COVID-19 guidelines continue for in person commencement for classes of 2020 and 2022
On Sunday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m., Mount Holyoke College will host its 185th Commencement. After two years of being unable to host an in-person ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions, the classes of 2020 and 2022 will each experience their own commencement and reunion weekends. The commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 will be hosted a week after the class of 2022, on Sunday, May 29 at 11 a.m.
Sonya Stephens reflects on career at Mount Holyoke, sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion
Amherst College, Smith College and UMass Amherst relax COVID-19 policies
Testing Center closed Fridays due to staffing shortages
Starting April 8, the COVID-19 Testing Center will no longer be open on Fridays, an April 6 “MHC This Week” email announced. At the senate Town Hall that took place on April 5, Cheryl Flynn, the director of Health Services at the College, said that the recent change in hours is due to staffing shortages at the testing center.
Senate discusses Pangy Day, campus elections and Drag Ball
Senate hosts Town Hall with College Health Services representative Cheryl Flynn
The April 5 Mount Holyoke College senate meeting started with a Land Acknowledgment read by Shula Mathew ’22. Afterward, the E-board reminded senators that all materials for SGA E-board and Class Board elections are due on April 10. Chair of Halls Sophia Jung ’22 also announced that anyone interested in participating in her study, the “Immersive Virtual Reality Psychology Study,” should reach out to her through email.
BOOM! Conference features department proposals, poetry and keynote speakers
Tuesday, March 29, was Building On Our Momentum Community Day at Mount Holyoke College. The annual event dedicates one day to panels, presentations and workshops on the subjects of “diversity, equity and inclusion,” according to the College’s website. Students, faculty and staff all encouraged to attend and actively engage in BOOM! events. Events included talks such as “Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at Mount Holyoke: A Dialogue,” in addition to the keynote address titled “Affirmation, Love and Freedom — A Night of Poetry and Dialogue.”
Weissman Center for Leadership hosts Senator Bernie Sanders for Town Hall event
Dr. Beverly Tatum named interim president
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, has been appointed by the Board of Trustees as Mount Holyoke College’s interim president following the departure of current president Sonya Stephens. Beginning her term in July, Tatum will lead the College for the 2022-2023 academic year until the search for the College’s 20th president is complete and the new candidate assumes office.