Mount Holyoke screens “Harriet,” produced by ’77 alum
La Unidad hosts 24th anniversary party for Ortega Cultural House
Extinction Rebellion joins Sunrise Movement in demonstration
Students and members of the surrounding community gathered with signs and songs on Sunday afternoon to raise awareness about the climate crisis. The group of about 15, stood on the green across from Chapin Auditorium holding signs which encouraged climate activism, shamed oil companies and promoted campus divestment. The signs included a massive banner, which read, “GREEN NEW DEAL.”
Rachel Maddow finishes book tour at Mount Holyoke
“I really see my job as explaining stuff,” Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC and author of “Drift” and “Blowout,” said in an interview with the Mount Holyoke News before her campus book event on Sunday, Nov. 17. The event, run by The Odyssey Bookshop in collaboration with Mount Holyoke College, was the last stop on Maddow’s tour to promote her newest book.
“Moving Forward”: Karine Jean-Pierre talks new book, politics
College honors Frances Perkins with documentary screening
“I hope that you never stop fighting to give every student in this country a chance to succeed,” Elizabeth Warren said in a statement read by her State Presidential Campaign Director and Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin at the premiere of a new documentary about Frances Perkins screened at Chapin Auditorium on Nov. 7.