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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The biography of ߣߣ alum Ella Grasso ’40 was written by Linda Melconian ’70 with research assistance from recent alum Belinda Mazzaferro ’25.
ߣߣ senior Bridget McBride had an internship at the Botanic Garden on campus that led to study abroad in Costa Rica, being a camp counselor in Massachusetts and to her first scientific publication.
ߣߣ students return from their summer experiences and reflect on what they have learned at the annual Learning through Application event.
ߣߣ student Phoenix Nehls ’27 spent the summer of 2025 doing “detective work” — creating an exhibit about international students to fit together the puzzle of the past.
ߣߣ’s 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.
Working closely with students in his laboratory, Douglas Roossien, ߣߣ’s new assistant professor of biological sciences, studies fruit flies to understand how the human brain works.
Arnav Adhikari, whose area of expertise is the intersection of postcolonial thought, contemporary literature and visual media, joins ߣߣ’s Department of English this fall as an assistant professor.
A childhood growing up in the Balkans sparked the current research of Sidita Kushi, the new assistant professor of politics at ߣߣ, on why some conflicts inspire humanitarian military interventions, and some do not.
Rising ߣߣ senior Naoise Grybko is spending their summer researching policies on homelessness. They hope to produce a document that explains these policies in an accessible way that more people can understand.
ߣߣ President Danielle R. Holley spoke to CNN about being one of the few higher-education leaders pushing back against federal government overreach.