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The Phoenix building in 1953. Photo courtesy of Todd Calkins, assistant chief of South Hadley Fire District No. 2 Fire Department.

Planning for the Phoenix to be reborn

Naomi Darling, faculty in sustainable architecture at Mount Holyoke College, is working with student assistants to plan a carbon-neutral future for the home of the building nicknamed “the Phoenix,” home to the nation’s first all-female fire brigade.

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Elizabeth Yu ’24 presents at the most recent Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held on campus in 2023. (Photo credit: Joanna Chattman)

Robinson named AWM Fellow

Margaret Robinson, Julia and Sarah Ann Adams Professor of Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College, was recognized for support and empowerment of women in the mathematics field.

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The serotine bat, common throughout Europe and Asia.

When reproduction is just batty

Patricia Brennan, associate professor of biological sciences at Mount Holyoke College, discusses a new study on serotine bat reproduction with The New York Times.

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Elizabeth Yu ’24 presents at the most recent Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held on campus in 2023. (Photo credit: Joanna Chattman)

Robinson named AWM Fellow

Margaret Robinson, Julia and Sarah Ann Adams Professor of Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College, was recognized for support and empowerment of women in the mathematics field.

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The serotine bat, common throughout Europe and Asia.

When reproduction is just batty

Patricia Brennan, associate professor of biological sciences at Mount Holyoke College, discusses a new study on serotine bat reproduction with The New York Times.

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Diane Uwacu on the Mount Holyoke campus in 2023. Photo by Joanna Chattman.

New faculty: Diane Uwacu

Diane Uwacu, new faculty at Mount Holyoke College, has turned her deep interest in problem solving into creating algorithms that help robots improve the quality of human life.

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New faculty: Ben Geyer

Mount Holyoke’s Ben Geyer loves music for its role as a window into people’s mindsets; he’s also written a foundational textbook focusing on equitable music theory curriculum and implementation.

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Colin Britt

New faculty: Colin Britt

For Colin Britt, new faculty member at Mount Holyoke College, choral music is a calling, both professionally and even physically.

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William Seigh in 2023 on the Mount Holyoke College campus. Photo by Joanna Chattman.

New faculty: William Seigh

New faculty at Mount Holyoke College William Seigh has danced and taught everything from jazz to modern to musical theater all the way from Kansas to Siberia.

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The Phoenix building in 1953. Photo courtesy of Todd Calkins, assistant chief of South Hadley Fire District No. 2 Fire Department.

Planning for the Phoenix to be reborn

Naomi Darling, faculty in sustainable architecture at Mount Holyoke College, is working with student assistants to plan a carbon-neutral future for the home of the building nicknamed “the Phoenix,” home to the nation’s first all-female fire brigade.

  • College History
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Student
  • Sustainability and the Environment
  • Women’s College
Elizabeth Yu ’24 presents at the most recent Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held on campus in 2023. (Photo credit: Joanna Chattman)

Robinson named AWM Fellow

Margaret Robinson, Julia and Sarah Ann Adams Professor of Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College, was recognized for support and empowerment of women in the mathematics field.

  • Academic Excellence
  • Faculty
  • Science & Technology
  • Women’s College
The serotine bat, common throughout Europe and Asia.

When reproduction is just batty

Patricia Brennan, associate professor of biological sciences at Mount Holyoke College, discusses a new study on serotine bat reproduction with The New York Times.

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The serotine bat, common throughout Europe and Asia.

When reproduction is just batty

Patricia Brennan, associate professor of biological sciences at Mount Holyoke College, discusses a new study on serotine bat reproduction with The New York Times.

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  • Science & Technology
A colorful array of Lego figures arranged in the colors of the rainbow. Photo by James A. Molnar on Unsplash.

Birth of the concept of “born this way”

“Radiolab” talked to Joanna Wuest, assistant professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College, about the origin, rise and uncertain future of the belief that sexuality is innate.

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High rankings for Mount Holyoke

Mount Holyoke College has been ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly and The New York Times.

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