New York, New York The March 29 New York Review of Books features four members of the Mount Holyoke Community. Brad Leithauser, Emily Dickinson Lecturer in the Humanities, reviewed the book Reading Lyrics, a study of the words of popular American songs and show tunes. A review titled “The Greatest Generation” looks at new books by Joseph Ellis, Ford Foundation Professor of History, and Catherine Allgor FP '92, a professor at Simmons College. The new volumes are, respectively, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, and Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government. Daniel Mendelson, in a cover piece titled “The Triumph of the Poet,” considers the work of poet Gjertrud Schnackenberg '75. All but the first of these articles is available online at http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/.
Global Trailblazer The Boston Globe of Sunday, March 25, carried a report on the Frances Perkins symposium held on campus March 8 and 9. The piece, titled “Trailblazer Frances Perkins celebrated at Mount Holyoke,” presents an overview of the points raised by a number of highly acclaimed scholars who discussed the legacy of Perkins, former secretary of labor and member of the MHC class of 1902.

On Fire News organizations from throughout the Pioneer Valley, including local newpapers and television stations from as far away as Hartford, covered the College's presentation of a hand-held thermal imaging system to the local fire department March 21. Used by fire fighters to see through smoke, the thermal imager will improve situation awareness, distance judgement, navigation, and overall safety.