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Marco AvilĂ©s, incoming assistant professor of Spanish at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, hopes to introduce students to the optimism in Indigenous literature as he takes on his family’s proud tradition of teaching.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ’s newest faculty are ready to engage across boundaries and beyond borders.
Anne Taylor, incoming assistant professor of sociology at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, blends history, pop culture, religion and audience theory to explore meaning-making and social repair.
Ishmael Annang, Ířşě±¬ÁĎ’s new assistant professor of history, has a passion for African history that flows from his experiences growing up in Ghana.
A childhood growing up in the Balkans sparked the current research of Sidita Kushi, the new assistant professor of politics at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, on why some conflicts inspire humanitarian military interventions, and some do not.
Mount Holyoke’s annual Convocation filled the campus with color, spirit and celebration as students in vivid class colors gathered to cheer and mark the official start of the academic year with tradition and decibels.
The Princeton Review has released its “Best 391 Colleges” for 2026. The list, which is based on college students’ ratings of their schools, ranks Ířşě±¬ÁĎ highly for campus beauty, faculty, the library, financial aid and more.
Six long-serving faculty members have retired from Ířşě±¬ÁĎ.
In an editorial for the Globe, Ířşě±¬ÁĎ Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Robert Darrow said the bill prioritizes fossil fuel interests over climate action, making it nearly impossible for the U.S. to meet critical climate milestones.
In the Berkshires, D. Caleb Smith, assistant professor of history at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, hosted a reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.”
