Speaking, Arguing and Writing Program produces leaders
The Speaking, Arguing and Writing (SAW) Program is a critical component of the Weissman Center for Leadership at Mount Holyoke College.
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The Speaking, Arguing and Writing (SAW) Program is a critical component of the Weissman Center for Leadership at Mount Holyoke College.
A new exhibition, “vanessa german — THE RAREST BLACK WOMAN ON THE PLANET EARTH,” will be on view at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (MHCAM) to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum bequest.
A new Mount Holyoke program aimed at addressing the growing crisis of teacher burnout in our nation’s public schools will kick off on Saturday, October 29.
Mount Holyoke College’s Master of Arts in Teaching program has received a $125,000 state grant to develop a new program to support teachers on emergency licenses in the Holyoke Public Schools district as they pursue initial licensure and their master’s degrees.
Deepika Kumawat ’24 has been finding opportunities to lead and build community, in and out of the classroom. A physics major with a Nexus in education policy and practice, Deepika is a teaching assistant for statistics and a Peer-Led Undergraduate Mentoring System (PLUMS) mentor for physics. She also serves on the 2024 class board, the Association of Women in Mathematics and Mount Holyoke Mock Trial, and will be the president of the First Generation and Low Income Partnership during the 2022–2023 academic year. Deepika’s best takeaway from her research experience is “whenever you go into a new field, you won’t know everything about it, and being open about what you know and don’t know is the best way to approach things.”
More than 100 seniors presented their research to peers, supporters and friends as senior symposium returned to campus.
For the third year, a Mount Holyoke student from western Massachusetts has received financial support from PeoplesBank.
At MHC I’ve had the support and encouragement of faculty, staff and fellow students who pour their time, energy and hearts into making Mount Holyoke a community that lifts students up to achieve their dreams and goals.
“We transform people who come to us with ability and determination. ... My principal goal is to learn who it is I'm teaching and figure out what they care about, what interests them as a passion, and how I can be supportive of them to follow that passion.”
“Scholarly engagement really enriches the academic mission of the College and that translates into opportunities for students and faculty. It allows me to think about the different aspects of what I do as an educator and scholar in a synthesized way.”