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The distinguished Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist spent a week at MHC as the 2009 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence, hosted by the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives.
The distinguished Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist spent a week at MHC as the 2009 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence, hosted by the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives.
Student speaker Caitlin M. Healey at the 172nd Mount Holyoke College commencement.
The founder of Effat University, the first private university for women in Saudi Arabia, delivered a speech and received an honorary degree at at the 172nd Mount Holyoke College commencement.
Clare Waterman '89, currently chief of the Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Morphodynamics at the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, delivered a speech and received an honorary degree at at the 172nd Mount Holyoke College commencement.
President Mary McAleese, eighth president of Ireland, delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree at the 172nd Mount Holyoke College commencement.
The Jazz Ensembles of MHC, under the direction of Mark Gionfriddo, presented their fourth annual 1940s radio variety show, "The Big Broadcast!" featuring popular tunes from the era, including music by Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw. Listen to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy performed live.
Maureen White ’76, cochair of the board of overseers for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), spoke on "Iraqi Refugees: A Hidden Crisis" Thursday, April 16. Her lecture was presented by the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives. In addition to her work with the IRC, White has served on the boards of Human Rights Watch, the International Rescue Committee, Refugees International, and the Chatham House Foundation. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the North American Advisory Board for the London School of Economics. She was the United States government representative to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 1997 until 2001, and she served as the national finance chair of the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign and, from 2001 to 2006, for the Democratic National Committee.
Maureen White ’76, cochair of the board of overseers for the International Rescue Committee, delivered a talk on "Iraqi Refugees: A Hidden Crisis".
MHC's artist-in-residence, film designer Jeannine Oppewall, delivered a presentation "On Finding the Art in Industry." Listen to the introduction of her work on The Good Shepherd.
MHC's artist-in-residence Jeannine Oppewall, delivered a presentation "On Finding the Art in Industry." Listen to the introduction of her work on The Good Shepherd.
The best-selling author, activist, and Middlebury College scholar delivered an evening lecture titled “350--The Most Important Number in the World."
The best-selling author, activist, and Middlebury College scholar delivered an evening lecture titled “350--The Most Important Number in the World."
The best-selling author, activist, and Middlebury College scholar delivered an evening lecture titled “350--The Most Important Number in the World."
The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist delivered the first Spring 2009 Body Politic(s) lecture and launched the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts Tenth Anniversary celebration with her talk titled "From Jim Crow to Apartheid South Africa and Beyond: A Journalist's Journey."
Award-winning journalist and author of The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience gave a talk on March 31. Kirstin Downey provided a riveting exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion, and restores Perkins to her proper place in history.
Award-winning journalist and author of The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience gave a talk on March 31. Kirstin Downey provided a riveting exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion, and restores Perkins to her proper place in history.
The award-winning author recently read from this year's Common Read, Caucasia, and her newest book Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History.
The award-winning author recently read from this year's Common Read, Caucasia, and her newest book Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History.
Technology gurus Ethan Zuckerman and Andrew McLaughlin discussed why connectivity matters in the developing world--both to people in developing nations and to the rest of us.
Robin Blaetz, associate professor of film studies, delivered a talk titled "Thinking About Entertainment" to introduce first-year students to the workings of cinema as a cultural product. The one-hour session also served to inspire students to enroll in future film studies courses.
Kavita Ramdas '85, the 2008 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence, returns to Mount Holyoke College. with a public lecture, titled Gender Equity in a Global World: Who(se) Rules?
Kavita Ramdas '85, the 2008 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence, returns to Mount Holyoke College. with a public lecture, titled Gender Equity in a Global World: Who(se) Rules?
The former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect offered details of and insights into her harrowing physical, emotional, and intellectual journey to freedom.
The former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect receives a warm welcome to a public forum Flight and Fight: Escape from Polygamysponsored by The Weissman Center for Leadership.
Geographer Carolyn Finney delivered a lecture titled "What's Race Got to Do with It?: Climate Change, Privilege, and Consciousness." Her talk, presented by the Mount Holyoke College Center for the Environment was Finney's talk, cosponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Award-winning writer and naturalist Terry Tempest Williams spoke at Mount Holyoke about her new book, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, on Tuesday, October 21.
Award-winning writer and naturalist Terry Tempest Williams spoke at Mount Holyoke about her new book, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, on Tuesday, October 21.
Introduction to geographer Carolyn Finney at a recent lecture titled "What's Race Got to Do with It?: Climate Change, Privilege, and Consciousness." Presented by the Mount Holyoke College Center for the Environment, cosponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
President Joanne V. Creighton spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2008.
John Grayson, Professor of Religion on the Alumnae Foundation spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2008.
Erna Wilson FP'10,, President, Student Government Association spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2008.
Shelley Richard, Cochair, Staff Council spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2008.
The noted psychologist and author Carol Gilligan urged graduates to start "a new conversation about gender, one that transcends the old animosities and resists old categories."
Mount Holyoke's newest a cappella group, the Diversions, recorded their first CD titled Face Your Fears.
The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College, under the direction of Mark Gionfriddo, presented their second annual 1940s radio variety show, The Big Broadcast! featuring popular tunes from the era.
Jim Hightower, a Texas native whom some regard as a “modern-day political Johnny Appleseed,” delivered a rousing lecture on populism, political action, and accountability as part of 2007-2008 Weissman Center series Bearing Witness.
Dean of students Liz Braun discusses the challenges and opportunities that more than 600 new students will encounter as they begin their journey at MHC over Labor Day weekend.
Tracy Kidder discusses his book Mountains Beyond Mountains, the common reading for the class of 2010.
Listen to Dr. Joan Reede, the first African American woman dean at Harvard Medical School, in her talk titled "Making a Difference." Reede's lecture, which she delivered September 21, is part of the Changing Face of Medicine exhibition series.
Hear Marion Hunt, primary consultant for the Changing the Face of Medicine exhibition, discuss how this pioneering physician changed "the culture of the delivery room."
Listen to Dr. Guy Standing, 2006 MHC Global Scholar-in-Residence, discuss critical issues of globalization, work, and labor in the twenty-first century.
Joseph Ellis, MHC Professor of History on the Ford Foundation, pays tribute to Peter Viereck at a memorial symposium honoring Viereck's life and work.
"Middle East as Global Challenge" Presentation
"Middle East as Global Challenge" Presentation
"Middle East as Global Challenge" Presentation
Introduction to "Middle East as Global Challenge" Panel Presentation
Welcome: "Middle East as Global Challenge" Presentation
Dr. Gloria White-Hammond, an international activist and pediatrician, gave a talk titled "Refugees, Rights, and Returns: Sudan and Beyond".
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