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ߣߣ�� 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.

Craig Woodard, Christianna Smith Professor of Biological Sciences, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

ߣߣ�� has announced that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will be the primary speaker at its one hundred eighty-eighth Commencement. Two Mount Holyoke alums, Bess Weatherman ’82 and Tara Roberts ’91, will also be honored at the event.

A report on the board meeting held February 20–22, 2025.

Cam Steiger, a junior at ߣߣ��, reviews her educational journey and how she’s been supported by the community, including alums and The Mount Holyoke Fund.

ߣߣ�� alum Connie Converse ’46 was a trailblazing composer and singer-songwriter. MHC is hosting an event that celebrates her life and legacy.

ߣߣ�� springie Callie Lantz ’27 is a committed psychology major. Since coming to MHC, she’s been able to broaden her horizons and explore the problem-solving thrills of calculus and computer science.

Influential and trailblazing Congresswoman Nita Lowey ’59 has passed away at the age of 87.

ߣߣ�� President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “Here and Now” on NPR about the growing tensions between higher education and the federal government.

Charlie Watts ’25 is ߣߣ��’s poet-contestant for this year’s Glascock Poetry Competition and writes about what it’s like to compete with support from a community of other writers and poets.