Going the distance for dance
Faced with adapting a dance classroom to online learning, Shakia Johnson created Black Beauty Dance, a remote program for all.
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Faced with adapting a dance classroom to online learning, Shakia Johnson created Black Beauty Dance, a remote program for all.
Music student Hannah Pozzebon ’20 longed for Pratt Music Hall so she built a Minecraft version of it.
Skylar Hou ’22 missed her friends on campus so much she drew them into her photographs.
“I’m a lot more comfortable with questioning, with actually understanding who I am as a person.”
Emma Wolff ’21 shares the story of how she came to the decision to double major in international relations and computer science.
“I’m grateful for the support alums have given me. A lot of what I’m able to do is thanks to them.”
Members of the class of 2020, who are finishing their last semester at Mount Holyoke, share their four years of experience with incoming first-year students.
“I had a lot of ideas but I didn’t know how to make space for them. I do here. I have become a more genuine version of myself.”
“At Mount Holyoke, people really want to see you succeed, just like you want to see them succeed.”
First-year students, still in the thick of their college transitions, reflect on what advice they’d give incoming firsties.