International News & Events

MHC Makes Peace Corps Top 25

Mount Holyoke moved up in the rankings to seventeenth on the annual list of “Top Peace Corps Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities.”

Language Theatre Contest March 4

Five College students will compete in musical and dramatic performances in languages from around the world at 8 pm in Blanchard Campus Center’s Great Room.

"Microloans and Cell Phones" Talk March 24

MIT’s Iqbal Quadir and Nicholas Sullivan will give a lecture titled “You Can Hear Me Now: Empowering People Through Microloans and Cell Phones in Bangladesh and Beyond.”

McCulloch Center Offers Team-taught Course

In preparation for the Global Challenges: Migration conference, seven professors have been team-teaching a seminar examining the current surge in migration.

MHC Faculty Accomplishments Celebrated

Faculty, staff, and students gathered February 22 in Pratt Hall to honor four distinguished professors: Margaret Robinson, Ying Wang, Robert Shilkret, and Darby Dyar.

Eva Paus in Top Costa Rican Business Paper

The economics prof and director of the McCulloch Center wrote an op-ed, “Learning from the Chinese Dragon: Towards Costa Rica Inc.,” for the February 22 issue of El Financiero.

Molière’s The Ridiculous Précieuses March 4-7

The theatre arts department will present The Ridiculous Précieuses, Molière’s first success employing the stock resources of French farce and Italian commedia delle’arte.

Global Migration Experts at MHC March 5-6

The McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives will host the conference Global Challenges: Migration March 5-6 in Gamble Auditorium in the Art Building.

Soccer Team Travels to Japan

The Mount Holyoke College soccer team recently spent a week touring Japan. Read junior defender Kim Johnson’s blog about the trip.

Basiri Saleem '09 Wins von Furstenberg Award

Sadiqa Basiri Saleem '09 has won a $50,000 award from the Diane von Furstenberg Family Foundation for her work on behalf of women in her native Afghanistan.

Black Heritage Month at MHC

Mount Holyoke celebrates Black Heritage Month 2010 with a fusion of historical, cultural, spiritual, and artistic events throughout the month.

IceCapella 2010 Pics

The College's a cappella groups sang their hearts out for MHC's Haiti relief effort in Chapin Auditorium on January 29. The event raised more than $1,000.

MHC Awards Day February 8

Mount Holyoke College Awards Day, which recognizes leadership by students and recent graduates, will take place February 8 in Blanchard Great Room at 4 pm.

Alumna Writes NY Times on Haiti Adoptions

Jennifer Kyker '02, director of an NGO in Zimbabwe, has a January 30 letter in the New York Times on issues surrounding adoptions in Haiti.

Jon Western on Help for Haiti

Questioning Authority asked Jon Western, Five College Associate Professor of International Relations, for his thoughts on Haiti’s long road to recovery.

Harry Potter’s World Party Pics

The January 28 opening night party for Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine featured indie band Harry and the Potters, a costume contest, and lots of fun.

MHC Offers Global Teaching Certificate

Mount Holyoke College is offering a new four-week summer program to seniors and graduates who want to teach in another country.

Roshonda Degraffenreid FP’10 Heads to Ghana

The psychology major crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time to help a Ghana-based organization empower African women and advocate for their rights.

Haitian Relief Efforts at MHC

Student group CAUSE is coordinating a Haiti relief effort with MHACASA, the MHC community, and the Five Colleges and will be posting information to their Web site.

International Education Expert at MHC Feb. 11

Erin Murphy-Graham will speak about her research involving women’s education in rural Honduras and its impact on their intimate relationships.

Global Images Contest 2009-2010

Sasha Williams ’10 was among the winners in the McCulloch Center’s 2009-2010 Global Images Contest. View her photo of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, as well as many others.

Heidi Roop ’07 Blogs from Antarctica

Check out the MHC and Take the Lead alum’s blog from Antarctica. Roop is part of the PolarTREC team that is working on the WAIS Divide Ice Core Drilling Project.

Marsha Allen FP'10 Rocks Out in NYC

The geology major studied calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions, the first rocks to form in the solar system, at the Museum of Natural History in New York City this summer.

Mount Holyoke Down Under

Read executive assistant to the president Jesse Lytle’s blog about his trip with MHC administrators, including president Joanne Creighton, to the WEW conference in Sydney, Australia.

Two New Art Exhibitions to Open February 9

The Art of Devotion: Panel Painting in Early Renaissance Italy and Crossing Boundaries/Making Connections both open February 9 at the MHC Art Museum.