MHC in the News

From the NY Times: Why a Women's College?

In the New York Times blog The Choice, prospective college student Hannah Smith writes about why she wants to go to a women's college and is considering Mount Holyoke.

Alumna Elaine Pluta Elected Holyoke Mayor

Holyoke city councilor and alumna Elaine Pluta FP'96 is the first woman to be elected mayor of Holyoke in elections held yesterday. She'll assume office in January.

Washington Post Reviews Pleshakov's New Book

Professor Constantine Pleshakov wins praise in the Washington Post for his book There Is No Freedom Without Bread! 1989 and the Civil War That Brought Down Communism.

Huffington Post: MHC's Fox Speaks on Poverty

As reported on the Huffington Post, visiting professor John O. Fox was among the speakers at a Seven Sisters Alumnae Seminar on fighting poverty in the U.S.

Markovits Speaks on Truth and Irony in CSM

Assistant professor of politics Elizabeth Markovits spoke about the use of truth and irony in political discourse in the October 17 issue of the Christian Science Monitor.

Pakistani Scholar Reflects on Challenges

Asma Jahangir, the 2009 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence, spoke about her life and work in Pakistan in the October 21 issue of the Daily Hampshire Gazette.

Forbes: President Creighton is "Barrier Breaker"

In an online article, Forbes magazine points to President Creighton as someone who has led the way in opening doors for women presidents at top schools.

Kate Crowther FP'11 to Appear on “Millionaire”

Kate Crowther FP '11 talked to the Daily Hampshire Gazette about being a contestant on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” tonight at 7:30 pm on ABC 40/WGGB.

MHC's Dyar Comments on Water on the Moon

Darby Dyar, chair of the astronomy department, comments on the origins of water on the moon in a Space.com article that has appeared in various online sites.

Skinner Museum Featured as "Favorite Place"

The Republican lists Mount Holyoke's Joseph Skinner Museum as one of its favorite places in the Pioneer Valley. Read the story and watch the video.

President Creighton: What's Next for Her?

President Joanne V. Creighton told the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Ed.magazine she "is in no rush to decide on her post-Mount Holyoke life."

NYT Features New Film By Mary Mazzio '83

Filmmaker Mary C. Mazzio '83 has a new documentary, Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon, that is the subject of a September 30 article in the New York Times.

Kavita Ramdas '85 on Bill Moyers Journal

In a recent PBS interview, MHC trustee and social venture capitalist Kavita Ramdas '85 notes how global business is recognizing the need to empower women.

Addison Kemp '09 Profiled in Telegram

Addison Kemp '09 talks about winning a Fulbright Scholarship to study the biology of evolution at the University of Helsinki in the September 24 Worcester Telegram.

MHC's McCarthy Returns to Red Sox Nation

MHC alumna Jade McCarthy '02 returns to New England from a stint covering sports in Philadelphia. She'll be on NESN starting in January 2010.

MHC's Martin Gets Wide Press on New Book

New Mount Holyoke faculty member Valerie Martin has garnered stellar reviews across the country and abroad for her latest novel, including one by author Margaret Atwood.

Boston Globe Reviews MHC Exhibition

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum exhibition, Lisette Model and Her Successors, is reviewed in the September 12 issue of the Boston Globe.

MHC's Gillis: The Tales Tails Tell

Associate biology professor Gary Gillis comments to DiscoveryNews on a new study on why severed gecko tails wriggle long after the gecko is gone.

MHC's Barry Reviewed in the Advocate

Mount Holyoke professor Susan Barry's book, Fixing My Gaze, is reviewed by James Heflin in the September 10 issue of the Valley Advocate.

Convocation 2009: MHC Red-y for Action

Red was the color of the day as Mount Holyoke President Joanne V. Creighton and the proud--and loud--class of 2010 started their last year.

Globe Names MHC Art Museum in Top Ten

The Boston Globe includes the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in its September 4 listing of the ten best college art museums in New England.

CHE: MHC's Hornstein Writes on Writing

Writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, psychology professor Gail A. Hornstein advises her academic colleagues to prune their prose.

MHC's Jones Speaks on Attack on Tskhinvali

Professor Stephen Jones told the Georgian Daily Independent Voice Mikheil Saakashvili's decision to attack South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali, was a colossal mistake.

Washington Monthly Rates MHC Second in Nation

In a national survey measuring social outcomes, Mount Holyoke is ranked second among the country's liberal arts colleges by the Washington Monthly.

NPR: MHC's Western on Bosnia

Bosnia is on the brink of renewed violence, international relations prof Jon Western and colleague Patrice McMahon told NPR Sunday.