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Administration Releases First Decisions Regarding Academic Planning in Fall 2020

Administration Releases First Decisions Regarding Academic Planning in Fall 2020

Mount Holyoke released the new information about the timeline of fall semester operations in an email to the College community on Thursday, June 16. The following day, Dean of Studies Director of Student Success Initiatives and Associate Professor of Psychology and Education Amber Douglas wrote to students with further information, including the College’s creation of a “Flexible Immersive Teaching” academic plan.

MHC Faculty Recommends Module-Style Learning Plan for 2020-2021 Academic Year

MHC Faculty Recommends Module-Style Learning Plan for 2020-2021 Academic Year

On Thursday, May 14, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Jon Western announced in a campus-wide email that the faculty decided to recommend a module-style learning plan for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Faculty and students grapple with online learning, grading

Faculty and students grapple with online learning, grading

Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Jon Western announced a new grading scheme for the remainder of the semester via a student-wide email on March 17.

Senate holds town hall with Deans

BY MELISSA JOHNSON ’20

Senate hosted the second town hall meeting of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 23, attended by Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Jon Western and Associate Dean of Faculty Dorothy Mosby. Following the “Support MHC Survivors” Rally on Skinner Green earlier that day, Western and Mosby responded to several questions about the faculty response to sexual assault allegations against a Mount Holyoke professor.