MHC News & Events
Azar Nafisi to Give Commencement Address
Best-selling writer Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, will address Mount Holyoke graduates during the College's 175th commencement on May 20.
February 9, 2012
Immersion Key to Studying Water Resources
Last fall, eight MHC students learned firsthand how to assess a town’s water quality in Professor Alan Werner’s water resource evaluation course.
February 9, 2012
Learning the "Write" Stuff
The Daily Hampshire Gazette's Etta Walsh reports on the new writing center at South Hadley High School established by two Mount Holyoke students.
February 8, 2012
MHC Named a 2012 Best Value College
Mount Holyoke College is again one of the nation's "Best Value" private colleges and universities, according to the Princeton Review.
February 8, 2012
Transfer Students Will Benefit from Grant
A $600,000 grant awarded to MHC by the National Science Foundation will encourage and help women students at community colleges to attend MHC.
February 7, 2012
Faculty Artists’ Work on Display
Photos: Artists and the Noble Profession: The 2012 Faculty Studio Art Exhibition presents the work of nine studio art faculty at Mount Holyoke College through May 27.
February 7, 2012
Kerestes Weighs In on Super Bowl Ads
Branding expert Rachel Kerestes '99 analyzes the winning and losing commercials in this year's Super Bowl for KUSI TV News in San Diego.
February 6, 2012
Alum Helps Resurrect Meal Program
Elise Hale-Case '09 made it her mission to resurrect the meal program at Seattle's Sacred Heart Church after it shut down last fall, reports KING 5 News.
February 3, 2012
Things Not to Do on a Campus Tour
First-year MHC student Elizabeth Schmitt offers advice for prospective college students on what not to ask on a campus tour, as reported in the Huffington Post.
February 3, 2012
Dream Big for Sustainability
The Five College Board of Directors is seeking proposals for sustainability initiatives from community members at Mount Holyoke and the other four colleges in the consortium.
February 3, 2012
Aldo Santiago Will Be Posse 3 Mentor
Mount Holyoke’s long-serving tennis coach Aldo Santiago will mentor the College’s third cohort of Posse Foundation scholars.
February 2, 2012
Riding Team Takes Champions Crown
The Mount Holyoke College riding team took home top honors at the prestigious Tournament of Champions Winter Classic at Hazelwind Farm this week.
February 1, 2012
Uncommon Playwrights
Three award-winning playwrights will discuss the culture of playwriting in America and the influence of Wendy Wasserstein ’71 on February 16 at 7 pm in Gamble.
January 30, 2012
Psychology Today: Barry on Perception
In her latest Psychology Today essay, MHC Professor of Biological Sciences Susan R. Barry says expectations and past experiences color our perception of the present.
January 27, 2012
Interest in Mount Holyoke at Record High
Mount Holyoke has seen steady increases in its applicant pool in recent years, but this year's record number of applications is truly impressive: It's up 15 percent from last year.
January 26, 2012
CHE: Roksa '00 Now Studying Graduates
Josipa Roksa '00 and Richard Arum, her coauthor on the book Academically Adrift, are continuing their research, according to this Chronicle of Higher Education story.
January 26, 2012
MHC Alumnae Rise in Peace Corps Ranking
Mount Holyoke College has moved up three spots this year on the Peace Corps' top 25 list of small schools producing Peace Corps volunteers.
January 25, 2012
Video: Czitrom Addresses AHA
MHC history professor Daniel Czitrom discusses the future of history textbooks during the 126th annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (See minute :24.)
January 23, 2012
Sharma '14 Featured in Indian News
Charu Sharma '14 talks about her varied life experiences and travels before and after coming to Mount Holyoke for a feature story in India's Daily News and Analysis (DNA).
January 23, 2012
Mona Sutphen '89 to Speak February 9
Foreign policy expert Mona Sutphen ’89 will address the role of United States leadership in a changing world when she speaks at MHC on February 9.
January 18, 2012
Douglas Speaks on Depression in Teenagers
In an article for U.S. News & World Report, Assistant Professor of Psychology Amber Douglas discusses learning to recognize and help teenage girls dealing with depression.
January 18, 2012
Video: MHC, Sisters Launch WPSP
Students traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to participate in the Women in Public Service Project colloquium hosted by the U.S. State Department. See the video.
January 18, 2012
ABC News: MHC Accepts Winfrey Student
Tabitha Ramotwala, a member of the first graduating class of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa, told ABC News she has been accepted at Mount Holyoke.
January 17, 2012
Bonde CD Receives Positive Review
Sound Spectrum, the newest album by Professor Emeritus of Music Allen Bonde—which also features his daughter Mara Bonde '91—is reviewed by Audiophile Audition.
January 17, 2012
October Storm Recovery Continues
The Five Colleges, including Mount Holyoke, are still assessing and dealing with the tree damage from last October's sudden snowstorm, reports the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
January 17, 2012
