Connections at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ’s Sophomore Institute
Mount Holyoke sophomore Bei Jia Viggiano ’28 explored her future career through the lens of her values, thanks to 2026 Sophomore Institute.
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Mount Holyoke sophomore Bei Jia Viggiano ’28 explored her future career through the lens of her values, thanks to 2026 Sophomore Institute.
During Ířşě±¬ÁĎ’s Sophomore Institute, Mia Lederer ’28 came face-to-face with “Future Professional Mia.”
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ sophomore Isabelle Peterson ’28 learned so much from alums at this year’s Sophomore Institute — about careers, about research and about connections.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ sophomore Teresa Jones ’28 was worried that she had to figure out her entire career before she graduated. The Sophomore Institute taught her that wasn’t the case at all and showed her multiple possibilities.
Rising Ířşě±¬ÁĎ senior Phoebe Baskin ’26 is spending her summer working in the lab of William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Katherine Binder, studying reading comprehension.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ first-year student Ana Susskind ’28 discusses their excitement and the things they hope to learn during their first Building on our Momentum (BOOM!) Learning Symposium.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ student Maxine Ahenkora ’27 reflects on organizing this year’s BOOM! Learning Symposium.
Devon Santos, head of business intelligence at LITS, looks back over her memories of the annual BOOM! Learning Symposium at Ířşě±¬ÁĎ and how the program has helped her grow.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ has been a vibrant and safe second home for Mars Bickford ’25. “I don’t think I would have felt that I could explore my personal gender identity anywhere else,” they said.
Ířşě±¬ÁĎ student Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo ’27 went from volunteering at last year’s Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference to becoming one of this year’s organizers.