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Hollins communication students present at Appalachian Studies Association Conference

mohlernm — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:08:18 +0000

Three Hollins University communication studies students attended the 49th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, last month.

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Hollins Alumna’s Gifts Expand Global Learning, Public Health Programs

mohlernm — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:19:00 +0000

Hollins University received two transformational gifts from alumna Jane Parke Batten ’58 to expand global study opportunities and strengthen its public health program. The gifts will establish the Global Leaders […]

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Sabrina Rose-Smith ’00 to Serve as 2026 Commencement Speaker

mohlernm — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:05:51 +0000

Hollins alumna, trustee, and nationally recognized attorney Sabrina Rose-Smith ’00 will deliver the keynote address at Hollins University’s 184th Commencement ceremony, to be held Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Berglund Center Coliseum in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Marilyn Moriarty Wins 2025 Hammond House International Literary Prize for Scriptwriting

mohlernm — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:27:06 +0000

Marilyn Moriarty, Hollins University professor of English and creative writing, has earned the 2025 Hammond House International Literary Prize for Scriptwriting for her screenplay Riders on the Storm.

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Four Hollins Education Majors Nominated for 2026 Teachers of Promise (TOPS) Institute

mohlernm — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:07:28 +0000

This marked Hollins’ second year participating in the conference.

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Hollins Welcomes Over 130 Students for Distinguished Scholars Weekend 2026

mohlernm — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:42:28 +0000

Hollins University welcomed more than 130 prospective members of the Class of 2030 and their family members to campus Feb. 15 and 16, 2026 for Distinguished Scholars Weekend. The two-day experience, organized by […]

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Hollins Secures Grant to Support Campus Food Pantry

mohlernm — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:51:25 +0000

Hollins University has received $11,190 from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to support on-campus initiatives addressing student food insecurity.

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Hollins Advocates for Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant on ‘Thanks for TAG Day’

mohlernm — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:11:18 +0000

Five Hollins University students visited Virginia’s capitol Monday, Feb. 16 to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia’s “Thanks for TAG Day.”

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Hollins Competes at 2026 VFIC Applied Ethics Bowl

mohlernm — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:38:32 +0000

A team of three Hollins University philosophy majors competed Friday, Feb. 13, in the 26th annual Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) Applied Ethics Bowl at the University of Richmond.

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Jess Ambler Receives Pedantic Research Grant as part of the Pedantic Arts Residency Program

mohlernm — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:11:56 +0000

A guiding principle – curators are translators – runs through the work of Jess Ambler, director of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum and co-director of GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) […]

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