Pursuing two major interests without sacrifice
Here, Sophia found steadfast support as a woman within a STEM field as well as the freedom to embrace her multiple passions.
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Here, Sophia found steadfast support as a woman within a STEM field as well as the freedom to embrace her multiple passions.
Hear how this economics major settled in and talks about what’s impressed her most in her four years at Mount Holyoke.
Mount Holyoke students and alums won recognition at the Grinspoon Foundation’s prestigious annual entrepreneurship competition.
LGBTQ and nonbinary individuals are effectively rendered invisible by curricula, says a local alum of Íøºì±¬ÁÏ’s graduate teacher licensure program.
Experience on the job and in the classroom inspired senior Ananya Singh to combine her interests in psychology, economics and nonprofit management.
“I definitely feel the warmth of the Mount Holyoke community while I am on campus, but I found it to be a [real] source of strength during my time abroad.â€
Data collected by Mount Holyoke students has shown a major policy flaw in a program originally meant to fight housing blight.
“The College doesn’t teach you how to think; [it] give[s] you the resources to think on your own.â€
“Mount Holyoke taught me a lot about how important it is to listen to and work with others.â€
At MHC I’ve had the support and encouragement of faculty, staff and fellow students who pour their time, energy and hearts into making Mount Holyoke a community that lifts students up to achieve their dreams and goals.