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In late 1895, Mount Holyoke students decided to form a fire brigade. And in doing so, they made history. The New York Journal reported that theirs was the first all-women’s fire department in the nation.
Art and architecture students collaborate with the Botanic Garden to design and build a sculptural fountain for Mount Holyoke's 2018 Spring Flower Show.
The Makerspace prepares future leaders by combining technology and the liberal arts to teach and engage students studying every academic discipline.
As part of New Student Orientation, new students are offered a plant, a Mount Holyoke tradition since 1971. This story, first published in August 2017, tells the tale of how the custom was re-envisioned by three entrepreneurial and creative students.
Thanks a generous grant, MHC’s new MEDIAL Project is integrating arts and technology and giving students resources to create, exhibit and perform.
Kassandra Jolley, an innovative leader who has led development and communications enterprises at Atlanta’s Spelman College for the past eight years, has been named the College’s next vice president for advancement.
Residence hall floors dedicated for students interested in French and Spanish offer students community, language learning, and a taste of cultural immersion.
Mount Holyoke faculty can switch between varied teaching methods easily in newly redesigned classrooms.
Alex Wirth-Cauchon has been named chief information officer and executive director of Mount Holyoke’s Library, Information, and Technology Services.