Frances Perkins Scholars Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College

12/04/2025

04/26/2023

We’re standing together today with champions for the Equal Rights Amendment!

It would guarantee that rights are applied equally without regard to s*x.

And I’m going to bring it to the Senate floor this week.

04/25/2023

03/29/2023

IMPORTANT message
Dear FPs - If you were a member of the Frances Perkins Alumnae FaceBook PAGE, (THIS PAGE) we are deleting this page AS OF 4/8/23. We have created a GROUP on Facebook. Some of you have moved over but most have not. If you want to interact with other FP Alumnae, please go to Frances Perkins Scholars Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College Group and join us. You can find us by looking for the GROUP with the FP Laurel Parade picture.

03/28/2023

HARTFORD, CT - The Smith College basketball team's historic season came to an end in the NCAA Division III semifinals Saturday night. The No. 4 Pioneers fell to No. 2 Transylvania 76-65 in the Final Four at Ray Oosting Gymnasium on the campus of Trinity College.

03/14/2023

Dear FPs - If you were a member of the Frances Perkins Alumnae FaceBook PAGE, we have closed that page and have created a GROUP on Facebook. Some of you have moved over but most have not. If you want to interact with other FP Alumnae, please go to Frances Perkins Scholars Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College Group and join us. You can find us by looking for the GROUP with the FP Laurel Parade picture.

01/31/2023

For the first time in its history, Mount Holyoke College has been selected as a Beckman Scholars Program awardee by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The foundation chose the College after a rigorous application process. Click the link below to learn more. http://ow.ly/83UR50MEu2F

11/29/2022

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At Mount Holyoke College, the leading gender-diverse women’s college, students learn beyond boundaries, explore interests across disciplines and build skills and connections for a lifetime of purposeful leadership.

08/03/2022

Save the Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022, 5pm EDT Virtual Event Premiere...Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark HOMESTEAD DAY!

Featuring Keynote Speakers:
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (Justice Advocate), Monica Rhodes (Historic Preservationist) and David Ferriero (Former U.S. Archivist).

Register for the free event at: www.FrancesPerkinsCenter.org

05/26/2022

The admission team had a roarin’ time at yesterday’s “Event Under the Tent” to celebrate the Mount Holyoke staff! We could not be prouder of Carolyn Dietel, Director of the Frances Perkins Program and Transfer Admission, who was honored for 45 years of service to the College. Carolyn is pictured here with our beloved mascot Paws, and Admission Counselor Clarissa Soma Gonçalves Cordeiro FP ‘21.

Also celebrated yesterday for their service milestones were Emily Allyn, Senior Associate Director of Admission, for 25 years; Catarina Costa, Director of US Admission and Christina Dorozynski, Associate Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications, for 15 years; and Heidi Merrill, Associate Director of Admission, Michelle Barrett, Admission Coordinator, and Lisa Kramer, Assistant to the Vice President of Enrollment, for 5 years.

Congratulations to our remarkable colleagues! 💫 🎊

05/14/2022

Today we commemorate Frances Perkins on the 57th anniversary of her death.