Replacing the sophomore slump with MHC’s Sophomore Institute
During Mount Holyoke College’s Sophomore Institute, Mia Lederer ’28 came face-to-face with “Future Professional Mia.”
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During Mount Holyoke College’s Sophomore Institute, Mia Lederer ’28 came face-to-face with “Future Professional Mia.”
Mount Holyoke College student Yurim Oh ’26 and her international, interdisciplinary team used behavioral science, computer science and psychology to tackle the AWS Case Competition, bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI technology and critical public trust.
Lucie Gosson-Roy ’29 reflects on her family's four generations at Mount Holyoke College, tracing a path of intellectual discovery, personal freedom and lifelong learning.
Mount Holyoke College senior Bridget McBride had an internship at the Botanic Garden on campus that led to study abroad in Costa Rica, being a camp counselor in Massachusetts and to her first scientific publication.
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.
An international firstie at Mount Holyoke College shares what it was like coming to MoHome from more than 6000 miles away from campus.
Mount Holyoke student-athlete Claire Willett ’28 shares a few of the initiatives and programs that Athletics undertook over the summer.
Rising Mount Holyoke College senior Naoise Grybko is spending their summer researching policies on homelessness. They hope to produce a document that explains these policies in an accessible way that more people can understand.
Rising Mount Holyoke College senior Amelia Henzel is spending her summer creating different interactive video programs for students to enjoy in the computer science hallway on the second floor of Clapp Laboratory.
Rising Mount Holyoke College junior Madeline Wright is spending this summer in the laboratory of Katie Berry, associate professor of biochemistry, studying the interactions between small RNA and different proteins.