| News Releases
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Date |
Topic |
| 2009 |
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| November 17 |
Hollins Adds Volleyball to Varsity Sports |
| November 16 |
Hollins Theatre’s "Dead Man’s Cell Phone" Earns Raves from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival |
| November 12 |
Hollins Researchers Find Bacteria in Soda Fountain Beverages |
| November 9 |
Greg Mortenson, Co-Author of the Acclaimed Book, Three Cups of Tea, to Speak at Hollins |
| October 14 |
Hollins Takes Stand for a Safe Climate Future with the 350 Kite Fly Oct. 24 |
| October 7 |
Hollins Professor’s New Book of Poetry Is Published |
| October 7 |
Hollins Celebrates Golden Anniversary of Chapel Carillon |
| September 29 |
Hollins Student’s "Aha Moment" Is Semifinalist for National Ad Campaign |
| September 23 |
Hollins Student’s Project to Connect Young People Worldwide Is Grant Finalist |
| September 15 |
Hollins Finalizes Climate Action Plan |
| May 31 |
Hollins Inducts Former Riding Program Director, Five Alumnae Into Athletic Hall of Fame |
| May 31 |
Hollins Honors Five Distinguished Alumnae |
| May 17 |
Class of 2009 Urged to "Do Something Wonderful With Your Lives" |
| April 21 |
Hollins Names Aubrey Shinofield Athletic Director |
| April 20 |
Hollins Meets and Exceeds $500,000 Belk Challenge to Earn Matching Grant |
| March 20 |
Internship Program Helps Students Overcome Economic Obstacles to Career Training |
| February 10 |
Hollins Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service |
| January 9 |
Unique Seminars Highlight Short Term at Hollins |
| 2008 |
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| December 19 |
Hollins Receives $3 Million Gift from Batten Family to Support Leadership Institute |
| November 4 |
Hollins Kicks Off Public Phase of Historic $125 Million Campaign |
| September 4 |
Hollins Named A Top Wired College By PC Magazine And The Princeton Review |
| June 9 |
Wilson Museum Announces New Director |
| May 18 |
Hollins Celebrates the Class of ’08 at 166th Commencement |
| February 29 |
Hollins Welcomes New Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| January 28 |
Miss Virginia Hannah Kiefer ’09 Captures Fourth in Miss America Pageant |
| 2007 |
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| April 6 |
Campus Lecture Celebrates Buddhist Women |
| April 3 |
Angels with Scissors Cut-a-Thon Raises $1,000 |
| March 28 |
Hollins, Va. Tech Bring “The Big Event” to Roanoke |
| March 21 |
Hollins Alumna’s Home, Formerly a Church, Featured on HGTV |
| March 20 |
Hollins Museum, Professor Named “Best of the City” |
| March 20 |
Hollins Shares Gold Award in Arts and Sciences Advertising |
| March 14 |
Mary Sue Terry, Former Va. Attorney General, to Speak at 165th Commencement |
| March 9 |
Hollins Grad Kiran Desai Adds National Book Critics Circle Award To Accolades |
| Feb. 19 |
Acclaimed Stage and Film Actress Jane Alexander Highlights Wendy Wasserstein Celebration |
| Jan. 15 |
Flight Navigation, Story Maps, Fly Fishing, Winter Wanderings Highlight Hollins’ Short Term |
| 2006 |
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| Dec. 1 |
Hollins Students Named Outstanding Delegation at Model UN |
| Nov. 16 |
Hollins Launches Graduate Program in Playwriting |
| Oct. 11 |
Hollins Grad Wins United Kingdom's Top
Literary Award |
| Sept. 6 |
Hollins Professor Looks At “What Defines Our Generation Of Women?” |
| Sept. 1 |
Hollins Spearheads Partnership to Preserve Tinker Mountain |
| Aug. 1 |
New Study Finds Women’s Colleges Are Better Equipped to Help Their Students |
| June 27 |
Hollins Receives $1 Million Gift To Support Capital Projects |
| June 19 |
Hollins Professor's Memoir Earns Honor |
| March 20 |
Hollins Honors Alumna By Preserving Son’s Gift From Her Childhood Home |
| Feb. 10 |
Hollins Receives $2 Million Gift from Batten Family to Support Leadership Institute |
| Jan. 25 |
Hollins Receives Ford Foundation Grant to Promote Academic Freedom, Constructive Dialogue |
| 2005 |
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| Dec. 6 |
Hollins Alumna and Roanoke Resident’s Film to be Showcased at Sundance |
| Oct. 14 |
Hollins Inaugurates Nancy Oliver Gray As Its Eleventh President |
| May 31 |
Hollins’ New Major In Environmental Studies Emphasizes Hands-On Learning |
| May 6 |
Internationally-Renowned Ceramics Artists Bring Their Talents To Hollins |
| March 8 |
Hollins Artists Help Make “Faces of the Fallen” A Reality |
| Jan. 17 |
Hollins Library Is Anything But “The Living Room At Grandma’s House” |
| 2004 |
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| Dec. 1 |
Hollins To Launch M.F.A. In Children’s Literature |
| Nov. 30 |
Hollins To Launch M.F.A. In Screenwriting |
| Oct. 19 |
Hollins University, American Dance Festival Create "Community of Artists" with M.F.A. in Dance |
| Oct. 16 |
Hollins Faculty's Active Involvement Shapes New Visual Arts Center |
| Oct. 16 |
$10 Million Center and Museum "A Dream Come True" For Hollins |
| Oct. 14 |
Hollins Research Sheds New Light on Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| Aug. 4 |
Hollins Receives Major Grant From The Getty For Historic Preservation |
| June 16 |
Garden Club Of Virginia Unveils Plans To Restore Historic Beale Memorial Garden At Hollins |
| Apr. 28 |
Hollins Names Acclaimed Canadian Author To Creative Writing Chair |
| Feb. 27 |
Hollins Trustees Establish Largest Endowed Chair Of Any Women’s College In The Nation |
| 2003 |
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| Nov. 26 |
Hollins' New Certificate Program Blends Arts, Business |
| Sept. 15 |
Hollins, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announce Partnership |
| Mar. 7 |
Hollins Establishes Master Of Fine Arts Program In Creative Writing |
| 2002 |
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| Sept. 24 |
Professor Hopes Arctic Research Reveals How Species Survive |
| Sept. 16 |
Hollins Receives Largest Financial Gift in School History |
| May 6 |
Hollins Professor Sees the Light in Killing Bacteria and Viruses |
