Spotlight on popular majors: Sociology
Sociology majors are interested in core questions about individuals, institutions and global processes — and how they impact the world.
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Sociology majors are interested in core questions about individuals, institutions and global processes — and how they impact the world.
Mount Holyoke alum Dr. Megan Young ’99 is a home-based primary care doctor who is bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to homebound elders.
Kijua Sanders-McMurtry, VP for Equity and Inclusion, addresses and denounces rising violence and hate crimes in the USA motivated by anti-Asian racism.
Mount Holyoke senior Sara Sarmiento channeled her service experience and love of politics in a virtual internship with Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Mount Holyoke has secured a one-year extension of the current contract with Bright Horizons.
Alum Chloe Zhao won best director for best picture “Nomadland” and Suzan-Lori Parks wrote the screenplay that earned Andra Day the best actor award.
This year, Mount Holyoke has surpassed its previous application record set in 2019 and had a 14% increase from fall 2020.
Craig is a superb mentor, welcoming students at all levels, accommodating their schedules, goals and wide range of experience.
Kate is the founding director of Mount Holyoke’s Restoration Ecology Program.
The most famous example of Leah’s transformative pedagogy is Pulitzer and MacArthur-Prize winning playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks ’85, who has repeatedly credited Leah’s teaching with shifting her path from the sciences to literature.