The accidental computer scientist
When her advisor suggested computer science, Vickie Victor ’18 said no way. But she tried it anyway — and landed a summer internship at Google.
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Vickie Victor ’18
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When her advisor suggested computer science, Vickie Victor ’18 said no way. But she tried it anyway — and landed a summer internship at Google.
“Walking on campus and someone saying hola to you just because you live here is one example of how neighbors at Mead became family.”
Linda Brandt Fritzinger ’62 is honoring Mount Holyoke’s commitment to women through a generous bequest. Her hope is that the gift will help sustain the College’s legacy of graduating students who believe in themselves.
Political ecologist Catherine Corson took her three student interns to the World Conservation Conference in Hawaii to study global environmental politics.
For Maria Mossaides ’73, the decision to establish a deferred charitable gift annuity wasn’t just about supplementing her income later in life.
Mount Holyoke alum Sarah Mullervy ’03 helped lead the team that won a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for the animatedPeter Rabbitseries on Nickelodeon.
Ellen Chilemba ’17 continues to explore ways to help Malawi women rise out of poverty through Tiwale, the community-based organization she founded.
Human rights activist Mallika Dutt ’83 and her company Breakthrough won a $1.25 million Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
Recipients of the Vong-ling Lee 1919 Scholarship Fund, named for Tsun-yu “Chinnie” Kawn ’54’s mother, will come to know how their MHC journeys were paved by the legacy of a truly “uncommon woman” of remarkable humility, integrity, faith, perseverance and grace.
Filmmaker Mick Caouette will discuss his documentary Frances Perkins: Fire and Ice on April 26 at Mount Holyoke College.