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Aguilar honored by AASHE for sustainability leadership
Olivia Aguilar, Leslie and Sarah Miller Director of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at ɬ, has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Fellows Award.
ɬ branches out its sustainability efforts
The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized ɬ as a 2025 Tree Campus for its dedication to enhancing community well-being through tree education, investment and community engagement.
Exploring student research at Senior Symposium
ɬ’s annual Senior Symposium is one of the crowning achievements of a student’s intellectual journey.
Exploring new horizons as a springie
ɬ 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.
Student named poet-contestant for Glascock competition
Charlie Watts ’25 is ɬ’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.
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STEM in the news
Professor Craig Woodard named AAAS fellow
Craig Woodard, Christianna Smith Professor of Biological Sciences, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Celebrating bold and boundless faculty
ɬ held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their teaching, research and service.
ɬ designated a research college
ɬ has been designated a research college by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Arts in the news
Exploring student research at Senior Symposium
ɬ’s annual Senior Symposium is one of the crowning achievements of a student’s intellectual journey.
Creativity in action with Projects for Peace
ɬ senior Qiao Se Ong ’25 is among the 2025 cohort for Projects for Peace. Her project, based in Colombia, aims to address the impact of dam construction on local communities through creative workshops and collaborations with local artists.
Celebrating Connie Converse ’46
ɬ alum Connie Converse ’46 was a trailblazing composer and singer-songwriter. MHC is hosting an event that celebrates her life and legacy.
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Faculty in the news
Aguilar honored by AASHE for sustainability leadership
Olivia Aguilar, Leslie and Sarah Miller Director of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at ɬ, has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Fellows Award.
Exploring student research at Senior Symposium
ɬ’s annual Senior Symposium is one of the crowning achievements of a student’s intellectual journey.
Explaining corporate abandonment of diversity
ɬ Assistant Professor of History D. Caleb Smith spoke to The Guardian as to why companies rolled back diversity initiatives they implemented in 2020.
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ɬ in the news
President Holley defends American higher education
ɬ President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “MSNBC Prime” about why she believes attacks on higher education are attacks against the fundamentals of our democracy.
Explaining corporate abandonment of diversity
ɬ Assistant Professor of History D. Caleb Smith spoke to The Guardian as to why companies rolled back diversity initiatives they implemented in 2020.
“We have the right to determine our own missions”
ɬ President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “Here and Now” on NPR about the growing tensions between higher education and the federal government.
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