Dear Mount Holyoke community,
Today, we reach out in solidarity with our Jewish peers and condemn the horrific incident that took place the night of Oct. 6 in 1837 Hall. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., a Nazi swastika was found drawn in the third floor single-user bathroom in the residence hall. The incident was then reported to the Jewish Student Union, Public Safety and Services and the College’s bias reporting website.
August 2021
Dear Mount Holyoke community,
It has been a little over a year since Mount Holyoke News released its anti-racism plan with the intent of completing our goals in May 2021. In this following letter, we will walk through our successes, shortcomings and steps taken to diversify MHN and dismantle the systemic racism within our institution.
As the number of civilians protesting police brutality against Black people and people of color continues to increase, we find that we, too, cannot stay silent. The systemic police killings of countless Black Americans — including the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade — have gone unchecked for far too long, and police officers have continuously been applauded and excused for their violent and lethal actions.
