Everything has a History
“If every discussion about how to communicate or understand a social issue started with a history lesson, we would all be better off.”
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Tiffany McClain ’01
Keep up with all the ways in which the Mount Holyoke community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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“If every discussion about how to communicate or understand a social issue started with a history lesson, we would all be better off.”
"The Barbara Yen Sun Prize funded my research in New York among the largest Tibetan community in the US."
I was exposed to an academic environment, process, and professionalism that I had not previously encountered.
Joining Alexi Arango's research team as a first-year student built confidence in the classroom and the laboratory.
Connecting students to the natural world they live in is why I am teaching and what Mount Holyoke gave me the ability to do.
“The American culture encouraged me to explore outside of my comfort zone, while the Chinese culture was a mystery inside of me.”
My experiences at Mount Holyoke helped me grow into the sort of woman confident in her ability to do whatever she wants.
After my lab experience at MHC, I completed a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computational Chemistry and work at ACS Nano and Nano Letters.
"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
Whether it is difficult weather conditions, working among thorny invasive species, or walking knee deep in a mucky marsh.