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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“I chose Mount Holyoke because I heard about this magical place and how nice the people and professors are.”
In an academic year upended by COVID-19, Mount Holyoke College students still stepped forward to lead and serve their community.
Alex Moreno ’22 has a passion for improving her communities. When you invest in scholarship aid at Mount Holyoke, you enable students like Alex to find their home and strengthen their communities.
The Cording Ceremony is a moment to honor the unique challenges that first-generation and low-income students overcome to graduate.
Now in its fifth year at Mount Holyoke College, the Lavender Ceremony is a celebratory rite of passage for the LGBTQ community.
“I was finding the math in my drawings and the music in my art. I grew to love architecture, seeing where I could apply scientific principles to the arts.”
“The professors want to see you succeed. So just know that wherever you want to go in life, you will always have support to help you get there.”
“My social justice passion was developed at Mount Holyoke. That’s where I realized that I want to do better for my community, using the skills I learned.”
“Having close relationships with professors is something that I didn’t know was going to happen. Just knowing an adult who knows the way around academia.”
“I want to use my Mount Holyoke education and what I’ve learned to make sure that my classroom is equitable and do my part as a teacher.”
