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The Gilman Program celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year, and it has named Mount Holyoke College as one of the 25 top producers of Gilman scholars in the small institution category.

Mount Holyoke College held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their research, teaching and service.

Amina Steinfels, associate professor of religion, has been awarded the 2026 Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Service.

Professor of Art Studio Ligia Bouton has been awarded the 2026 Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship.

Professor of Psychology and Education Mara Breen awarded the 2026 Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship.

Five College Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture Naomi Darling has been awarded the 2026 Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Teaching.

Sabra Thorner, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been awarded the 2026 Mount Holyoke College Award for Teaching

James Harold, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, has been teaching philosophy to students in war-torn Ukraine.

Mount Holyoke Professor of Anthropology Joshua Hotaka Roth has a new graphic memoir, “Life Lines,” about his father’s life and art. In this essay, he discusses the contrast of care for the elderly between the U.S. and Japan.

New research from Mount Holyoke College reveals that mimicking a keto diet in fruit flies extends lifespan but reduces fertility, suggesting that ketone bodies could act as metabolic signals rather than simply a fuel source.