The Lynk

How does Mount Holyoke prepare students for lifelong success?

The Lynk connects each Mount Holyoke student's academic work with practical applications of the liberal arts and sciences.

It draws upon many of the resources that Mount Holyoke regards as essential components of a liberal arts education in the 21st century—while also offering new curriculum to career opportunities. Each student's Lynk experience is unique, reflecting her values and aspirations.

The Lynk prepares students to face the future with confidence.

How It Works
The Lynk is Mount Holyoke's signature approach to connecting curriculum to career.
Lynk By The Numbers
Facts and figures that demonstrate the scope and impact of the Lynk.
Lynk Resources
Students have access to a rich set of tools that help them shape their own Lynk experience.
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Preparing for a profession, the MHC way.

Thanks to The Lynk and an alumna connection, aspiring lawyer Julia Montiel ’16 spent her summer working with attorneys in Miami.
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Fund your internship.

Last summer, more than 400 Mount Holyoke College students were funded for unpaid internships in 52 countries through Lynk-UAF.
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A big idea in a tiny house.

Sarah Hastings ’15 is turning her passion into purpose, and she's doing it by building an ‘environmentally-conscious’ 190-square-foot dwelling.
MHC students at the Pentagon

Lynk on the Road: Washington, D.C.

What better way to spend spring break than to travel to D.C. to learn about careers in public service from esteemed alumnae? We can't think of one, either.
Nishath Rahman ’16. Photo by Ebru Kardan

Trained in neuroscience, fueled by passion.

Nishath Rahman ’16 is using Mount Holyoke's Lynk resources to chart a course to her dream medical career—as a doctor treating people with sleep disorders.
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Getting to work

Because of funding provided by The Lynk, the number of Mount Holyoke students undertaking internships or research experiences increased by 55 percent.