International News & Events
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
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
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
Amber Haque '02 Writes on Pakistan's Ban
In Pakistan's Express Tribune, Amber Haque '02 analyzes that country's attempt to control text phone spam by banning some 1,600 words it deemed offensive.
January 10, 2012
MHC Travels to D.C. for WPSP
A delegation of students, alumnae, faculty, and staff traveled to Washington, D.C., for the December 15 Women in Public Service Project colloquium. See the video and photos.
December 16, 2011
Gazette Previews WPSP Launch
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports on Mount Holyoke's participation in today's Women in Public Service Project colloquium and interviews speaker Chiedza Mufunde '12.
December 15, 2011
McManus Pursues Her Passion in Uganda
Elizabeth McManus '14 had the opportunity this summer to intern at the Church of Uganda, where she discovered a new culture while working to improve the local community.
December 14, 2011
Women in Public Service Event to Be Webcast
The December 15 colloquium kicking off the Women in Public Service Project, a new Sisters/State Department initiative, will be webcast in Blanchard and online.
December 8, 2011
Toronto Star: Western on Bosnia
In an article in the Toronto Star, MHC Professor of International Relations and Balkan expert Jon Western says Bosnia "is in a downward spiral."
November 15, 2011
Roth Discusses Japan's Energy Policy
In the Asia-Pacific Journal, Associate Professor of Anthropology Joshua H. Roth writes about "harmonizing cars and humans" in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
November 8, 2011
MHC Professor on China's Growing Influence
History and Asian studies professor Jonathan Lipman discusses the growth of China's Confucious Institutes in American higher education with Bloomberg Businessweek.
November 4, 2011
Unearthing Moku’ula with Emily Erickson '14
Emily Erickson ’14 helped uncover a long-hidden island—and discovered a passion for archaeology—during a summer volunteer stint in Hawaii.
November 3, 2011
Standing Writes on Precariat for Republican
In the Republican and MassLive.com, author and economist Guy Standing writes about the "precariat," also the subject of his November 2 lecture at Mount Holyoke.
November 3, 2011
Kavita Ramdas '85 Writes on Peace Unveiled
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Kavita Ramdas '85 discusses Peace Unveiled, the third installment in the five-part PBS series, Women, War, and Peace.
November 3, 2011
Jon Western Featured in Foreign Affairs
Five College Professor Jon Western has coauthored an article on humanitarian intervention that's featured in the November/December issue of Foreign Affairs.
November 2, 2011
Perry Brings Colleagues to Campus
Ambassador June Carter Perry brings both her experience and her former colleagues to campus as this year's Cyrus Vance Visiting Professor of International Relations.
October 28, 2011
Chronicle Ranks MHC High in Fulbrights
With ten Fulbright winners for 2011-2012, Mount Holyoke ranks fourth among bachelor's institutions according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. (Registration required.)
October 26, 2011
Women in Public Service Event December 15
The U.S. State Department will host a December 15 colloquium to launch The Women in Public Service Project, a collaboration with MHC and the Sister colleges.
October 25, 2011
Strassberg '12 Explores Adoption Choices
In her senior thesis research, Sophie Strassberg '12 examined why prospective parents choose international adoption and how they choose their child's home country.
October 21, 2011
Reiter Featured in Journal of Foreign Relations
In the Journal of Foreign Relations, Andrew G. Reiter, a new assistant professor of politics, writes about bringing the Mubarak regime to justice in Egypt .
October 21, 2011
Nshunge Musheshe '12 Fights HIV in Uganda
Biochemistry major and Ugandan native Nshunge Musheshe '12 helped change lives while fighting HIV/AIDS during her summer volunteer experience in her homeland.
October 21, 2011
Students Organize Famine Charity Concert
A coalition of student organizations will host a benefit concert Thursday, October 20 to provide aid to victims of the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa.
October 19, 2011
Remmler Discusses Memorials on WGBY
On WGBY's Connecting Point, Professor Karen Remmler revisits 9/11 and other major tragedies while discussing the emotional and political need for memorials.
October 17, 2011