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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Wellesley

Wellesley stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The US Military Academy tops the new Forbes list of top colleges, leapfrogging five places to bump Princeton out of the top spot. In the second annual ranking, another service academy, the Air Force's, lands in seventh place on a list that places schools according to "the quality of... More »

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Princeton University • Yale University • college rankings • Stanford University • college • Caltech • Wellesley • West Point • Harvard University • US Military Academy • California Institute of Technology • Williams College • Wellesley College • US Air Force Academy • Amherst College

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America's 20 Smartest
Small Towns

Where brains and high property values meet

Jan 10, 09 6:59 PM CST
(Newser) - America's brainiest small towns boast high property values and high culture. Forbes lists the nation's smartest:
  1. Bethesda, Md.: Nearby Georgetown and the National Institutes of Health draw brainy folk to Bethesda, which has a rate of advanced degrees five times higher than the nation's.
  2. Wellesley, Mass.: Home to
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college • Bethesda, MD • small towns • Wellesley • Palo Alto • educated • advanced degrees • Los Altos • McLean

 'Sisters' Colleges 
 Recruit in Middle East 

Single-sex education remains strong in region

Jun 3, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facing fewer applicants than comparable co-ed institutions around the US, representatives of top women’s colleges toured the Middle East this spring on a recruiting mission, the New York Times reports. While women’s colleges have become a niche market for US applicants, single-sex education remains widespread in the Middle... More »

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Middle East • women • college admissions • higher education • college • Smith College • Wellesley

'Smash Highest Glass Ceiling,' Hillary Urges

Wellesley students
give alum a rock-star welcome

Nov 2, 07 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have taken a beating in the candidate debates this week, but the Wellesley College alum was hailed as a rock star when she returned to the all-women's campus to urge students to "shatter that highest glass ceiling." As students roared in approval, Clinton proclaimed: "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • feminism • debate • Wellesley • female president

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