Inspiration from the Great Migration
Mount Holyoke professor Preston Smith spoke to the Washington Post about the Great Migration, when millions of Black Americans left the sharecropping South for economic opportunity in the North.
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Mount Holyoke professor Preston Smith spoke to the Washington Post about the Great Migration, when millions of Black Americans left the sharecropping South for economic opportunity in the North.
The latest production in Mount Holyoke’s African opera series will debut on campus in April.
Mount Holyoke alums Kira Banks ’00 and Charisse Pickron ’08 are researching race’s and racism’s impact on young children. During a recent visit to campus, they spoke about transformational faculty, stepping into who you are and being true to yourself.
Bestselling author Heather McGhee spoke with Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum about her book “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” as part of Mount Holyoke College’s annual MLK Jr. Commemoration.
How has Arielle Darivel’s life changed after her Mount Holyoke College senior profile in 2017? It’s been a whirlwind of a master’s degree program, nonprofit work and studying for law school admission.
Mount Holyoke College is the recipient of a six-year grant of $529,500 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through the Science Education Program’s Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative.
Love, work and the importance of connection were the overarching themes of a Launching Leadership discussion with Mount Holyoke alums Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and Debra Martin Chase ’77 after an electrifying performance of Parks’ play “Topdog/Underdog.”
For the last “Our Voices, Our Platforms” town hall at Mount Holyoke College, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Carmen Yulín Cruz discussed power, politics and democracy.
“My Mount Holyoke learning experience has been very intimate, and the opportunities I’ve received have been very helpful to my personal growth.”
In naming Kristie A. Ford, Ph.D., as Presidential Fellow for this academic year, Interim President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum has selected an expert in diversity, equity and inclusion who will help advance the College’s commitment to Intergroup Dialogue and other initiatives.