Chloe Kanas
Harriet Newhall Fellow
Why MHC: "Mount Holyoke is a transformative institution. In no other place would I have been given the proper space, guidance, encouragement, and opportunity to become an engaged social and political thinker. Both within and without the classroom, MHC empowers by way of the challenges it sets forth for you. Expect to encounter life changing scholarship, produced not only by the great scholars you'll be reading, but by you and your brilliance as you will learn to cultivate it."
Class year: 2010
Major: Gender Studies
Minor(s): Politics
Hometown: Vestal, NY
Current Residence Hall: Safford Hall
Postgraduate Plans: After graduation 2010, I'll be entering the workforce via the nonprofit sector. After a couple of years, I plan to attend grad school for political theory, and hopefully, in time, back at MHC to teach!
Study Abroad/Internships: I had an internship in summer 2008 at a nonprofit in San Francisco, then spent the fall of 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Favorite Professors: Lena Zuckerwise
Favorite Class: Invitation to Feminist Theory
Favorite Extracurricular Activity: M&Cs A Cappella
Favorite Place on Campus: Sixth floor of Miles-Smith stacks
Favorite Tradition: Elfing!
Favorite Dining Hall Food: Smoked Turkey Mango Wrap from Torrey Grab 'n Go
Favorite Local Restaurant: Osaka in Northampton
what did you do last weekend? Friday was the senior farewell luncheon for my a cappella group, the M&Cs. I spent Saturday celebrating the Queer Pride festival in Northampton and then at night, the last dance party of the year at MHC. Sunday was a day spent preparing a presentation for my final CST class.