Kickstarting students’ careers with Sophomore Institute 2026
More than 200 Mount Holyoke sophomores attended the College’s most recent Sophomore Institute, a four-day event on career readiness that connected them with over 300 alums.
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More than 200 Mount Holyoke sophomores attended the College’s most recent Sophomore Institute, a four-day event on career readiness that connected them with over 300 alums.
Judy Richardson, civil rights activist and filmmaker, was in conversation with Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley for the College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Series on Racial Justice and Reconciliation.
Alum Weijing (Vickie) Liu ’22 is the second Mount Holyoke College alum named to the prestigious graduate program.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley defended the liberal arts in an interview with the Boston Globe Magazine, warning that a deep education deficit threatens civic empowerment and leaves people vulnerable to misinformation.
Second Nature reported on Mount Holyoke College’s Community Commitment to Climate Justice, a grassroots initiative that empowers students and staff to cocreate equitable sustainability solutions.
Chicago Mayor Johnson's ambitious social housing agenda faces a steep climb. Mount Holyoke Class of 1926 Professor of Politics Preston H. Smith II analyzes the political traps and developer interests threatening the city's progressive housing vision.
Mount Holyoke College celebrated the life and legacy of alum Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey ’59, the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
Mount Holyoke students dove into the future, applying interdisciplinary skills to technology innovation by designing ethical AI solutions for real-world issues in the College’s first-ever AWS Generative AI Case Competition.
Alum Shoshana Walter ’07, an investigative journalist, credits her Mount Holyoke education with fueling her drive to expose injustice. Her book “Rehab: An American Scandal” details how a flawed treatment system fails those battling addiction.
Women's colleges such as Mount Holyoke College thrive by forging leaders prepared for male-dominated fields. Amidst a challenging climate, they push for civic action, teaching students that their voices matter.