Building a Life of Consequence
Reimagining the Hollins Experience for the 21st Century Learner Integrated and innovative opportunities will challenge our students to learn and grow holistically across traditional boundaries. By President Pareena Lawrence Like the myriad trails winding through the Blue Ridge Mountains that surround our campus,
Alumnae Profiles: Spring 2019
Thriving in higher education Dannette Gomez Beane ’02 Dannette Gomez Beane believes in education. She points to herself as living proof of its transformative power. “I am a first-generation college student,” she said. “I’m Latinx and my family was below poverty level.”
Letters to the Editor
Thanks, Hollins, my alma mater, for a reminder that I need to find a balance in my grad school life. #womengoingplaces #myhollins Lan Nguyen ’18, via Instagram I just read as much as I could of the latest edition of Hollins magazine.
Beyond Measure
Five faculty members retire at the end of the academic year. What follows are tributes acknowledging their immeasurable contributions to Hollins. Jean Fallon, French It is an honor and privilege to write this tribute for Jean Fallon, professor of French, on the
The Reluctant Plaintiff
Ann Branigar Hopkins ’65 gave her name to a landmark sex discrimination case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. By Mary Welek Atwell In the 1989 ruling Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, the court determined that gender stereotyping constituted a form of discrimination
From Stem to Steam
Integrating science and the creative arts prepares students for a changing job market and global challenges. By Jeff Hodges M.A.L.S. ’11 Three years ago, Associate Professor of Art Jennifer Printz and Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Brian Gentry launched a January Short