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My Voice Fall 2014

My Voice: Learning While Mentoring

Last spring Kelsey Cowen ’16 approached me about potentially doing an internship with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension (UNHCE) and NH Sea Grant, where I am a marine fisheries specialist working with New Hampshire’s commercial fishing industry and coastal habitat conservation. Kelsey had…... » Read more

My Voice: Where are the Women’s Voices?

In 1977, when I was the only woman teaching full time at the newly formed Yale School of Management, I attended a community meeting of students, faculty, and staff that addressed a range of topics. There were about forty people in the room. The men,…... » Read more

My Voice: Returning Home to Say Goodbye—to Mandela

Before I went to South Africa for the very first time in 1998, I read The Long Walk to Freedom, a book that left me in awe of a man whose wisdom and intricate knowledge of humanity helped him to not only overcome great personal…... » Read more

My Voice: Falling in Love with Mount Holyoke All Over Again

Together with all Mount Holyoke alumnae, I am part of a sisterhood born of living and learning among women for four years. Ours is a bond that lasts despite our separation and the passing of time. During our years as undergraduates, it was not the…... » Read more