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.
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Returning to Mount Holyoke for its Summer Theatre program helped one recent alum reconnect with theater, develop her photography and digital media skills and find the confidence to launch her own creative business.
Mount Holyoke College student Marri Shaeffer ’29 reports on a student-organized financial wellness conference that brought students together with experts to discuss money management and financial independence.
Mount Holyoke College student Annabel Prokes ’28 reflects on a Career Development Center Trek to Boston, where visits to a school, public library and university revealed diverse career paths in education and the impact of MHC alums.
Mount Holyoke College student Barbara Wilkins ’28 discusses the excitement of working in the Botanic Garden.
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.
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.
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 Cora Elena Harte ’26 was student teaching in Amherst, Massachusetts, this semester as part of her teaching licensure. She attended two conferences on reading and literacy to help both her current and future students.
Hanh M. Pham ’26, a senior at Mount Holyoke College, reports on nineteenth-century mathematical models now on display on campus.
