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“By being better versions of ourselves, we encourage others to be better versions of themselves,” said Irene. “That’s my philosophy.”
For former student-athlete Nancy G. Rosoff ’78, “being part of a team is magical.” She is helping to continue Mount Holyoke’s winning streak by supporting the Friends of Athletics Endowment in her estate plans and giving future students access to empowering opportunities.
At the end of May, Mount Holyoke welcomed more than 1,200 alums back to campus to reconnect with classmates and create new memories. As part of these celebratory weekends, we recognized the fundraising achievements of this year’s Reunion classes.
Mount Holyoke College Vice President for College Relations Kassandra Jolley makes an impassioned plea for alums of women’s colleges.
“Mount Holyoke was within the world. It wasn’t walled off from what was going on socially at the time,” she said. “But it was also a sanctuary — a place where people could experiment with their identity and find who they were, safely.”
Cam Steiger, a junior at Mount Holyoke College, reviews her educational journey and how she’s been supported by the community, including alums and The Mount Holyoke Fund.
“Mount Holyoke provided me an education that served me well for my whole life. It’s that simple.”
“How do you keep someone engaged in the story — someone who may be sitting in the dark whom you may never see?” As a Mary Lyon Society member, Priyanjali Ghosh ‘09 is engaging with generations of Mount Holyoke College students whom she’ll never know but whose lives she will touch through her future bequest gift.
Nearly 1,000 handwritten letters penned by missionary and scientist David Crockett Graham will be digitally scanned, archived and preserved by a Mount Holyoke College history major and the Archives and Special Collections office.
“I’m grateful to nurture this place,” says Heidi, “where women from around the world can flourish and develop that fearlessness that is part of Mount Holyoke.”
