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The College-Cost Conundrum
Who Holds the Keys to
Educational Success?
By Avice A. Meehan ’77
and Joanne V. Creighton
A first-quality college education
comes at a substantial cost.
Institutions nationwide face
affordability and accessibility
challenges; governmental bodies
and private foundations issue reports
on what should change. Can Mount
Holyoke maintain its commitment to
funding high-ability students, and will
those efforts be enough?
Web Extra: More information about the college-cost conundrum.
Face Value
Surgeon Kristin Stueber ’65 Transforms Patients
Worldwide
By Mieke H. Bomann
Plastic surgeon Kristin Stueber ’65 has done her share of nipping
and tucking but prefers the field’s
original emphasis, restoring function
and repairing injury. She provides
those services, free, to patients in
developing nations.
The Legacies
of Peter Viereck
Joseph J. Ellis and
Lisa A. Szefel ’88
A November 2006 campus
symposium paid tribute to
the life and work of professor
emeritus of history Peter
Viereck. Here are memories
from a colleague and a
former student.
Web Extra: The complete text of these tributes to Peter Viereck.
Take 2
Reliving Student
Days Decades After
Graduation
By Anne Sibley O’Brien ’75
Writer-illustrator Anne Sibley
O’Brien ’75 spent a few days on
campus this past fall living like a
student again. She had a dorm
bed and a roommate, attended
classes, and talked with students
and professors. She found a lot
had changed, but MHC was still
the same.
Making Money
Work
The Save-Spend
Dynamic
By Maryann
Teale Snell ’86
To help sister alumnae get a
financial grip, MHC financial
advisers suggest how saving
even small change can lead to
big changes in your life.
Web Extra: More “Making Money Work” information
Sharing Global
Visions
A photo contest, sponsored by
the McCulloch Center for Global
Initiatives, shows students are
thinking globally.
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Departments
Viewpoints
Your comments on reviving MHC friendships, changes to reunion
format, and whether President Ham
was “frumpy”
Campus Currents
Time editor teaches journalism at
MHC; what an emeritus professor
is up to; student makes the
transition from refugee camp to
college; intro drawing classes draw
crowds; and more campus news
Alumnae Matters
Great reads from alumnae book
clubs; MHC journalists network in
NYC ; Mary Lyon Awards given to
three; and alumnae clubs’ news
Web Extra: Can’t make it to a book club meeting? The Alumnae Association
has just launched online
alumnae discussion
groups. Join a book
discussion group—or
create one of your own— at MHConnect.
You can also register
at this page. (Already
registered? Click on“Discussion Groups”
and get the conversation
started.)
Web Extra: Read MHC faculty book
recommendations
Off the Shelf
Faculty and alumnae offer their
latest books, CD s, and films,
dealing with, among other things, a
mathematical way to describe the
shape of the universe, mysteries,
and writing a play a day for a year.
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