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Visiting Voices

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Been provoked, challenged, moved, or inspired lately?
In all seasons, the College's calendar is a full one. World-class poets, politicians, scholars, singers, and other newsmakers regularly visit Mount Holyoke. On any given night, you can listen to great minds discussing everything from women in film to the controversies surrounding cloning. Mount Holyoke also regularly hosts performances by headlining entertainers. Recent visitors to Mount Holyoke include:

M.I.A., vocalist/songwriter/visual artist
Gail Collins, New York Times editor
David Sedaris, humorist and best-selling author
Amy Goodman, host and executive producer, Democracy Now!
Trisha Brown, choreographer
Jonathan Kozol, author and educator
Winona LaDuke, author and native American rights activist
Kanye West, rap artist
Naomi Tutu, human rights activist
Ann Hamilton, installation artist
Gro Brundtland, former director general of the World Health Organization, three-time prime minister of Norway, and chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development
Marga Gomez, comedian
Rami Khouri, internationally syndicated political columnist
Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese filmmaker
Michael Singer, artist and environmental designer

What's going on this semester? Check our calendar of events.

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