College Administration

Board of Trustees

The Mount Holyoke College Board of Trustees oversees the property, business, and affairs of the College.

President of the College

The president of the College is both the leader of educational policy and Mount Holyoke's chief executive officer. Sonya Stephens was named the president of the College on July 1, 2018.

Shared Governance

Mount Holyoke has a strong tradition of shared decision-making among its administration, faculty, and students. Students and faculty have an important role in shaping institutional policy and practice, in particular through the Student Government Association and the various standing committees.

Institutional Policies

Library of official policies governing the College, organized by area are available on the Institutional Policies website.

College Leadership

Mount Holyoke's academic and administrative operations are organized into functional areas, each overseen by a Vice President.

The Cabinet is specified in the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees and consists of the President, the Vice Presidents, and the Secretary of the College.

The Cabinet and Senior Leadership Team work closely together on all institutional-level decisions. They support the College President in ensuring Mount Holyoke College achieves its mission to provide an intellectually adventurous education in the liberal arts and sciences at a women’s college that is gender diverse.