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A student, a teacher, two pianos — and Zoom
Taking piano lessons virtually isn’t ideal but it’s pretty close, says the music department’s Mark Gionfriddo and Susan Wang ’23, of Mount Holyoke College.
One semester, two modules: a world of change
Mount Holyoke’s Elizabeth Markovits and Renae Brodie tackle the pros and cons of the modular system.
Building communities of faith online
Mount Holyoke students are finding deeper spirituality during the pandemic — despite and because of online services and events.
A focus on community from a distance
Mount Holyoke’s KC Haydon flipped her classroom to make discussion and building community among her students the focus of her course.
Pushing the edge of knowledge
Mount Holyoke associate professor Kate Ballantine shipped lab kits worldwide to give her students hands-on experience creating new scientific knowledge.
Alums go the distance with remote internships
When COVID-19 scuttled her plans, Hannah Pozzebon ’20 interned for Mount Holyoke alum Tatum Albertine ’14 at the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar.
A class ripped from the headlines
A new class teaches Mount Holyoke students about vaccine development, assessment and implementation — and how to be scientists in the world.
All the angles
Dance instructor Barbie Diewald used an iPad, laptops, a ladder and many props to bring the dance studio to her Mount Holyoke students — remotely.
Athletics gets it done
Teaching leadership and fitness to student-athletes and all students is a core part of Lori Hendricks’ goals, says the athletics director at Mount Holyoke.
A global internship — from home
Mount Holyoke senior Mirei Golding-Powers tackled a multilingual internship across the world — from her home in California.
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