The Albright Institute draws linkages between education and practice for aspiring global leaders
The Albright Institute fosters an innovative approach to problem solving. The Albright Institute at Wellesley brings a unique interdisciplinary methodology to addressing the challenges we face in the world today. Each year, 40 Wellesley students are chosen as Albright Fellows and begin a transformative process that takes them from a Wellesley classroom where they learn from a series of distinguish
05/19/2022
2021 Fellow Udita Bajaj was profiled in Slater's Spring Newsletter, where she speaks about her contributions to building community at Wellesley and her future plans.
https://www.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/slater/files/newsletter/spring_2022_slater_international_student_newsletter.pdf
05/18/2022
2021 Albright Fellow Lizette Ortega ’22 helped to build Wellesley's first muon telescope!
What's a muon telescope, you ask? Check out the article to find out as well as to learn more about what's next for this soon to be graduate!
Senior Snapshot, Lizette Ortega ’22: “I want people to find their community in physics” This spring, physics major Lizette Ortega ’22 completed the first muon telescope ever built at Wellesley. “Muons are a type of subatomic particle,” Ortega explained. “They are invisible, and they are constantly falling from the sky.” Muon telescopes facilitate muography, a process that har...
05/06/2022
We are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership with the Lobkowicz Palace. We want to recognize 2021 interns Hope Ferris and Maria Hernandez for a successful summer and wish Margaux Allen and Joy Li good luck on their upcoming internships.
04/27/2022
The National Cathedral will livestream the memorial to Secretary Albright today at 11:00AM. Details below for those who wish to join virtually.
Date: Wednesday, April 27
Time: 11:00AM
Link:
Washington National Cathedral Explore the history, beauty and spiritual life of Washington National Cathedral, where America comes together to be transformed and inspired.
04/25/2022
The National Cathedral will livestream the memorial to Secretary Albright. Details below for those who wish to join virtually.
Date: Wednesday, April 27
Time: 11:00AM
Link:
Washington National Cathedral Explore the history, beauty and spiritual life of Washington National Cathedral, where America comes together to be transformed and inspired.
03/28/2022
We could not be more proud to carry the name of Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright '59. As the article says, Albright’s spirit will live on in future Albright Institute Fellows, as well as its alums.
Remembering Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, a refugee who became the first female U.S. secretary of state and was the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government at the time of her appointment, died March 23 at the age of 84. “While the world mourns the loss of a towering figure in international relations a...
03/23/2022
We know that the +500 Fellows who have passed through the Albright Institute powerfully grieve the loss of Secretary Madeleine Albright today – we share that grief. Their accomplishments are one piece of the enormous legacy that Secretary Albright has left to the world.
01/31/2022
Read Fellows Ellie Murphy-Weise and Karolina Oleszczuk's impressions of Wintersession.
How I Spent My Wintersession Wellesley students have gotten very good at pivoting. After omicron reared its ugly head in early December, the administration decided to make Wintersession programs remote where possible. This meant some students found themselves unexpectedly spending January off campus or logging extra hours on Zo...
11/04/2021
Fellow Frannie Adams spent her Anchor Point Fellowship at the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas. Adams reflected on her experience as being special and helpful for her post-graduate plans.