Second Mount Holyoke Schwarzman Scholar named
Alum Weijing (Vickie) Liu ’22 is the second Mount Holyoke College alum named to the prestigious graduate program.
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Alum Weijing (Vickie) Liu ’22 is the second Mount Holyoke College alum named to the prestigious graduate program.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley defended the liberal arts in an interview with the Boston Globe Magazine, warning that a deep education deficit threatens civic empowerment and leaves people vulnerable to misinformation.
Mount Holyoke College student Yurim Oh ’26 and her international, interdisciplinary team used behavioral science, computer science and psychology to tackle the AWS Case Competition, bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI technology and critical public trust.
Mount Holyoke students dove into the future, applying interdisciplinary skills to technology innovation by designing ethical AI solutions for real-world issues in the College’s first-ever AWS Generative AI Case Competition.
Women's colleges such as Mount Holyoke College thrive by forging leaders prepared for male-dominated fields. Amidst a challenging climate, they push for civic action, teaching students that their voices matter.
Two recent Mount Holyoke College graduates, Helen Roane ’23 and Celine Falcon-Geist ’25, are participating in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to immerse themselves in language and culture while teaching English in Taiwan and Senegal.
Mount Holyoke College senior Bridget McBride had an internship at the Botanic Garden on campus that led to study abroad in Costa Rica, being a camp counselor in Massachusetts and to her first scientific publication.
Mount Holyoke College students return from their summer experiences and reflect on what they have learned at the annual Learning through Application event.
Mount Holyoke College student Phoenix Nehls ’27 spent the summer of 2025 doing “detective work” — creating an exhibit about international students to fit together the puzzle of the past.
The list, compiled by The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe, celebrates the Commonwealth’s leading institutions that are led by women.