Keep up with all the ways in which the Mount Holyoke community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
Narrow down the list by selecting multiple topics.
Mount Holyoke Professor of Anthropology Joshua Hotaka Roth has a new graphic memoir, “Life Lines,” about his father’s life and art. In this essay, he discusses the contrast of care for the elderly between the U.S. and Japan.
Mount Holyoke College student Phoenix Nehls ’27 spent the summer of 2025 doing “detective work” — creating an exhibit about international students to fit together the puzzle of the past.
Mount Holyoke College senior Hailee Pitschke ’25 said, “I’m really grateful that Mount Holyoke offered opportunities to explore niche topics in fields I am interested in. It helped nail down key academic interests.”
“I wanted the possibility to pursue interests in a lot of different areas without feeling like I needed to choose one track. Mount Holyoke has given me the opportunities to do that. I’ve always felt like a whole student at Mount Holyoke.”
“I struggled, and sometimes I still do, with comparing myself to others and feeling like I wasn’t accomplishing enough. … Mount Holyoke gave me the confidence to focus on myself and strive to reach my personal goals.”
“I really fell in love with the idea of a [women’s college that’s gender diverse] as a safe place. I really liked that there was a place where I didn’t necessarily have to compete with the male population to be heard.”
“Coming here and learning that … there’s more out there than what I previously thought was kind of eye-opening. It challenged my framework and made me question what I was going to do in a career.”
“I really liked being exposed to Mount Holyoke’s classroom environment.”
With her Lynk-funded research and a special major in bioethics and psychology, Michaela Flanders ’22 probes the intersection of society and mental health.
“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.”
