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FIRST-YEAR:
Nikki Johnson Williams
Director of Admission
1-800-456-9595
(540) 362-6401
huadm@hollins.edu

TRANSFER:
Bridget Hamill
Transfer and International Student Admission Coordinator
1-800-456-9595
huadm@hollins.edu

INTERNATIONAL:
Bridget Hamill
Transfer and International Student Admission Coordinator
1-800-456-9595
huintl@hollins.edu

HORIZON:
Celia McCormick
Director, Horizon Program
(540) 362-6609
cmccormick@hollins.edu

President Nancy GrayAsk Hollins' President Podcast: xml


  • Hollins University President Nancy Gray talks about the value of women's colleges.
    Date: July 6, 2006
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Hollins Creative Writing Podcast : xml

Are you a writer or aspiring writer? In this podcast, creative writing students at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., read from their works of poetry and prose.

  • Episode 1: Creative Writing Cha Cha
    In this creative free-for-all, creative writing students, including seniors and Master of Fine Art candidates, read from their poetry and prose.
    Date: May 11, 2006
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  • Episode 2: Poetry Reading
    Hollins creative writing seniors Christine Bryant-Ryback and Elaine Briney read from their works of poetry.
    Date: July 7, 2006
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  • Episode 3: Monster Mash
    Farewell reading by seniors and graduating M.F.A. students [contains adult themes].
    Date: May 5, 2011
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Scholarly Discussions Podcast: xml

Students at Hollins University talk about their scholarly interests.

  • Episode 1: Hollins seniors Sarah Poulton and Emmaline Vinson Simpson discuss popular perceptions of war, including the war in Iraq.
    Date: July 7, 2006
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Horizon Panel Discussion Podcast: xml

Moderated by Horizon program director Celia McCormick, five women discuss the challenges and rewards of returning to college to earn a degree. To read about the panelists, click here.
Date: September 8, 2006

  • Episode 1: Nancy Gray launches the discussion with her views about why the Horizon program, started more than 30 years ago, has had such success empowering women.
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  • Episode 2: Panelists respond to the question: "Why did you decide to go back to college?"
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  • Episode 3: Panelists respond to the question: "Why did you decide to return to college at Hollins?"
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  • Episode 4: Panelists respond to the question: "How has returning to college at Hollins made a difference in your life?"
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  • Episode 5: Panelists respond to the question: "What challenges did you face when you decided to return to college?"
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  • Episode 6: Panelists respond to the question: "What advice would you offer other women considering a return to college?
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Traditions Podcast: xml

Founded in 1842, Hollins has been celebrating some Hollins traditions for more than a century.

  • Episode 1: Hollins Honors Convocation, May 1, 2007
    Remarks by Elizabeth Anna Moncure, '07, history major and ADA queen
    Date: May 1, 2007
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