Mount Holyoke defends academic freedom amid federal pressure
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to CNN about being one of the few higher-education leaders pushing back against federal government overreach.
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Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to CNN about being one of the few higher-education leaders pushing back against federal government overreach.
President Danielle R. Holley addressed the class of 2025 at Mount Holyoke’s one hundred eighty-eighth Commencement and expressed pride in graduates’ achievements while reflecting on the College’s mission and values.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to WGBH about why the current administration is targeting higher education and why Mount Holyoke is fighting back.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “MSNBC Prime” about why she believes attacks on higher education are attacks against the fundamentals of our democracy.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “Here and Now” on NPR about the growing tensions between higher education and the federal government.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to both New England Public Media and the podcast “The Harvard Plan” about how higher education is not the enemy, as well as supporting students going forward.
Mount Holyoke College held a panel discussion “Trans Health Care Is a Human Right: On Safeguarding Gender-Affirming Care After United States v. Skrmetti.” Speakers discussed the case and its impact on transgender and gender-diverse people.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley discusses presidential leadership through crises on the podcast “The Harvard Plan.”
The $6 million gift by an anonymous donor will endow two new faculty chairs named for illustrious Mount Holyoke alums in the arts: the Debra Martin Chase ’77 Chair in Film Media Theater and the Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 Chair in Creative Writing.
The annual weekend-long event, which welcomes the families and friends of students to the Mount Holyoke College campus, showcased a variety of events and programming, from a panel Q&A with College leadership to a Fall Fest celebration.