Keep up with all the ways in which the Mount Holyoke community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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A report on the board meeting held February 23–25, 2023.
At a Launching Leadership event on Mount Holyoke’s campus, alum and award-winning author Tahmima Anam ’97 discussed anthropology, intense connections and the perils of writing satire.
The Miller Worley Center for the Environment at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ will be hosting the event from April 13-15, 2023. Speakers include Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Kat Cadungog and Tamar Toles O’Laughlin.
Mount Holyoke alums Kira Banks ’00 and Charisse Pickron ’08 are researching race’s and racism’s impact on young children. During a recent visit to campus, they spoke about transformational faculty, stepping into who you are and being true to yourself.
Welcome to the start of the spring 2023 semester! As classes begin, I want to extend a special welcome to our newest students: those members of the Class of 2026 who are joining us for the first time this semester, new Frances Perkins Scholars, transfer, exchange and graduate students, as well as those faculty returning from sabbaticals and newly-hired faculty and staff. For all who have been away from campus during the winter break, I want to also extend a warm “welcome back.”
Dr. Susan Haas ’71 reflects on how a formative experience in a freshman history class taught her to think critically and prepared her for leadership success in the medical field.
The final Launching Leadership conversation for 2022 was with Addison Beaux ’99, the founder and CEO of Beaux & Arrow. The wide-ranging conversation touched on student activism, gender affirmations and self-love.
Love, work and the importance of connection were the overarching themes of a Launching Leadership discussion with Mount Holyoke alums Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and Debra Martin Chase ’77 after an electrifying performance of Parks’ play “Topdog/Underdog.”
For the last “Our Voices, Our Platforms” town hall at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Carmen YulĂn Cruz discussed power, politics and democracy.
“My Mount Holyoke learning experience has been very intimate, and the opportunities I’ve received have been very helpful to my personal growth.”
