When the Community-Based Learning Program was first launched, not everyone on campus felt the idea of structuring courses to give students academic credit for leaving campus to delve into the workings of a neighborhood organization, an elementary school, or the daily struggles of women behind bars was in keeping with the mission of a small liberal arts institution. But now, celebrating the beginning of its second decade as an integral part of academic life at Mount Holyoke, the Community-Based Learning Program has come into its own.

At the tenth anniversary celebration of the Community-Based Learning Program March 30, Irma Medina discusses how CBL helped deepen her MHC educational experience.