Mount Holyoke College Podcast

MHC Christmas Vespers 2006

February 29, 2008 18:29 - 3 minutes - 2.27 MB

What Child is This?

Jane Hammond '72 Interview with NPR

February 29, 2008 18:29 - 6 minutes - 4.41 MB

When the new Hammond exhibit "Paper Work" was visiting Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Hammond took WFCR producer Tina Antolini on a tour of the collection.

MHC Music Prof Releases New Jazz CD

February 29, 2008 18:29 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MB

David Sanford, associate professor of music, can now add recording artist to his long list of accomplishments, which include a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rome Prize.

Monique Harden, "Human Rights, Remedies for Environmental Racism"

February 29, 2008 18:29 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

Attorney Monique Harden, codirector of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (AEHR), spoke during MHC's Black History Month Keynote event on February 7, 2007.

Ann Hamilton Visits Mount Holyoke College

February 29, 2008 18:29 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MB

Ann Hamilton, a visual artist hailed as one of America's most provocative contemporary installation artists, delivered the second lecture in the Weissman Center for Leadership and Liberal Arts's Leading Women in the Arts series February 12, 2007.

Katherine Arnup on Marriage and Family

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 5 minutes - 4.12 MB

Leading author and scholar Katherine Arnup presents historical background and unique perspectives on marriage and family during the first event of the Weismann Center's Spring 2007 series.

Jeanne White-Ginder Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 6 minutes - 4.38 MB

Listen to the mother of Ryan White tell the compelling story of her family's journey during the early days of the AIDS epidemic to the Ryan White Care Act of 1991.

Distaff Discoveries: Women in Early Egyptology

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 5 minutes - 4 MB

Catharine Roehrig curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Egyptian Art talked about Amelia Edwards as part of MHC's Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

Part IV: An Evening w/Suzan-Lori Parks '85

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 6 minutes - 4.41 MB

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks '85 was on campus March 4. Listen to her talk about her experiences as a student at Mount Holyoke College.

Part III: An Evening w/Suzan-Lori Parks '85

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 1 minute - 811 KB

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks '85 was on campus March 4. Listen to her talk about the fun of her new theatrical venture.

Part II: An Evening w/Suzan-Lori Parks '85

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 7 minutes - 2.42 MB

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks '85 was on campus March 4. Listen to her talk about writing "365 Plays/365 Days."

Part I: Welcome to An Evening w/Suzan-Lori Parks '85 at MHC

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 4 minutes - 1.45 MB

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks '85 was on campus March 4. Listen to MHC President Creighton's introduction.

Kristin Henderson Addresses Issues of War

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MB

The author, journalist, and military spouse known for her writings about military issues and military families shares her experiences during the Family Matters series.

Jazz Ensembles Perform The Big Broadcast!

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 6 minutes - 2.35 MB

The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College, under the direction of Mark Gionfriddo, presented their second annual 1940s radio variety show, The Big Broadcast! featuring popular tunes from the era.

Environmentalist Sandra Steingraber Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 2 hours - 57 MB

Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber gave a talk on the environmental links to cancer during a series celebrating Rachel Carson's life and work.

Irma Medina FP '04 Speaks Out on CBL

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 10 minutes - 9.47 MB

At the tenth anniversary celebration of the Community-Based Learning Program March 30, Medina discusses how CBL helped deepen her MHC educational experience.

Accomplished Novelist Dorothy Allison Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Dorothy Allison, winner of the 2007 Robert Penn Warren Award for fiction and author of several prizewinning books, gave a talk titled "Writers and Stories: Between the Imagination and the Page Is the World" April 18 in Gamble Auditorium.

Feminism vs. Conservatism: The Great Debate

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 1 hour - 18.8 MB

Noted conservative activist and author Phyllis Schlafly gave a talk at Mount Holyoke College Thursday, April 26.

MHC Wins Glascock Poetry Contest

February 29, 2008 18:28 - 1 minute - 932 KB

MHC poet Sarah Twombly FP '07 triumphed in the Glascock poetry competition in a tie with Amherst College's Emma Gorenberg. Hear Twombly read her poem "Exsular."

Sara Richards '07 Commencement Address

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 5 minutes - 2.08 MB

MHC senior Sara Richards addresses the audience at MHC's 170th commencement, Sunday, May 27.

Wendy Kopp Commencement Address

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 23 minutes - 12.1 MB

Teach for America founder and president Wendy Kopp spoke at Mount Holyoke's 170th commencement Sunday, May 27, 2007.

Convocation 2007 - Kathleen Adler '08

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 7 minutes - 3.34 MB

Kathleen B. Adler '08, President, Student Government Association spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2007.

Convocation 2007 - Russell Boudreau

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 4 minutes - 1.88 MB

Russell Boudreau, Staff Council Cochair spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2007.

Convocation 2007 - President Joanne V. Creighton

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 11 minutes - 5.15 MB

President Joanne V. Creighton spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2007.

Convocation 2007 - Penny Gill

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 12 minutes - 5.56 MB

Penny Gill, Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities and Professor of Politics delivers the keynote address.

MHC President Discusses Her Summer Travels

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 5 minutes - 3.6 MB

This summer MHC President Joanne V. Creighton visited India and Italy on official College business. Hear Web news editor Sarah Curran Barrett interview the president about her travels.

Susan Cheever Visits MHC - Introduction by Lee Bowie

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 4 minutes - 2.9 MB

The writer--and daughter of author John Cheever--served as the keynote speaker for ADAP's thirtieth anniversary celebration. Listen to the introduction by Lee Bowie, Dean of the College.

Susan Cheever Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

The writer--and daughter of author John Cheever--served as the keynote speaker for ADAP's thirtieth anniversary celebration.

Anna Lappé's Lecture - Introduction by Sandra Postel

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 6 minutes - 4.65 MB

MHC's Sandra Postel, the Leslie and Sarah Miller Director of the Center for the Environment provides the introduction speech to best-selling author Anna Lappé during her visit to the college on September 26.

The Power of the Plate: Food, Politics, and Social Change

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

Best-selling author Anna Lappé, cofounder of the Small Planet Institute, delivered an evening lecture on September 26, 2007.

Part I: Tim Wise on Whiteness - Intro by Elizabeth Braun

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MB

Speaking to an audience at Chapin Auditorium Monday night, author and activist Tim Wise discussed racism and manifestations of white privilege in a talk entitled "The Pathology of Privilege: Racism, White Denial, and the Costs of Inequality."

Part 2: Tim Wise on Whiteness

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Speaking to an audience at Chapin Auditorium Monday night, author and activist Tim Wise discussed racism and manifestations of white privilege in a talk entitled "The Pathology of Privilege: Racism, White Denial, and the Costs of Inequality."

Part 1: Mehrangiz Kar: "With Determined Spirits": Activism and Contemporary Women's Rights in Iran

February 29, 2008 18:27 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MB

MHC's Lois Brown, director of The Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts introduces Mehrangiz Kar in the Weissman Center's 2007-2008 series, Bearing Witness.

Part 2: Mehrangiz Kar: "With Determined Spirits": Activism and Contemporary Women's Rights in Iran

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Human rights activist, attorney, and educator Mehrangiz Kar delivered the first lecture in the Weissman Center's 2007-2008 series, Bearing Witness, Thursday, October 18. Kar shared her own evocative stories of advocacy and protest in and beyond Iran.

Part 1: NYT's Gail Collins Visits MHC - Introduction by Elizabeth Taylor '79

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 6 minutes - 4.36 MB

On the evening of November 5, Gail Collins, author, journalist, and first woman editor of the New York Times editorial page, delivered a talk titled "Observations on American Women's History, Politics, and the New York Times--from Jamestown to Hillary Clinton's Bid for the White House."

Part 2: NYT's Gail Collins Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

On the evening of November 5, Gail Collins, author, journalist, and first woman editor of the New York Times editorial page, delivered a talk titled "Observations on American Women's History, Politics, and the New York Times--from Jamestown to Hillary Clinton's Bid for the White House."

Part 1: Gerry Caplan: Genocide Prevention and the International Community: Fable of Our Time? - Introduction by Eva Paus

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 5 minutes - 3.5 MB

Introdution by Eva Paus Gerry Caplan, senior consultant to the African Union and the United Nations, was MHC's 2007 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence November 6-8.

Part 2: Gerry Caplan: Genocide Prevention and the International Community: Fable of Our Time?

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB

Dr. Gerald Caplan gave a lecture titled "Genocide Prevention and the International Community: A Fable for Our Time?" on November 7.

Part 1: Rory Kennedy's "The Camera Doesn't Lie: Social Change via Documentary Filmmaking" - Introduction by Lois Brown

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 7 minutes - 3.62 MB

Throughout 2007 – 2008, the Weissman Center for Leadership series Bearing Witness explored the issues of testimony, the politics of advocacy, and the multiple ways in which acts of witnessing enable, educate, and inspire us as individuals in this twenty-first century world. The fall lecture series featured documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy's talk titled "The Camera Doesn't Lie: Social Change via Documentary Filmmaking."

Part 2: Rory Kennedy: The Camera Doesn't Lie: Social Change via Documentary Filmmaking

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 7 minutes - 4.81 MB

Throughout 2007 – 2008, the Weissman Center for Leadership series Bearing Witness explored the issues of testimony, the politics of advocacy, and the multiple ways in which acts of witnessing enable, educate, and inspire us as individuals in this twenty-first century world. The fall lecture series featured documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy.

Part 1: Jonathan Kozol: Letters to a Young Teacher - Introduction by Lois Brown

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 8 minutes - 4.78 MB

Educator and writer Jonathan Kozol addressed a standing-room-only crowd as part of the Bearing Witness series, lamenting the desperate situation in our nation's public school system. He spoke on his latest book, Letters to a Young Teacher, about his relationship with a young first-grade teacher in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and her students.

Part 2: Jonathan Kozol: Letters to a Young Teacher (Audio Excerpt)

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 8 minutes - 5.5 MB

Educator and writer Jonathan Kozol addressed a standing-room-only crowd as part of the Bearing Witness series, lamenting the desperate situation in our nation's public school system. He spoke on his latest book, Letters to a Young Teacher, about his relationship with a young first-grade teacher in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and her students.

President Joanne Crieghton Gives Talk on Women's Education

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 37 minutes - 23.8 MB

Mount Holyoke College President Joanne Creighton delivered a talk titled "The Role of Women's Colleges in Women's Education Worldwide" for the First-Year Seminar Lecture Series.

Emily Dickinson's Mount Holyoke

February 29, 2008 18:26 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Christopher Benfey, Mellon Professor of English, delivered a talk about poet Emily Dickinson for the First-Year Seminar Lecture Series.

Naomi Tutu Visits MHC

February 29, 2008 18:25 - 49 minutes - 22.4 MB

International human rights activist Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, delivered the first lecture in the Weissman Center's 2008-2009 series, Bearing Witness. Tutu shared her own life story with her observations on divisive society and the promise of communities working to protect and sustain the dignity of all people.

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