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At the end of May, Mount Holyoke welcomed more than 1,200 alums back to campus to reconnect with classmates and create new memories. As part of these celebratory weekends, we recognized the fundraising achievements of this year’s Reunion classes.

More than 175 students gathered in Chapin Auditorium with their families and friends for the twenty-first annual Stoling Ceremony for Mount Holyoke College’s graduating students of color and their mentors.

Mount Holyoke College students gathered to be honored by the community for their leadership and service to others.

Mount Holyoke College student Alexandra Mihailopol ’26 has been selected by Middlebury College as a recipient of a Projects for Peace grant. She will offer financial literacy education to women in rural Romania via her EmpowHER project.

Mount Holyoke senior Qiao Se Ong ’25 is among the 2025 cohort for Projects for Peace. Her project, based in Colombia, aims to address the impact of dam construction on local communities through creative workshops and collaborations with local artists.

Craig Woodard, Christianna Smith Professor of Biological Sciences, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Mount Holyoke College held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their teaching, research and service.

Desmond Fitz-Gibbon, Associate Professor of History, awarded the Mount Holyoke Faculty Award for Teaching.

Eleanor Townsley, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Sociology, awarded the 2025 Mount Holyoke College Award for Service

Kerstin Nordstrom, Associate Professor of Physics, is awarded the Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship.