Lessons Learned from a Life of Good Trouble: Katy Barksdale ‘77
Civic leader, film producer, attorney, and activist Kathleen "Katy" Mitchell Barksdale ’77 has crafted a fascinating journey through politics, law, service, and social justice. She recently coproduced the Netflix documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble about the life of her fellow
President Mary Dana Hinton’s Big Vision for Hollins
A strong liberal arts advocate, Hinton also plans to focus on educational equity and reimagining how the university serves future students. By Jeff Dingler When Hollins’ new president, Mary Dana Hinton, Ph.D., first attended an all-women’s educational institution back in high school,
Converting Passion & Purpose Into Advocacy & Activism
By Sarah Achenbach '88 Whatever your political leaning, 2020 felt like an endless civics lesson. This isn’t another article about the recent U.S. presidential election, don’t worry. But it is about how political awareness and activism—on both sides of the aisle—are nurtured
Inaugural Leading EDJ Day: One Small Step on that Journey of Transformation
More than 550 students, faculty, staff, alumnae/i, and trustees joined together to explore themes of race and racial justice during Hollins’ first annual Leading Equity, Diversity, and Justice (EDJ) Day on October 23. Classes were canceled and administrative offices were closed
Immediate & Adaptive
Are Zoom and hybrid classes the wave of the future? By Jeff Dingler While the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly been a game-changer for pretty much every level of society in 2020, one group that had to adapt the fastest were educators and
Class of 2020
During their final spring semester, Hollins seniors hardly come up for air. By Beth JoJack '98 Hundredth Night. The spring theatre production. One last proofread of that honors thesis. Spring Cotillion. A final trip downtown for a slice at Benny Marconi’s. The