Maya Elsner named a Truman Scholar
Elsner, a Mount Holyoke College Frances Perkins Scholar, has been named one of 62 Truman Scholars nationally.
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Elsner, a Mount Holyoke College Frances Perkins Scholar, has been named one of 62 Truman Scholars nationally.
When Ansley Keane graduates from Mount Holyoke in May of 2023, she will be ready to teach history to children — including the child of the director of undergraduate early childhood and elementary licensure programs at the College.
At this year’s Senior Symposium, over 100 Mount Holyoke College seniors presented their research, capstones and independent coursework.
Three Mount Holyoke alums had their Lynk-funded research on COVID-19 and collective memory published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Two Mount Holyoke alums and members of its Board of Trustees met with Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum to discuss finance careers, changing plans and leaps of faith at the latest Launching Leadership conversation on April 11.
“I don’t know if I would have had the chance or felt supported or empowered enough to do this had I not been here. I’m so incredibly grateful.”
“I’ve met amazing people that I still look to for friendship, and I’ve also met younger underclassmen whom I feel would definitely do an amazing job of taking over and continuing the legacy.”
“It was both the school’s physical environment and beautiful campus and the community environment [that attracted me to Mount Holyoke].”
“Immediately, I realized [Kenneth Colodner’s] lab researched exactly what I was interested in, and it was one of these weird meant-to-be moments.”
“The Mount Holyoke professors and students created an encouraging environment where anyone can ask questions without thinking twice. My classes have taught me to be a leader.”