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Six Mount Holyoke College students have been selected by the DAAD RISE program to study science at German research institutions or universities during the summer.
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Six Mount Holyoke College students have been selected by the DAAD RISE program to study science at German research institutions or universities during the summer.
Students, organizations and alums were honored at the annual Leadership and Service Awards at Mount Holyoke College.
Mount Holyoke College student Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo ’27 is an awardee of this year’s Project for Peace grants from Middlebury College. She will launch a year-round food pantry in her hometown.
Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Mary E. Woolley Professor of Psychology and Education, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2026–27 academic year.
Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of Computer Science Diane Uwacu is a member of the inaugural cohort of NSF NAIRR AI Education Fellows of the Computing Research Association.
The Gilman Program celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year, and it has named Mount Holyoke College as one of the 25 top producers of Gilman scholars in the small institution category.
Mount Holyoke College held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their research, teaching and service.
Amina Steinfels, associate professor of religion, has been awarded the 2026 Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Service.
Professor of Art Studio Ligia Bouton has been awarded the 2026 Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship.
Professor of Psychology and Education Mara Breen awarded the 2026 Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship.