October 2025 Board of Trustees Meeting Summary
A report on the board meeting held October 16–18, 2025.
Keep up with all the ways in which the Mount Holyoke community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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A report on the board meeting held October 16–18, 2025.
With sadness, I write to share news of the passing of a remarkable alum, leader and friend of the College, Eleanor (Ellie) Graham Claus ’55, Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1999–2004.
Mount Holyoke College students return from their summer experiences and reflect on what they have learned at the annual Learning through Application event.
Mount Holyoke College student Phoenix Nehls ’27 spent the summer of 2025 doing “detective work” — creating an exhibit about international students to fit together the puzzle of the past.
The list, compiled by The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe, celebrates the Commonwealth’s leading institutions that are led by women.
Last year the College updated the community about an external assessment of our campus’s safety and security that was completed in November 2023 and the actions the College would be taking. The sponsors of this initiative have updates to share about this ongoing work.
In an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley connects the legacy of alum Frances Perkins, class of 1902, with the federal government’s attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in higher education.
Mount Holyoke College has joined the Liman Summer Undergraduate Fellowship program. Students in this program serve as summer fellows, working with nonprofits and state and local government agencies throughout the United States.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded the Pioneer Valley Literacy Consortium $199,284 for professional development. This is Mount Holyoke College’s second year in the consortium.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to The Boston Globe about the school’s commitment to building a gender-diverse community amid shifting federal policies on diversity and gender inclusion.