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Mount Holyoke College faculty and staff explore Intergroup Dialogue
A two-day Intergroup Dialogue workshop in mid-January provided 37 Mount Holyoke faculty and student life staff members with the opportunity to engage in cross-identity dialogue about race and other diversity-related issues.
Mount Holyoke selected to join Beckman Scholars Program
For the first time in its history, Mount Holyoke College has been selected as a Beckman Scholars Program awardee by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The foundation chose the College after a rigorous application process.
Brazil riots and extremist politics around the world
Mount Holyoke professor Andrew Reiter talked to The Why about key similarities and differences between the riots in the U.S. and Brazil.
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STEM in the news
Mount Holyoke selected to join Beckman Scholars Program
For the first time in its history, Mount Holyoke College has been selected as a Beckman Scholars Program awardee by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The foundation chose the College after a rigorous application process.
Media Lab expands Mount Holyoke’s digital offerings
With the opening of the Media Lab in the Art Building, MHC students exploring filmmaking, architecture, studio art and other pursuits, have another cutting-edge facility — as well as state-of-the-art digital equipment and capabilities — at their disposal.
Mount Holyoke receives STEM grant from HHMI
Mount Holyoke College is the recipient of a six-year grant of $529,500 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through the Science Education Program’s Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative.
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Arts in the news
Does AI spell the end of painting?
To gain perspective on the rise of AI-generated art, Mount Holyoke College Art History Professor Anthony Lee looked back on the impact photography had on painting in the nineteenth century in a recent Wired Magazine essay.
Launching Leadership: Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and Debra Martin Chase ’77
Love, work and the importance of connection were the overarching themes of a Launching Leadership discussion with Mount Holyoke alums Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and Debra Martin Chase ’77 after an electrifying performance of Parks’ play “Topdog/Underdog.”
150 years and counting for MHC’s art history department
As Mount Holyoke marks the one hundred fiftieth year of the teaching of art history, its Department of Art History and Architectural Studies is celebrating its long history and is working to ensure it evolves to meet the changing nature of the field.
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Faculty in the news
Mount Holyoke College faculty and staff explore Intergroup Dialogue
A two-day Intergroup Dialogue workshop in mid-January provided 37 Mount Holyoke faculty and student life staff members with the opportunity to engage in cross-identity dialogue about race and other diversity-related issues.
Brazil riots and extremist politics around the world
Mount Holyoke professor Andrew Reiter talked to The Why about key similarities and differences between the riots in the U.S. and Brazil.
Media Lab expands Mount Holyoke’s digital offerings
With the opening of the Media Lab in the Art Building, MHC students exploring filmmaking, architecture, studio art and other pursuits, have another cutting-edge facility — as well as state-of-the-art digital equipment and capabilities — at their disposal.
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Mount Holyoke in the news
Brazil riots and extremist politics around the world
Mount Holyoke professor Andrew Reiter talked to The Why about key similarities and differences between the riots in the U.S. and Brazil.
Green houses inside and out
Mount Holyoke professor Naomi Darling discussed using reclaimed building materials with the Christian Science Monitor.
Does AI spell the end of painting?
To gain perspective on the rise of AI-generated art, Mount Holyoke College Art History Professor Anthony Lee looked back on the impact photography had on painting in the nineteenth century in a recent Wired Magazine essay.
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