Launching a career path from my first year at Mount Holyoke
“Mount Holyoke has given me more purpose. Now I am driven to improve community and to open opportunities for others.”
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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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“Mount Holyoke has given me more purpose. Now I am driven to improve community and to open opportunities for others.”
“Something about Mount Holyoke seemed welcoming. I liked the beauty of the campus, the energy, the life. It seemed more collaborative than other places. I knew immediately it was the place for me.”
“Coming to Mount Holyoke, I wanted to try it all and be it all, which I was able to do thanks to the opportunities and encouragement of those around me on campus.”
“I really liked being exposed to Mount Holyoke’s classroom environment.”
“I think this program is really for educators who want to do something beyond their classroom.”
“They teach us with their actions, and that makes me want to be the best of me.”
Iyko Day's teaching and scholarship extend from English to Critical Social Thought, Film, Media, Theater, Gender Studies, Asian American Studies, Marxist Theory, Racial Capitalism, Settler Colonial Studies, and Queer of Color Critique.
The reach of Katie’s work extends far beyond the gates of Mount Holyoke. Her contributions to the intellectual life of the college, together with her care for her students, both in the lab and in the classroom, make Mount Holyoke a better place.
Renae Brodie is a recognized expert on the behaviors of crabs, tying modifications in these behaviors to climate change. She works closely with students, supervising their research and acting as a mentor, and many become published co-authors on her papers.
Mount Holyoke College’s undergraduate Teacher Licensure program was given “approved with distinction” status by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, only one of four teaching licensure programs in the state to have received this status.