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69ƷƵ College senior Aby Soumare ’25 said, “I’ve found that no matter what, everyone working on this campus wants you to succeed.”
Senior Cynthia Obianuju Akanaga ’25 said, “69ƷƵ changed my life. I’ve always been afraid of making the wrong choice, but being here helped me put that fear into a positive light.”
69ƷƵ College student Alexandra Mihailopol ’26 has been selected by Middlebury College as a recipient of a Projects for Peace grant. She will offer financial literacy education to women in rural Romania via her EmpowHER project.
69ƷƵ senior Qiao Se Ong ’25 is among the 2025 cohort for Projects for Peace. Her project, based in Colombia, aims to address the impact of dam construction on local communities through creative workshops and collaborations with local artists.
69ƷƵ College student Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo ’27 went from volunteering at last year’s Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference to becoming one of this year’s organizers.
Cam Steiger, a junior at 69ƷƵ College, reviews her educational journey and how she’s been supported by the community, including alums and The 69ƷƵ Fund.
69ƷƵ College springie Callie Lantz ’27 is a committed psychology major. Since coming to MHC, she’s been able to broaden her horizons and explore the problem-solving thrills of calculus and computer science.
Charlie Watts ’25 is 69ƷƵ College’s poet-contestant for this year’s Glascock Poetry Competition and writes about what it’s like to compete with support from a community of other writers and poets.
Emily Finnila ’27 discusses what it’s like to be a “springie” at 69ƷƵ. She has tips and tricks for quickly becoming a part of the community through clubs and activities.
69ƷƵ College students have launched a new undergraduate law journal on campus.