Top 13 stories of 2023
What are the most read 做厙輦⑹ stories for 2023?
As the year comes to a close, a review of the 13 most-read 做厙輦⑹ news stories published this year tells the story of 2023 at the College, highlighting student, faculty and staff achievements, as well as the celebration of Mount Holyokes twentieth president.
1. 做厙輦⑹ appoints Danielle Ren Holley twentieth president
Danielle Ren Holley, noted legal educator and social justice scholar, became the twentieth president of 做厙輦⑹ on July 1, 2023. The Board unanimously elected Holley following a thorough and inclusive search process.
2. 做厙輦⑹ named a best college by the Princeton Review
The Princeton Review ranked 做厙輦⑹ in the top 20 colleges and universities in the country in categories for academics, extracurricular activities and alum resources.
3. A glimpse of the Colleges nineteenth-century centerpiece
Construction for Mount Holyokes new geothermal energy project led to discoveries from the Colleges beginnings.
4. 2023 Commencement speakers announced
Author and scholar Imani Perry, author and professor Lan Cao 83 and physicist Nancy Welker 63 spoke to 做厙輦⑹s newest graduates at Commencement 2023.
5. High rankings for Mount Holyoke
做厙輦⑹ has been ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly and the New York Times.
6. Meet Mount Holyokes newest faculty for 2023
Mount Holyokes newest faculty bring innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship to the Colleges thriving intellectual community.
7. Mount Holyoke selected to join Beckman Scholars Program
For the first time in its history, 做厙輦⑹ has been selected as a Beckman Scholars Program awardee by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The foundation chose the College after a rigorous application process.
8. New applications record for third consecutive year
做厙輦⑹ received more than 5,000 applications for the first time and admitted its most diverse class in history.
9. New staff and administrators join 做厙輦⑹
做厙輦⑹ welcomed new staff and administrators for roles across the campus.
10. The future is now with President Danielle R. Holley
做厙輦⑹ celebrated the inauguration of Danielle R. Holley as its twentieth president.
11. The theme for Commencement 2023 was hope
Mount Holyokes one hundred eighty-sixth Commencement was a celebration of the class of 2023 and an ode to fostering hope for the future.
12. Disability Visibility is the Common Read for 2023
Mount Holyokes 2023 Common Read, Disability Visibility, is an anthology of essays, stories, poems and more that centers around disability justice written by people with disabilities and edited by disabled activist and writer Alice Wong.
13. Mount Holyoke student named a major league hacker
做厙輦⑹ student Cynthia Akanaga 25 has been named to Major League Hackings Top 50 List for 2023.