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construction of many new academic buildings and residence halls. Mount Holyoke’s reputation for excellence grew as well, with many notable alumnae breaking new ground in the sciences, the arts, and the women’s movement. In 1978, Elizabeth Topham Kennan ’60 became the first alumna in that century to serve as president of the College.
Eighteen years later, in 1996, Joanne V. Creighton assumed the presidency. She initiated a new era of institutional self-examination and strategic planning that affirmed Mount Holyoke’s mission to educate a diverse, residential community of women at the highest level of academic excellence while fostering the alliance of liberal arts education with purposeful engagement in the world. During her tenure, Creighton oversaw two record-breaking capital campaigns that created Kendade Hall and the Science Center, the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts, the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives, the Miller Worley Center for the Environment, and the new 180-bed residence hall that, fittingly, has been named in Creighton’s honor. She also cofounded Women’s Education Worldwide, an organization bringing together the presidents and chief academic officers of women’s colleges and universities from around the world and other leaders in women’s education.
Today, Mount Holyoke College is recognized worldwide for its rigorous and innovative academic programs, its global community, its legacy of women leaders, and its commitment to connecting the work of the academy to the concerns of the world.
With the inauguration of Lynn Pasquerella ’80, Mount Holyoke renews its commitment to shaping the future of women’s education. A powerful intellectual force and a principled leader, she is in the vanguard of a new generation who are taking the helm of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges at a time of great challenge and opportunity. Under her leadership, the College will build upon its legacy as a champion of academic access and excellence for women and expand its presence on the global stage.
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