Mills College Alumnae

08/03/2026

Be sure to sign up for Mills Reunion 2026: You won’t want to miss this celebrated event, September 24–27! Learn why in this recent message from Alumnae Relations’s Nikole Adams:
https://testmills.sites.northeastern.edu/why-you-wont-want-to-miss-reunion-2026/

07/21/2026

Drop in on a day in the life of Oakland City Councilmember Rowena Brown ’19, who juggles constituent priorities across the entire city, as compared to her district-only colleagues. https://oaklandside.org/2026/06/22/oakland-city-council-rowena-brown-at-large/

07/21/2026

This weekend, Mills and Northeastern alums celebrated the campus’s annual summer picnic with sun, lawn games, and a delicious spread catered by Ann’s in Oakland. 👨‍🍳😘🤌🏻

05/28/2026

LOCAL ALUMS: This Sunday, 5/31, gather with alums, students, and the Sustainability Team to revitalize the front of campus along MacArthur Boulevard with new plantings that will increase biodiversity and beautify the landscape. Tools and snacks provided, and participants will go home with free native seeds along with some self-sown pride! Register at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gcLuqKOqrk2sm5o5i5IV57bMqpoqsdRMkN5x7m_YdORUMVRJODVONzVKVlMxUlZPNldSRlRDME9WOSQlQCN0PWcu

05/05/2026

Juliana Spahr wins the Pulitzer! A longtime legacy Mills faculty member, Spahr claimed this year’s honor in poetry for her collection Ars Poeticas, in which she takes stock of her personal disillusionment and interrogates her relationship to her art form, community, and politics. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded annually by Columbia University for exceptional achievements in journalism, arts, and letters. Learn more about Ars Poetica through this Northeastern Global News piece: https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/05/23/juliana-spahr-poetry-collection/

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

Thank you, Mills alums, for coming together on Giving Day in support of Oakland-based programs, such as the Mills Institute, Mills College, the farm, and the Art Museum. We are also grateful to those who offered challenges, including class agents in support of the Mills Institute, and the Alumnae of Color Committee in support of the AOCC Endowed Scholarship. See results on our Giving Day page at https://givingday.northeastern.edu/s/oakland-campus

04/14/2026

TODAY is Giving Day, when the entire Northeastern community comes together to support students and programs. For Mills alums, that means zeroing in on Oakland campus–based funds, such as the Dean’s Fund for Mills’s Greatest Need, the Mills Institute Fund, the AOCC Scholarship, the Mills College Art Museum Gift Fund, Lead by Learning, and more. Take advantage of challenges to increase the impact of your gift, and be sure to follow the Giving Day Live broadcast for inspiration! Visit givingday.northeastern.edu.

04/14/2026

Get ready for Giving Day 2026! Tomorrow, April 14, Mills College at Northeastern, the Mills Institute, the Alumnae of Color Committee, and the entire Oakland campus will be throwing their hats into the ring to raise support for students and programs. Stay tuned to the livestreamed Giving Day broadcast throughout the day, designed to inspire gifts to a variety of funds—including those that fuel Oakland-based activities. Learn more, keep an eye on challenges and leaderboards, and watch the day play out at givingday.northeastern.edu.

03/31/2026

LOCAL ALUMS: Take in some campus beauty while beautifying the campus on Saturday, 4/4! Participate in Spring Creek Care Day with the sustainability team and learn about the streambed’s ecology as you gather with alums and students to care for trails and to plant natives. Sign up at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gcLuqKOqrk2sm5o5i5IV57bMqpoqsdRMkN5x7m_YdORUNFVJTzA0MVU0SDJES0dQV0lJSFFHT1NMVCQlQCN0PWcu, and meet in front of the Reuse Depot at the Fine Arts Annex, notated as “FAX” on the campus map athttps://oakland.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/Oakland-Campus-Map.pdf