Alumnae Quarterly: continue the conversation
Coming in November: Alumnae Conversation about Eldercare
We’re all aging, and a growing number of us are taking care of older loved ones. The fall Alumnae Quarterly article “The Coming of Age: Changes and Challenges in Eldercare” by Emily Dietrich ’85 is chock-full of alumnae advice about this important issue. Starting November 1, Dietrich will host an online discussion for alumnae about eldercare issues at alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/eldercare. Mark your calendar now to visit the site in November.
Also in November: Alum Blogs About Her Book on Male Sexuality
Kara Baskin ’00, coauthor (with Dr. Harry Fisch) of Size Matters: The Hard Facts About Male Sexuality That Every Woman Should Know, will blog about what she learned while researching the book, and will answer readers questions online starting November 1. Mark your calendar now to visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/karablog next month.
Be Part of a Quarterly Article
The Alumnae Quarterly magazine staff is gathering information for future articles, and invites your input. If you have something to say about any of the topics below—or would like to be interviewed by the article’s author—please e-mail Emily Weir at eweir@mtholyoke.edu (please mention the article topic in the subject line) or send a letter to her c/o Alumnae Quarterly, 50 College St., South Hadley, MA 01075-1486).
• Travel that Makes a Difference—If you’ve spent your vacation time and money traveling to help others, we want to know about it.
• Alumnae Chefs—We’re cooking up a feature about alumnae who are professional chefs; if that’s you, please be in touch.
• Learning from Bad Advice—Tell us what happened after you received some spectacularly bad advice. What life lessons did you learn by taking (or rejecting) the advice?
Keep Up With Student News
The Mount Holyoke News is a great way to keep in touch with what students are thinking and doing. You can read the issues online or subscribe and receive a paper copy by mail each week. Alumnae can subscribe at the special rate of $35 for the entire academic year, and further discounts are given to alumnae who participate on the newspaper's Alumnae Advisory Board. Please e-mail mhnews@mtholyoke.edu for more information.
Summer Alumnae Quarterly Quick Clicks
Here are shortcuts to the “Learn More” items in the latest Alumnae Quarterly magazine. If you never received your summer issue, you can read any article from the current Quarterly online at your convenience. The fall issue will be mailed in late October.
• Downshifting: For an extensive list of information about downshifting, resources for those considering this career option, and a discussion group for MHC downshifters, visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/downshift.
• 50 Million Missing Women: For more about Rita Banerji’s photos of Indian girls and women, a Q & A with her about violence against Indian women, and an in-depth look at how her organization helped one abused woman in particular, visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/banerji.
• In Search of Proust’s Lost Time: For a look at professor Catherine LeGouis’s experiences reading Marcel Proust’s daunting masterpiece, and how she came to teach À la Recherche du temps perdu last semester, visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/proust.
• Reunion: Look for your classmates in the gallery of photos from both reunion weekends here.
