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Milliken, then called simply the College Infirmary, was built in 1937 and 1938, replacing the aging Pratt Health Cottage. At the time, the campus was rapidly expanding, with the construction of the Campus Police building in 1932, the new Alumni Gym in 1936 and the Little Red Schoolhouse in 1937.

“I felt I was not learning the practical skills I would need to succeed,” explained Wallace as his motivation for organizing the seminar. Based on similar programs found at Harvard, Berkeley and Dartmouth, the seminar at Amherst will differ in that, in addition to teaching skills, it will involve alumni

Bill Cosby not included Jell-O is far from the favorite dessert at the College. Crowds of people never clamor around the trays of Jell-O in Valentine the way they devour ice cream sundaes or Rice Krispie treats. But last night, the servery entrance was clogged with people looking down from

This site is an online directory of many of the top literary agents, editors and publishers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, held together by an odd bond-they’ve all rejected manuscripts by Gerald Jones, the website’s creator. Jones lists a lot of important people who would

These concerns, while seemingly contemporary, were the topic of much discussion on campus 32 years ago this week. Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus visited Mount Holyoke College to address Operation Dialogue, a policy implemented by President Richard Nixon to spark communication between colleges and the U.S. government, The Student

You make it into the nearest seat just as the professor walks into the room. As you wait for class to start, you look around the room and you realize how clean it is. The blackboards are fully erased and washed. Solely by running your eyes around the room, you