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Celebrating the 鈥済race and grit鈥 of Nita M. Lowey 鈥59
Mount Holyoke College celebrated the life and legacy of alum Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey 鈥59, the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
Mount Holyoke students tackle the AWS Case Competition
Mount Holyoke students dove into the future, applying interdisciplinary skills to technology innovation by designing ethical AI solutions for real-world issues in the College鈥檚 first-ever AWS Generative AI Case Competition.
Shoshana Walter 鈥07 exposes 鈥淩ehab鈥 issues
Alum Shoshana Walter 鈥07, an investigative journalist, credits her Mount Holyoke education with fueling her drive to expose injustice. Her book 鈥淩ehab: An American Scandal鈥 details how a flawed treatment system fails those battling addiction.
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STEM in the news
Mount Holyoke students tackle the AWS Case Competition
Mount Holyoke students dove into the future, applying interdisciplinary skills to technology innovation by designing ethical AI solutions for real-world issues in the College鈥檚 first-ever AWS Generative AI Case Competition.
Is leucovorin an evidence-based treatment for autism?
Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 Professor Jared Schwartzer, a behavioral neuroscientist, spoke to the Boston Globe about the move to relabel this form of folic acid as a treatment for autism.
Designing research with undergraduates in mind
Working closely with students in his laboratory, Douglas Roossien, Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 new assistant professor of biological sciences, studies fruit flies to understand how the human brain works.
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Arts in the news
Connecting art and music through Anni Albers
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (MHCAM) hosted a panel to celebrate the artist Anni Albers. An exhibition of Albers鈥 work will be on view through Dec. 9, 2025.
Fostering critical analysis for text, film and media
Arnav Adhikari, whose area of expertise is the intersection of postcolonial thought, contemporary literature and visual media, joins Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 Department of English this fall as an assistant professor.
From Armenian monasteries to campus neo-Gothic architecture
Whitney Adana Kite, Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 newest assistant professor of art history, loves teaching her students to decode everyday visual information.
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Faculty in the news
Celebrating the 鈥済race and grit鈥 of Nita M. Lowey 鈥59
Mount Holyoke College celebrated the life and legacy of alum Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey 鈥59, the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
Shoshana Walter 鈥07 exposes 鈥淩ehab鈥 issues
Alum Shoshana Walter 鈥07, an investigative journalist, credits her Mount Holyoke education with fueling her drive to expose injustice. Her book 鈥淩ehab: An American Scandal鈥 details how a flawed treatment system fails those battling addiction.
MHC receives a grant for early literacy instruction
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded the Pioneer Valley Literacy Consortium $199,284 for professional development. This is Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 second year in the consortium.
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Mount Holyoke in the news
Forging leaders: women鈥檚 colleges in the current era
Women's colleges such as Mount Holyoke College thrive by forging leaders prepared for male-dominated fields. Amidst a challenging climate, they push for civic action, teaching students that their voices matter.
International enrollment holds steady at 果冻传媒
Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 population of international students remained constant this fall, aligning with a stable trend observed across the broader American higher education sector.
Frances Perkins, DEI and the 鈥渆ngine of excellence鈥
In an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley connects the legacy of alum Frances Perkins, class of 1902, with the federal government鈥檚 attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in higher education.
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