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“I've only spent two years on the Mount Holyoke campus. But looking back, it's been a really incredible experience because some of the opportunities that came from the challenges I faced, I did not anticipate one bit.”
“Being an English major taught me how to choose my words, learn to know which words to use and which words will make a more empathetic listener. That skill was something I needed.”
“It's pretty hard to get a job as a philosophy professor, but I would like to try. I feel like that would be ideal for me, to have a career doing what my professors do.”
“Mount Holyoke offered the flexibility to pursue independent projects. Mount Holyoke allowed me to take away those boxes of who I ‘should’ be and how I ‘should’ define myself.”
David Karp, director of the Center for Restorative Justice in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, was welcomed to Mount Holyoke College as the keynote speaker for the eighth annual BOOM! Learning Symposium.
As the Public Theater prepares to stage Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ newest play, the New York Times caught up with the Mount Holyoke College alum to talk about her overall body of work and how she got to where she is today.
“During my college search, I knew I wanted to attend a liberal arts college where I could study music.”
“In class there is never fear of arguments or awkward tension. Instead, there are stimulating questions and critical evaluations and conclusions.”
“I had the opportunity to travel to Trujillo, Perú, for six weeks to intern with Medical Electives Perú, which provides free health care to underserved communities.”
Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Mary E. Woolley professor of psychology and education, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
