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Graduating senior Fatima Shah ’26 believes that what made her education so extraordinary at Mount Holyoke College is that the word “impossible” never got used.

Mount Holyoke College senior Audrey Brecher ’26 originally planned to be an environmental studies major. Thanks to the supportive community and mentorship at the College, they now have a future in architecture.

Five College Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture Naomi Darling has been awarded the 2026 Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Teaching.

“My friends and my advisor helped me navigate one of the hardest periods, not just my education but of my life.”

At work I synthesize/contextualize material, historical, financial and cultural sets of information into one reference point every day.

My house has grown from a non-linear network of human interaction, books, coursework, resource flows, and online inspiration.

“At Mount Holyoke I’ve seen women take charge and create beauty from nothing but an idea. The capacity to impact change is immense. Be bold, be brilliant.”