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Colleges plan for possible end to affirmative action
Mount Holyoke President-elect Danielle Holley spoke to Reuters about how colleges and universities are preparing for the end of affirmative action.
Celebrating students of color and the power of mentorship
Nearly 150 students participated in the Stoling Ceremony, an important Commencement weekend tradition celebrating the achievements of students of color and their Mount Holyoke mentors.
Baccalaureate is a cherished tradition
During Baccalaureate, Mount Holyoke seniors gather together in Abbey Memorial Chapel on the Saturday evening before Commencement. They hear remarks from selected faculty members, classmates and College leadership.
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Game On! teaches math concepts through board games
Game On!, a free two-week mathematical enrichment program for high school students, is now open for registration. The program runs July 3–14, 2023, and will be held on the Mount Holyoke College campus.
Gracie Wilkinson ’25 named Western Massachusetts Scholar
Mount Holyoke sophomore Gracie Wilkinson, a chemistry major and environmental studies minor from Amherst, Massachusetts, has been named the recipient of this year’s Western Massachusetts Scholarship Fund.
Volcanoes on Venus
New evidence from old pictures has reignited the search for volcanism on Venus, but the VERITAS mission is expected to reveal the truth, says Mount Holyoke’s Darby Dyar.
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Peace prize helps children find the beat
Mount Holyoke senior Karla Biery wins a grant to bring music-, art- and activism-based summer programming to BIPOC youth.
From the club to the classroom — evolving the dance program at Mount Holyoke
Caleaf Sellers sees dance as a form of cultural storytelling, and his work preserves the movements of dance as living, evolving expressions of history, culture and joy.
NEH grant will make museum collections more accessible
A major effort by a Five College-based museum collaboration to create a shared collections resource for students, researchers and the general public has received a $350,000 boost from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Graduating seniors treated to an unforgettable Final Lecture
Three Mount Holyoke professors spoke at Final Lecture, giving talks that ranged from aspirational to deeply personal.
Migrants risk entering the U.S. through the desert
Davíd Hernández, associate professor of Latina/o Studies at Mount Holyoke College, spoke to NPR about the risks migrants face when trying to come to the United States.
Veritas hits “pause” on launch
NASA’s Veritas mission to explore Venus has been put on hold for three years — and Mount Holyoke professor Darby Dyar isn’t happy about it.
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Colleges plan for possible end to affirmative action
Mount Holyoke President-elect Danielle Holley spoke to Reuters about how colleges and universities are preparing for the end of affirmative action.
Migrants risk entering the U.S. through the desert
Davíd Hernández, associate professor of Latina/o Studies at Mount Holyoke College, spoke to NPR about the risks migrants face when trying to come to the United States.
Veritas hits “pause” on launch
NASA’s Veritas mission to explore Venus has been put on hold for three years — and Mount Holyoke professor Darby Dyar isn’t happy about it.
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Achieving two goals at Mount Holyoke: working in a research lab and studying abroad
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