MHC in D.C. program breaks new ground
Mount Holyoke’s first remote Semester in D.C. program also has the first Frances Perkins Scholar, first Posse Scholar and first 21st-Century Scholar.
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Mount Holyoke’s first remote Semester in D.C. program also has the first Frances Perkins Scholar, first Posse Scholar and first 21st-Century Scholar.
Mount Holyoke professor Katherine Aidala was nominated to be an APS fellow for her research and her dedication to mentorship and science communication.
Mount Holyoke taught me “Mount Holyoke connected me to a world that gave me access to the impossible,” says Mary Ann Villarreal ’94, the first in her family to attend college. “I give back because I felt like Mount Holyoke was my home and I want other people to find their home too.”
“Our promise of the liberal arts is to provide connection. A sense that students can engage deeply in the topic — and also with faculty.”
“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.”
“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.”
Sharing an experience in the Hokkaido International Foundation’s Japanese Language and Culture Program and the advice received from Professor of Asian Studies Naoko Nemoto.
An art installation that grew out a creative project for the Global Movements: Migrations, Refugees, and Diasporas course, taught by Serin Houston, assistant professor of geography and international relations.