, a gathering of those who produce and support research and design projects related to the early childhood field in Massachusetts.

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  • Research Points the Way Toward Innovations in Women's Education
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    Research Points the Way Toward Innovations in Women's Education

    March 2025

    WCW hosted a virtual parallel event of the 2025 UN Commission on the Status of Women, highlighting the importance of both research and innovation in the education of women and girls around the world.

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  • New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts
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    New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts

    January 2025

    WCW is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Women’s Foundation of Boston to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state of women and girls across Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on their economic empowerment.

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News: 2025

R&D Agenda News

Senior Research Scientist Georgia Hall, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST), served for two years on the expert workgroup for the R&D agenda, representing the out-of-school time community.

Nan Stein Collage

The Wellesley Centers for Women is pleased to announce that the archives of Senior Research Scientist Nan Stein, Ed.D., are now part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History at Smith College.

Talking to AI

Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., director of the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, contributed to the American Psychological Association's health advisory calling for guardrails and education to protect adolescent AI users.

Wellesley College student interns 2024-2025

At the start of the academic year, five Wellesley College students began internships through the Class of 1967 Internship Program at the Wellesley Centers for Women.

Early Childhood Policy Research SummitOn April 2, 2025, WCW hosted the first Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit, a gathering of those who produce and support research and design projects related to the early childhood field in Massachusetts.

State of Women and Girls in MAWCW is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Women’s Foundation of Boston to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state of women and girls across Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on their economic empowerment.

layli maparyan february 2024After more than 12 years as the Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., will leave at the end of February to serve as president of the University of Liberia.

 
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