The transformative alum–student bond
An environmental studies student at Mount Holyoke and an alum working for the World Wide Fund for Nature make a life-changing connection.
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Emily Chang
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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An environmental studies student at Mount Holyoke and an alum working for the World Wide Fund for Nature make a life-changing connection.
“My semester in Hong Kong challenged me to think about the U.S. in new and different ways. I began to see its the role within a global context.”
“As an international student from a small country, I am constantly learning so much more about different cultures through the people I interact with here.”
Mount Holyoke College students swept up seven Fulbrights this year, along with two Davis Projects for Peace grants and two critical language study awards.
Taking part in everything Mount Holyoke provides for in a comprehensive global education.
Mount Holyoke's Student Leadership and Service Awards recognize students publicly for their accomplishments on campus and off.
The New England Consortium for Latina/o Studies gives Mount Holyoke professors a chance to collaborate, share best practices and offer mentorship.
Marbles champ Whitney Lapic ’18 came to Mount Holyoke and found mollusk fossils, international paleontology fieldwork and a passion for research.
An internship after her junior year at Mount Holyoke led to an epic road trip for Natasha Ansari ’13 and, with her professor, her authorial debut.
Kerstin Nordstrom of Mount Holyoke College was one of just 24 scientists — and the only physicist from a liberal arts college — selected to be a Cottrell Scholar.