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Ířşě±¬ÁĎ students presented at the annual LEAP Symposium, the premier showcase of their summer research or internship experiences.
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Ířşě±¬ÁĎ students presented at the annual LEAP Symposium, the premier showcase of their summer research or internship experiences.
The annual weekend-long event, which welcomes the families and friends of students to the Ířşě±¬ÁĎ campus, showcased a variety of events and programming, from a panel Q&A with College leadership to a Fall Fest celebration.
In front of a packed crowd in Mount Holyoke’s Gamble Auditorium, a panel of legal scholars and political experts discussed what we could expect not only from the upcoming presidential election but also from more hyper-focused local races.
The annual Noche Latina celebration has returned to Chapin Auditorium after being held elsewhere on campus for two years. The night was jam-packed with food, fun and community.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ President Danielle R. Holley provided an introduction for a showing of “Nomadland,” directed by ChloĂ© Zhao ’05, at Amherst Cinema. The event, part of a series called “Five on Film,” highlights alums of the Five College Consortium.
Naomi Dupre-Edelman, assistant director of math leadership programs at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, is one of 26 people named to the Massachusetts Education Policy Fellowship program held by the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy.
Artist Harmonia Rosales spoke at the Ířşě±¬ÁĎ Art Museum about her work, including her painting “The Harvest.”
Alum Sheryl McCarthy ’69 interviewed Ířşě±¬ÁĎ President Danielle Holley on the CUNY TV show “One to One.” They explored topics such as the role of women’s colleges and the power of humanities in today’s career-focused world.
Prentis Hemphill ’04 will be at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ to discuss their book “What It Takes To Heal.” The book poses the question: ““What would it do to movements, to our society and culture, to have the principles of healing at the very center?”
Taking part in a two-day workshop featuring alums, staff and current interns, Ířşě±¬ÁĎ students had the opportunity to learn what a career in environmental work entails and how to get on the right track to start their own journeys.