MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE NEWS

Video: Czitrom Addresses AHA (Click Here to View) MHC history professor Daniel Czitrom discusses the future of history textbooks during the 126th annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (See minute :24.)

 

OTHER MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE NEWS

Iyengar Speaks on “Lead by Choice” April 4
Sheena Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, will discuss choice and leadership at MHC on Wednesday, April 4.


Korea's Got Talent
Photos: Earlier this month, MHC's Korean American Sisters Association hosted its annual Korea Night with performances on the theme of "Korea's Got Talent."


Whistleblowers Garner Media Attention
The Daily Hampshire Gazette and other local media came to MHC to cover the visit by prominent whistleblowers Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake, and Jesselyn Radack March 28.


State Department's Pandith Visits MHC
Photos: Farah Pandith, Special Representative for Muslim Communities in the State Department, visited MHC March 27 to talk with students and deliever a lecture.


GameJam Video Games Now Online
Video games designed by students at Mount Holyoke's first-ever GameJam are now available online for viewing and playing.


Markovits Offers Insights on Women Voters
Assistant Professor of Politics Elizabeth Markovits spoke with NEPR's Susan Kaplan on Focus Western New England about what is on the minds of women voters this election year.


Sue Barry Featured in Big Think
Sue Barry, professor of biological sciences, is the subject of the article “Learning to See in 3-D: A Neurobiologist Rewires Her Own Brain," posted on Big Think.


Eleanor Townsley on Media Opinion on WPR
Eleanor Townsley, professor of sociology, answers questions about media bias, balance, and opinion on “At Issue with Ben Merens” on Wisconsin Public Radio.


Globe Critic on MHC Museum Piece
Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee writes about the MHC Art Museum's recent acquisition of a painting by Dutch artist Hendrick Sorgh. (Subscription may be required.)


Lynn Pasquerella Speaks on WFCR/NEPR
In her recent commentary on WFCR/NEPR, President Lynn Pasquerella talks about the cost of college and the value of a liberal education.


Registration Open for New Summer Academy
A new residential summer camp at Mount Holyoke College will offer middle school and high school girls courses in arts, science, leadership, and equestrian studies.


Kirkus Reviews Praises Benfey Book
A new book by English professor and Interim Dean of Faculty Christopher Benfey, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay, is "lively and intelligent," according to Kirkus Reviews.


Banking Pioneer Eileen Kraus '60 Profiled
Banking pioneer and Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame inductee Eileen Kraus '60 talks about breaking into the finance industry in a profile in the West Hartford News.


CNNMoney: MHC Freezes Tuition
In the March 22 edition of CNNMoney, Blake Ellis reports what U.S. colleges--including Mount Holyoke--are doing to contain costs for students.


Alum Wins 2012 Bancroft Prize
Anne Hyde ’82 has been awarded the prestigious Bancroft Prize for her book Empires, Nations and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860.


Kathleen Hicks '91 tapped by Obama
Kathleen Holland Hicks '91 has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the DOD's Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.


Marjory Wentworth to Visit MHC
South Carolina’s poet laureate Marjory Wentworth ’80 will visit Mount Holyoke College to read poems from her latest book March 29 in the Stimson Room.


New Department Inauguration
A panel discussion followed by a party will be held to formally inaugurate the new Department of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies March 29.


A Dollar Can Make A Difference
Now through the end of this semester, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is sponsoring a donation drive to pay for food for Holyoke's Family Place Shelter.


President and Professor Speak at TEDx Event
President Lynn Pasquerella and Professor Susan Barry spoke at TEDx Pioneer Valley January 21 at Amherst College. See videos of their talks.


MHC to Host Chinese Teachers, Students
A new collaboration will bring higher education administrators and high school students from China to Mount Holyoke this summer.


Sueann Leung '10 Featured in WSJ
Aspiring costume designer Sueann Leung '10 is featured in the Runway section of the March 8 issue of the Wall Street Journal. (Registration may be required.)


Abbuhl Named Director of HR
Vice President Ben Hammond announced today that Chris Abbuhl, formerly of Harvard, will become Mount Holyoke's new director of human resources on March 26.


O'Shea Named President of Florida College
Donal O'Shea, Mount Holyoke's dean of faculty for more than a decade and a longtime faculty member, has been named the next president of New College of Florida.


Amy Argues for Government’s Key Role
Professor Douglas Amy has transformed his website, Government Is Good, into a new book, which he discusses in the latest edition of the Video Bookshelf.


MHC's Tuition Freeze Garners National Press
MHC's recent announcement that tuition will not be raised next year attracted attention from numerous publications, including the New York Times, AP, and Inside Higher Education.


Prominent Whistleblowers Come to MHC
Noted whistleblowers Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake, and Jesselyn Radack will visit Mount Holyoke for a film screening and a panel discussion March 27-28.


Farah Pandith to Visit MHC
Farah Pandith, the U.S. State Department’s special representative to Muslim communities, will discuss her work March 27 in Hooker.


Ramdas '85 Asks "Where Are the Women?"
In Huffington Post, Kavita Ramdas '85, executive director of Ripples to Waves, discusses the under-representation of women in issues concerning women's health and politics.


Alum wins Avon Communication Award
Mallika Dutt ’83, who will receive an honorary degree at MHC's 175th commencement, has been further recognized for her humanitarian work to end domestic violence against women.


No Tuition Increase for 2012-2013
In keeping with MHC's historic mission, the Board of Trustees decided this past weekend there will be no increase in tuition or room and board for the upcoming year.


Alum on the Importance of Women's Colleges
In the Boston Globe blog The Podium, Helen Drinan '69, president of Simmons College, writes about how women's colleges are vital to preparing women for leadership roles.


Ackmann Discusses Toni Stone on ESPN
MHC's Martha Ackmann discussed her book Curveball and female baseball pioneer Toni Stone on ESPN's SportsCenter and Outside the Lines.


Crafting a Life in the Arts
Considering an artistic career? The Career Development Center and the InterArts Council present the second annual Crafting a Life in the Arts event March 10 in Pratt Hall.


The Business of Designing Games – in 24 hours
MHC’s first GameJam gives students the chance to experience video game production, from developing an idea to pitching the finished product.


Ferraro Discusses North Korea
MHC's Vincent Ferraro discussed the change of leadership in North Korea and how little we know about the new leader, Kim Jong-un, on WGBY's Connecting Point.


New Lab a Meeting Place for Technology and Art
The old slide library in the Art Building has been reimagined as a creative, collaborative media lab, where students and faculty from across campus blend art and technology.


Rachel Maddow to Speak at MHC March 31
National television commentator Rachel Maddow will read from her new book during an appearance at Mount Holyoke on Saturday, March 31 in Chapin Auditorium.


Plight of the Baha’i Subject of Film, Discussion
The struggles of the Baha’i and the right to education is the subject of a film screening and faculty panel discussion on Wednesday, February 29.


Development in Crisis
Video: The McCulloch Center presents the 2012 Global Challenges course and conference, Development in Crisis, March 2-3 in Gamble Auditorium.


Spring Flower Show Features Orchard and Vine
The Annual Spring Flower Show at MHC’s Botanic Garden will begin Saturday, March 3 and run through Sunday, March 18 in the Talcott Greenhouse. (See photos.)


Celebrating Faculty Accomplishments
The Mount Holyoke College community will celebrate the teaching and scholarship of four faculty members on Tuesday, February 28.


Reiter Pens Oped on Yemen for CSM
In the Christian Science Monitor, politics professor Andrew G. Reiter says granting amnnesty to Ali Abdullah Saleh has implications for Yemen and other dictators in the region.


Two Alums Listed in Globe Top Ten
The Boston Globe has listed two MHC alumnae--Maria Cirino '85 and Sheila Lirio Marcelo '93 (pictured)--among the ten most powerful women on the Boston technology scene.


Renowned Playwrights Visit MHC
Award-winning playwrights Suzan-Lori Parks ’85, Marsha Norman, and Christopher Durang visited MHC last week to discuss the culture of U.S. playwriting.


Ackmann to Appear on ESPN
Author and MHC senior lecturer Martha Ackmann will discuss her recent book Curveball on Sunday, February 26 on ESPN's SportsCenter and Outside the Lines.


Herbert's Book Reviewed in Financial Times
Professor Emeritus of History Eugenia Herbert's latest book, Flora's Empire, is the subject of an article about British gardens in the Financial Times.


MHC Presents The Big Broadcast!
The Jazz Ensembles of MHC will travel back to the 1940s for the seventh annual presentation of The Big Broadcast! Sunday, March 4, at 2 pm and 7 pm in Chapin Auditorium.


Sutphen '89 on U.S. Leadership in the World
Video: The Weissman Center brought Mona Sutphen ’89 to campus February 9 to talk about U.S. leadership in the current era of global economic and political turmoil.


German Language Symposium Set for Feb. 23-24
"Responses to a Changing World: German Studies in the Twenty-First Century" will address the importance of foreign language study in a liberal arts education.


College Announces M.A.T. Scholarship Award
Applicants to Mount Holyoke's newly launched Master of Arts in Teaching program are being offered the chance to apply for its Promising Teacher Scholarship Award.


Sutphen '89: U.S. Global Role to Evolve
MHC's Bryn Hartenstein '14 reports in the Daily Hampshire Gazette about the February 9 campus address given by Mona Sutphen '89.


The Mother of the American Valentine
Just after graduating, Esther Howland, class of 1847, created the first American Valentine's Day card, as reported by WBUR, Everyday Health, and UPI.


Sutphen: U.S. Global Role to Evolve
MHC's Bryn Hartenstein '14 reports in the Daily Hampshire Gazette about the February 9 campus address given by Mona Sutphen '89.


Intersession 2012 Offered New Opportunities
Despite some changes to Mount Holyoke's January Term program, students and faculty continued to run workshops offering a variety of subjects and practical skills.


Raunak Bhangra Dance Team Performs in NYC
In an exciting opportunity for MHC's traditional Punjabi dance team, members took part in a flash mob performance in front of Bollywood star Imran Khan at NYU.


Immersion Key to Studying Water Resources
Last fall, eight MHC students learned firsthand how to assess a town’s water quality in Professor Alan Werner’s water resource evaluation course.


Azar Nafisi to Give Commencement Address
Best-selling writer Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, will address Mount Holyoke graduates during the College's 175th commencement on May 20.


MHC Named a 2012 Best Value College
Mount Holyoke College is again one of the nation's "Best Value" private colleges and universities, according to the Princeton Review.


Learning the "Write" Stuff
The Daily Hampshire Gazette's Etta Walsh reports on the new writing center at South Hadley High School established by two Mount Holyoke students.


Faculty Artists’ Work on Display
Photos: Artists and the Noble Profession: The 2012 Faculty Studio Art Exhibition presents the work of nine studio art faculty at Mount Holyoke College through May 27.


Transfer Students Will Benefit from Grant
A $600,000 grant awarded to MHC by the National Science Foundation will encourage and help women students at community colleges to attend MHC.


Kerestes Weighs in on Super Bowl Ads
Branding expert Rachel Kerestes '99 analyzes the winning and losing commercials in this year's Super Bowl for KUSI TV News in San Diego.


Dream Big for Sustainability
The Five College Board of Directors is seeking proposals for sustainability initiatives from community members at Mount Holyoke and the other four colleges in the consortium.


Things Not to do on a Campus Tour
First-year MHC student Elizabeth Schmitt offers advice for prospective college students on what not to ask on a campus tour, as reported in Huffington Post.


Alum Helps Resurrect Meal Program
Elise Hale-Case '09 made it her mission to resurrect the meal program at Seattle's Sacred Heart Church after it shut down last fall, reports KING 5 News.


Aldo Santiago Will Be Posse 3 Mentor
Mount Holyoke’s long-serving tennis coach Aldo Santiago will mentor the College’s third cohort of Posse Foundation scholars.


Interest in Mount Holyoke at Record High
Mount Holyoke has seen steady increases in its applicant pool in recent years, but this year's record number of applications is truly impressive: It's up 15 percent from last year.


Riding Team Takes Champions Crown
The Mount Holyoke College riding team took home top honors at the prestigious Tournament of Champions Winter Classic at Hazelwind Farm this week.


Uncommon Playwrights
Three award-winning playwrights will discuss the culture of playwriting in America and the influence of Wendy Wasserstein ’71 on February 16 at 7 pm in Gamble.


Psychology Today: Barry on Perception
In her latest Psychology Today essay, MHC Professor of Biological Sciences Susan R. Barry says expectations and past experiences color our perception of the present.


CHE: Roksa '00 Now Studying Graduates
Josipa Roksa '00 and Richard Arum, her coauthor on the book Academically Adrift, are continuing their research, according to this Chronicle of Higher Education story.


Admission Office Sees Record Year
In 10 of the past 13 years, Mount Holyoke has set a new record in admission applications. This year the total is even more impressive: It's up 15 percent from last year.


MHC Alumnae Rise in Peace Corps Ranking
Mount Holyoke College has moved up three spots this year on the Peace Corps' top 25 list of small schools producing Peace Corps volunteers.


Sharma '14 Featured in Indian News
Charu Sharma '14 talks about her varied life experiences and travels before and after coming to Mount Holyoke for a feature story in India's Daily News and Analysis (DNA).


Video: Czitrom Addresses AHA
MHC history professor Daniel Czitrom discusses the future of history textbooks during the 126th annual meeting of the American Historical Association. (See minute :24.)


Bonde CD Receives Positive Review
Sound Spectrum, the newest album by Professor Emeritus of Music Allen Bonde—which also features his daughter Mara Bonde '91—is reviewed by Audiophile Audition.


ABC News: MHC Accepts Winfrey Student
Tabitha Ramotwala, a member of the first graduating class of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa, told ABC News she has been accepted at Mount Holyoke.


Video: MHC, Sisters Launch WPSP
Students traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to participate in the Women in Public Service Project colloquium hosted by the U.S. State Department. See the video.


Douglas Speaks on Depression in Teenagers
Amber Douglas, assistant professor of psychology and education, discusses learning to recognize and help teenage girls deal with depression, in an article for U.S. News.


Mona Sutphen to Speak February 9
Foreign policy expert Mona Sutphen ’89 will address the role of United States leadership in a changing world when she speaks at MHC on February 9.


Greenhouse Featured in Gazette
Cheryl Wilson of the Daily Hampshire Gazette had high praise for MHC's Talcott Greenhouse, which she strolled through with Greenhouse Manager Russ Billings.


Suzan-Lori Parks '85 Featured in NYT Video
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks '85 discusses The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, for which she wrote the reworked book, in a New York Times video.


Alum Publishes Debut Novel, Garners Praise
Glaciers, the debut novel by Alexis Smith '01 about a young woman in Portland who repairs books and has a momentous inner life, receives praise from the Oregonian.


Amber Haque '02 Writes on Pakistan's Ban
In Pakistan's Express Tribune, Amber Haque '02 analyzes that country's attempt to control text phone spam by banning some 1,600 words it deemed offensive.


A New Home for Campus Police
On January 19, the Campus Police Department will move from the Public Safety building near the heating plant, its home for the past 50 years, to a new location at 1 Everett Road.


Barry Blogs on Rewiring the Brain
In Psychology Today, MHC professor Susan R. Barry explains how Christmas gifts, curiosity, and brain circuits can play a role in neurological rehabilitation and recovery.


Protecting Footprints on the Moon
Outerspace archaeology expert Beth O'Leary '74 speaks about the need to protect historically important sites on the moon with the New York Times and on the Academic Minute.


Power Awarded Thoreau Scholarship
MHC 21st Century Scholar Devon Power ‘15 has been awarded a $5,000 Henry David Thoreau Scholarship, reports the Sentinel and Enterprise.


Alumna Highlights Subtle Beauty in Paintings
The Republican praised the artwork of Briana Taylor FP'98, which is on display until January 8 at the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield.


Horansky Writes on WPSP in Huffington Post
Christine Horansky '04 reports on the "Hillary effect" and the need for the Women in Public Service Project in the January 5 edition of the Huffington Post.


Wasserstein Exhibit Featured on Amherst TV
Anam Sethi '12 (left) interviews MHC's Jennifer Gunter King and Leanna James Blackwell about Wendy Wasserstein '71 for Amherst Public Television's Theatre NOW.


Trust Your Voice: Mary Mazzio '83 Speaks Up
In an article in Forbes, documentary filmmaker and Olympian Mary Mazzio '83 describes finding her voice and confidence at Mount Holyoke College.


NYRB: Benfey on O'Keeffe and Stieglitz
Mellon Professor of English Christopher Benfey writes about the lives of artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in a piece for the New York Review of Books.


A Romp through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze
The Republican previews Gioia De Cari's show, Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze, presented by the math department February 6 at the Rooke.


Bloomgarden Speaks on NEPR/WFCR
CBL director Alan Bloomgarden talks to NEPR's Karen Brown about his appointment to the new state Commission on Civic Engagement and Learning.


Ellis Featured in St. Louis News
Joseph Ellis, Professor of History on the Ford Foundation, talks about historic American heroes and teaching at Mount Holyoke in the Ladue News of St. Louis, Missouri.


Field Hockey Team Wins Championship
MHC's field hockey team had an outstanding season—they won the ECAC tournament and Shara Robertson '12 earned NFHCA Division III First Team All-America honors.


President's Holiday Greetings Go Green
More than 24,000 people received holiday greetings from Mount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella this year—and nary a tree was lost in the process.


Gazette Previews WPSP Launch
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports on Mount Holyoke's participation in today's Women in Public Service Project colloquium and interviews speaker Chiedza Mufunde '12.


Washington Post: Ellis on Jefferson Bible
In a Washington Post article examining The Jefferson Bible, MHC's Joseph Ellis discusses the importance of religion to Thomas Jefferson and says he was "a deist."


MHC's Caleb Fasset on Mercury's Rotation
In an article in Cosmos, visiting astronomy professor Caleb Fassett comments on the possibility the rotation of the planet Mercury may have been affected by an asteroid hit.


MHC's Arango Featured in Grist
Assistant Professor of Physics Alexi Arango is featured in the new Grist column The Change Gang, where he talks about the potential uses for his solar cell research.


MHC Travels to D.C. for WPSP
A delegation of students, alumnae, faculty, and staff traveled to Washington, D.C., for the December 15 Women in Public Service Project colloquium. See the video and photos.


Gazette Previews Today's WPSP Lauunch
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports on Mount Holyoke's participation in today's Women in Public Service Project colloquium and interviews speaker Chiedza Mufunde '12.


McManus Pursues Her Passion in Uganda
Elizabeth McManus '14 had the opportunity this summer to intern at the Church of Uganda, where she discovered a new culture while working to improve the local community.


NYRB: Benfey Writes on Patti Smith
In the New York Review of Books, MHC's Christopher Benfey blogs about a night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Patti Smith, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Alfred Stieglitz.


Asian Studies Expands with New Majors
This fall, the Asian studies program at MHC has expanded to offer four majors: East Asian studies, Middle Eastern studies, South Asian studies, and Asian studies.


Students Help Create Writing Center at SHHS
Photos: Ariel Lantz '13 and Julia Herman '13 spearheaded the creation of a writing center at South Hadley High School that is based on the SAW Program at Mount Holyoke.


MHC, Pasquerella Lauded in Chronicle
Calling for a more public role for philosophy, the Chronicle of Higher Education notes the example set by Mount Holyoke and President Lynn Pasquerella. (Registration required.)


Miller Worley Center Coordinator Wins Award
Miller Worley Center coodinator Ruby Maddox-Fisher's efforts to create a better food system in the community have been nationally recognized with a Real Food Award.


Professor and Alumna Discuss New Book
In our latest Video Bookshelf entry, environmental studies professor Lauret Savoy and her former student Aileen Suzara ’06 talk about writing and The Colors of Nature.


Gudmundson Featured in La Nación
Latin American studies professor Lowell Gudmundson is featured in a two-part series in La Nación about the turbulent 1980s in Central America.


Women in Public Service Event to Be Webcast
The December 15 colloquium kicking off the Women in Public Service Project, a new Sisters/State Department initiative, will be webcast in Blanchard and online.


NYT: Benfey Reviews Le Morte d’Arthur
Acting Dean of Faculty Christopher Benfey reviews an abridged retelling of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d'Arthur for the New York Times Sunday Book Review.


Higgins Book Becomes Movie
Deck the Halls, a novel coauthored by Carol Higgins Clark '78 and Mary Higgins Clark, has been made into a movie that will be broadcast December 20 on TNT.


Alumna on Nepal's Public Health Policy
In an op-ed for Republica, Jigyasa Sharma '10 writes that public health policies in Nepal need to be scientifically grounded and relevant to the communities being served.


Arcadia Players to Perform Messiah
The President's Office is cosponsoring a performance of Handel's Messiah by the Arcadia Players in Mount Holyoke's Abbey Chapel on December 17.


Christmas Vespers 2011 at MHC
Photos: Christmas Vespers, a beloved annual tradition at Mount Holyoke College, was presented December 4 in Abbey Chapel. See photos from the event.