Around Campus
Learning, dancing, soaring
In person once again, Mount Holyoke College’s 185th Commencement focused on resiliency, justice and joy.
Pickin’ at wisdom
At Mount Holyoke’s Final Lecture, students got some parting wisdom — and a just-written-for-them song.
Reaching the community through art
Mount Holyoke renews community ties with a post-pandemic return to public art.
Sixth annual Fearless First cording ceremony
Mount Holyoke College first-generation and low-income seniors were praised at their cording ceremony for being resilient, brave and unstoppable.
Latin America’s abortion access is expanding
Cora Fernandez Anderson, assistant professor of politics at Mount Holyoke, was on two radio programs to discuss abortion access in Latin America.
PeoplesBank supports local students
For the third year, a Mount Holyoke student from western Massachusetts has received financial support from PeoplesBank.
The global struggle to replace the dollar
Mount Holyoke assistant professor Christopher Mitchell talked to Forbes about the desire to replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
Annual comedy show gooses MHC
The stars of Mount Holyoke’s 2022’s J-Show were Jorge the Goose, Wi-Fi troubles and boyfriend problems.
Leadership and service awards are back in person
After two years of virtual celebrations, Mount Holyoke’s awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of its students is back in person.
Mount Holyoke to hold 2020 Commencement
Mount Holyoke College will hold its 2020 Commencement on May 29, 2022 and has announced the speakers for the celebration.
Deconstructing a problematic housing program
Data collected by Mount Holyoke students has shown a major policy flaw in a program originally meant to fight housing blight.
Second year in a row of record applications
Mount Holyoke College received nearly 5,000 applications for admission this year — an all-time record number.
Weissman Center explores public careers
Mount Holyoke students interested in careers in public service got pointers from alums and San Juan’s former mayor.
2022 Commencement speakers announced
Poet Natalie Diaz, Katherine Butler Jones ’57, Susannah Sirkin ’76 and author Ocean Vuong will speak to Mount Holyoke’s class of 2022 at its Commencement.
When is a dinosaur bone not a dinosaur bone?
Mount Holyoke professor Mark McMenamin seeks clues to the valley’s Jurassic past hidden away in fossilized bones.
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