Passing of President Emerita Elizabeth Topham Kennan ’60
It is with much sadness that I share news of the passing of Mount Holyoke College’s fifteenth president, Elizabeth Topham Kennan ’60.
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It is with much sadness that I share news of the passing of Mount Holyoke College’s fifteenth president, Elizabeth Topham Kennan ’60.
In an editorial for the Globe, Mount Holyoke College Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Robert Darrow said the bill prioritizes fossil fuel interests over climate action, making it nearly impossible for the U.S. to meet critical climate milestones.
In the Berkshires, D. Caleb Smith, assistant professor of history at Mount Holyoke College, hosted a reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.”
Mount Holyoke College rising junior Lily Rood ’27 discusses her Pride Month 2025 activism and advocacy.
Nieves Romero-Díaz, Mount Holyoke College professor of Spanish on the Alum Foundation, spoke with New Books Network about the new book she has coedited on the subject of early modern maternity.
Mount Holyoke President Danielle R. Holley announces that Jen Brock will assume the role of Vice President for Marketing and Communications on July 1, 2025.
A report on the board meeting held May 1 to 3 and June 17, 2025.
Mount Holyoke College students Kelly Aja ’27 and Kimberly Dominguez ’27 have been selected for the Beckman Scholars Program through a competitive application process.
The Phoenix, once a neglected outbuilding on the Mount Holyoke College campus, has been transformed into an environmentally conscious studio space thanks to a team of faculty and student research assistants.
Mount Holyoke College has selected “Parable of the Sower” for its Common Read for the 2025–2026 academic year. The New York Times named the novel a Notable Book of the Year for its prescient treatment of racial justice, climate collapse and fascism.