Susan Haas ’71
“Women’s education matters,” said Dr. Susan Haas ’71. “I would never have grown the way I did at a coed school. It was a critical formative experience.”
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Susan Haas ’71
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“Women’s education matters,” said Dr. Susan Haas ’71. “I would never have grown the way I did at a coed school. It was a critical formative experience.”
Recipients of the Vong-ling Lee 1919 Scholarship Fund, named for Tsun-yu “Chinnie” Kawn ’54’s mother, will come to know how their MHC journeys were paved by the legacy of a truly “uncommon woman” of remarkable humility, integrity, faith, perseverance and grace.
“It means everything to me to give back to Mount Holyoke. I have always felt completely and totally in debt to the College,” says Zoe Hale ’67.
The Phoenix, once a neglected outbuilding on the Ířşě±¬ÁĎ campus, has been transformed into an environmentally conscious studio space thanks to a team of faculty and student research assistants.
On May 25, 2025, Ířşě±¬ÁĎ celebrated its one hundred eighty-eighth Commencement, marking milestone achievements for the class of 2025. Maura T. Healey, governor of Massachusetts, was the graduation speaker.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ students gathered to be honored by the community for their leadership and service to others.
The incoming dean of admission at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ will start July 14, 2025.
Senior Tehani Chandrasena Perera ’25 was selected to attend the eleventh annual Youth Leadership Summit of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Washington, D.C.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ senior Anusha Lamsal ’25 reflects on her experience organizing Losar celebrations as part of the Nepali Student Org.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ President Danielle R. Holley spoke to WGBH about why the current administration is targeting higher education and why Mount Holyoke is fighting back.