Kannille Washington ’28 has been named an inaugural Voices of the Future Fellow 🥳
Washington is one of 12 fellows from 10 countries selected by the Effie LIONS Foundation from hundreds of applicants for the program’s inaugural year. The eight-month global fellowship program was created to identify, train, and place a cohort of culturally fluent marketing students. As part of the fellowship, Washington will attend the 2026 Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity in France this June.
Congrats, Kannille! 🎉
Read more on our website. Link in bio.
Another BOOM! in the books 💥
April 28 marked a decade of the annual Building On Our Momentum Learning Symposium, a day where students, faculty, staff and community members step back from their usual routines to partake in a day of learning focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Events spanned workshops, panel discussions, soundbaths, poetry readings, lectures and more — all focused on building community and eliminating human hierarchy.
Read more about this year’s BOOM! programming on our website. Link in bio.
116 projects were presented by the class of 2026 during this year's Senior Symposium 🎓
Students presented capstone projects, independent studies, scientific research, summer internships, and thesis projects that encompassed papers, art, film, and more. The annual tradition of seniors presenting their capstone research and creative work began with the chemistry department in 1975, and expanded to a college-wide program for graduating seniors in 2006.
Read more about projects presented on our website. Link in bio.
More than 100 scholars, organizations, and alums were celebrated at the annual Leadership and Service Awards on April 29, 2026.
Mount Holyoke College students are scholars and leaders who are active in the community and unstoppable in their work. This ceremony honors their dedication to their community and each other.
“Over the last few years, I’ve seen you in your leadership, rising in your leadership, working in your leadership,” President Danielle R. Holley said. “We have to lead with our values, to gather all the information that we can and make the best decisions to advance the values that you share with your organization or your family, whatever you are leading. It’s impossible to be a leader without a guiding set of values.”
Read the full list of winners on our website.
From bacterial proteins to the mechanics of cell organization, our biochemistry students are tackling the big questions! 🦠
CURE, or course-based undergraduate research experience, is a semester-long research project undertaken by Biochem students each year. More than 100 students have presented their findings since the tradition began in 2017. Topics presented at this year's CURE Student Research Poster Session include "Mutational Analysis of Bacterial RNA-binding Proteins" and "The Effect of Cytoskeletal Dynamics on Cell Organization."
Happy Pangy Day! 🌸
From flower crowns and crafts to picnics and dancing around the Maypole, students and staff enjoyed a beautiful day in the sun to celebrate the last Friday of classes.
What's your favorite Pangy Day tradition? ☀️
Hands-on learning meets creativity! At our first Quantitative Innovation Center (QIC) event, students led a slime-making workshop that brought together participants across class years and disciplines to explore unit conversion, build wet-lab skills and make new connections. Designed and run by Josie Capps '27 and Blessing Gyasi '29, this workshop reflects a shared goal: creating space for everyone to engage with quantitative thinking and learn from one another.
For Sehaam Tahir ’29, observing Ramadan at Mount Holyoke showed her that gratitude and community can exist even far from home. Thanks to the efforts of Dining Services and the Muslim Student Association, her first Ramadan away from home reminded her that community can take shape in many forms — even in a dining hall filled with friends, sharing a baklava or puff puff after sunset. Read her full community spotlight at the link in bio!
