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Caroline Nobo ’07 will return to Mount Holyoke as director of the Weissman Center for Leadership, bringing more than 15 years of experience in higher education, nonprofit leadership and public service.

In all aspects of her life, Lori Kilburn ’86 strives to be “clear and graceful” — a descriptor she remembers well from the instruction page in Mount Holyoke College’s blue exam books. That’s why the simplicity of a deferred gift annuity appealed to her as a way to give back to the College, receive tax benefits today and enjoy steady payments in the future.

Elizabeth (“Betty Ann”) Allen ’72 and Emilyann Nault ’19 share how Mount Holyoke College, internships and other experiential learning opportunities prepared them for career success. Emilyann serves as programme manager for the Movement and Rehabilitation (MoveR) Digital Health and Care Hub at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Betty Ann was a petroleum geologist for Shell Oil. A former trustee and faculty member of Mount Holyoke, Betty Ann is an ardent supporter of internships and a member of the Mary Lyon Society.

Mount Holyoke College congratulates our recipients, alternates and finalists of the 2025–2026 fellowship application cycles.

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.

Mount Holyoke College celebrated the class of 2026 at its one hundred eighty-ninth Commencement and marked the occasion with remarks from trailblazing alums and speaker Beverly Guy Sheftall.

The Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab at Mount Holyoke College held its annual Spring Showcase, featuring a wide array of projects from a broad range of classes.

Celine Falcón-Geist ’25 is a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Senegal and credits her time in Mount Holyoke College’s teaching licensure program for her current success.

Students, organizations and alums were honored at the annual Leadership and Service Awards at Mount Holyoke College.

As a clinical geneticist, Cyndy Curry ’63 has honed the ability to recognize patterns amid complex clinical presentations. She intends to continue Mount Holyoke’s pattern of preparing students for a complex world through a gift from her IRA to establish a charitable gift annuity — an act that both benefits the College and provides her with steady payments.