Notable Alumnae in the News

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Finding strength in numbers.

Alison Safran ’14, created a nonprofit organization to help survivors of sexual and domestic violence share their stories. 
December 22, 2014 - 3:45pm
Alumna uses pop culture to target violence.

Mallika Dutt ’83, founder and CEO of the global human rights organization Breakthrough, uses multimedia and community engagement to change lives.
December 15, 2014 - 4:15pm
Mazzio’s new film called an Oscar contender.

In Underwater Dreams, documentary filmmaker Mary Mazzio ’83 uses a David vs. Goliath story to change kids’ minds about what the future may hold for them. 
December 12, 2014 - 1:30pm
Pulitzer-winning alumna profiled in N.Y. Times.

The New York Times profiles Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and 1985 Mount Holyoke alumna, and says her new play is Parks’s “finest work yet.”
December 1, 2014 - 2:45pm
Renn ’86: Women’s colleges have global reach.

Kristen Renn ’86 wrote the first comprehensive, global look at the roles women’s colleges and universities play in the twenty-first century.
November 24, 2014 - 2:00pm
Asian Alumnae Symposium draws world crowd.

Mount Holyoke alumnae from all corners of the globe gathered in Hong Kong to explore how women, education, social consciousness, and the entrepreneurial spirit are reshaping Asia.
November 13, 2014 - 5:45pm
SmartGift founder Kochhar ‘03 called “visionary.”

A Huffington Post article focuses on “visionary entrepreneur, business leader, and technology evangelist” Monika Kochhar ’03, cofounder of SmartGift.
November 12, 2014 - 12:15pm
Chao ’75 gains spotlight in mid-term election.

As the former U.S. secretary of labor celebrates election results with husband Sen. Mitch McConnell, her own political résumé also regains the spotlight.
November 10, 2014 - 4:30pm
Alumnae and students network at Lynk event.

The annual Alumnae and Student Career Networking Fair gave students a change to hear about alums’ careers and practice their networking skills.
November 6, 2014 - 3:00pm
Alumna fashion entrepreneur in BBC Top 100.

Ayesha Mustafa ’02, a leader in the ethical fashion movement and founder of Fashion ComPassion, was named one of the BBC’s 100 women for 2014.
November 6, 2014 - 10:45am
Elizabeth Dee ’95 runs an art fair about … art.

In a city where many art fairs’ transactions may trump the art, this alumna NYC gallery owner organizes a less commercial show, Independent Projects.
October 27, 2014 - 4:15pm
Latest play by Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 opens in NY.

A dramatic trilogy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Parks has opened Off-Broadway. The Civil-War era play explores “who we are and what we love.”
October 22, 2014 - 8:45am
C. B. Luce Program supports women in science.

At its 25th-anniversary event, President Pasquerella thanked the Clare Boothe Luce Program for its steady support of women in science, math, and engineering.
October 21, 2014 - 3:45pm
Alums lead prostate-cancer drug development.

Jodie Pope Morrison ’97 is CEO of Tokai Pharmaceuticals, which is testing a new prostate-cancer drug. Dr. Mary-Ellen Taplin ’82 is heading the clinical trials.
October 20, 2014 - 3:15pm
Susan Daniels is “nobody’s girl” in new play.

The chair of MHC’s Department of Theatre Arts stars in a new play about a female theatre manager battling sexism in 1940s Massachusetts. 
October 13, 2014 - 12:15pm
MHC goes pink for breast cancer awareness.

Mary Lyon Hall will glow pink to shine a light on breast cancer awareness, and in tribute to those affected by it, including MHC trustee Helen Drinan ’69.
October 8, 2014 - 11:00am

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