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Hear how this economics major settled in and talks about what’s impressed her most in her four years at Mount Holyoke.

With her Lynk-funded research and a special major in bioethics and psychology, Michaela Flanders ’22 probes the intersection of society and mental health.

Deepika Kumawat ’24 has been finding opportunities to lead and build community, in and out of the classroom. A physics major with a Nexus in education policy and practice, Deepika is a teaching assistant for statistics and a Peer-Led Undergraduate Mentoring System (PLUMS) mentor for physics. She also serves on the 2024 class board, the Association of Women in Mathematics and Mount Holyoke Mock Trial, and will be the president of the First Generation and Low Income Partnership during the 2022–2023 academic year. Deepika’s best takeaway from her research experience is “whenever you go into a new field, you won’t know everything about it, and being open about what you know and don’t know is the best way to approach things.”

After studying abroad in South Korea, Savvy Harcum plans a career helping lower-income families. Mount Holyoke’s supportive community provided inspiration.

What began as a small gathering in 2017 a has developed into the Lavender Ceremony.

“I definitely feel the warmth of the Mount Holyoke community while I am on campus, but I found it to be a [real] source of strength during my time abroad.”

[Mount Holyoke] truly made me feel like I was part of the community.

“In my four years at MHC, I’ve found joy in every corner of campus as professors, students and staff share in the excitement of learning in community.”

“I’ve learned to never count myself out. Other people will look at you and dismiss you, but I’ve learned to use that as drive.“

“Mount Holyoke has been exceptionally good at fostering my voice.”