Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference Announces Keynote by Holyoke Community College President Christina Royal

Organizers for the 2023 Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference (MassURC) have announced Christina Royal, President of Holyoke Community Co...

March 30, 2023
6:48 PM

Organizers for the 2023 Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference (MassURC) have announced Christina Royal, President of Holyoke Community College (HCC) will be the keynote speaker at the conference. The keynote is titled 'Hacking Ourselves: Learning, UnLearning, and Relearning' and will examine the concept of unlearning, discuss its relevance to learning through a research-based lens, and challenge students to think differently about their approach to life and educational journey. Royal has been the President of Holyoke Community College since 2017, and during the time there HCC was named one of the top women-led businesses in Massachusetts in 2021 and 2022 by the Boston Globe Magazine and The Women's Edge, a nonprofit that supports top female business leaders.