MHN Goes Digital

With the help of an alumna donor, the staff of The Mount Holyoke News purchased new computers and scanners in 1989, allowing them to transition from the old-fashioned cut and paste method of production to the digital age. During this time, MHN was produced for the first time, fully in-house, whereas previously, printing had been outsourced.

Another technological leap occurred in 1996, when under editor-in-chief Elizabeth Cook, class of 1996, The Mount Holyoke News became the first college newspaper of a women’s college to be published online. Being on the internet made it easier to access the MHN than ever before.

The News is the first women's college newspaper on the Web.
Announcement of the Mount Holyoke News website, November 7, 1996.