The Intersection of Art and Academia
“My internship with the Media Institute for Social Change was one of my most life-changing experiences.”
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Adrienne Picciotto ’16
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“My internship with the Media Institute for Social Change was one of my most life-changing experiences.”
Studying Italian at Mount Holyoke was the catalyst that gave me the tools I needed to make the move to Europe.
I found myself in places I never imagined, doing things I never thought I was capable of doing, meeting and connecting with more people than I thought possible in a short period of time, and learning, not only information directly related to field science and various research projects, but about myself in ways I did not anticipate.
"The Barbara Yen Sun Prize funded my research into the significance of Japanese baseball in Japan's political development."
Spanish has been a huge part of my career here at Mount Holyoke and in my other ventures, like my internship and studying abroad.
Working for an affordable housing director, I heard stories, many from first generation immigrants about public transportation issues.
While in graduate school, I began to combine my love of dance and medicine through an internship with Boston Ballet.
My internship experience was fantastic because of the wonderful people I worked with and the magical city that is Venice.
“My semester in Hong Kong challenged me to think about the U.S. in new and different ways. I began to see its the role within a global context.”
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