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Students created “Libertad†to record, reflect upon and address the experiences of the oppressed at Mount Holyoke. It was a publication for “the people who are constantly being silenced, diminished or ignored in an indirect or direct way.â€

June: A time of celebration and sustained activism

Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Kijua Sanders-McMurtry shares reflections on the significance of Pride and Juneteenth, resources about MHC’s efforts to combat anti-trans and anti-history legislation and the College’s updates to our 2020 Anti-Racism Action Plan. Read the letter and learn more about the College’s work to combat homophobia, transphobia and racism.


A collage of speakers who will be participating in the BOOM! 2023 Learning Syposium

BOOM! 2023

Mount Holyoke’s seventh annual Building On Our Momentum (BOOM!): Community Day of Learning will take place on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. In this letter to the community, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Kijua Sanders-McMurtry shares highlights about this year’s events.


Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

Welcome to the spring 2023 semester

Welcome to the start of the spring 2023 semester! As classes begin, I want to extend a special welcome to our newest students: those members of the Class of 2026 who are joining us for the first time this semester, new Frances Perkins Scholars, transfer, exchange and graduate students, as well as those faculty returning from sabbaticals and newly-hired faculty and staff. For all who have been away from campus during the winter break, I want to also extend a warm “welcome back.â€