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J.T. Martin is Mount Holyoke College’s director of LGBTQ+ resources and initiatives and supports the development of affirming and inclusive LGBTQIA+ communities for MHC students, staff, faculty and alums.
Mayan Caplan ’25 shares how she made connections at Mount Holyoke: “It’s not just that everyone is really open and willing to connect; it’s that everyone is dazzlingly interesting, and I want to be in community with them.”
Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor of History D. Caleb Smith spoke to The Guardian as to why companies rolled back diversity initiatives they implemented in 2020.
Mount Holyoke College has been a vibrant and safe second home for Mars Bickford ’25. “I don’t think I would have felt that I could explore my personal gender identity anywhere else,” they said.
Mount Holyoke College senior Marley Berano ’25 said, “I was looking for a place to grow [and] challenge myself but also to have a social life or work on the side while not losing my sport at the same time.”
Cindie Huerta-Velazquez ’25 connects food and community at Mount Holyoke: “We all have different friend groups, but once a week we come together to talk about anything and everything. We intentionally make that time and effort to be together.”
Mount Holyoke College senior Aby Soumare ’25 said, “I’ve found that no matter what, everyone working on this campus wants you to succeed.”
Senior Cynthia Obianuju Akanaga ’25 said, “Mount Holyoke changed my life. I’ve always been afraid of making the wrong choice, but being here helped me put that fear into a positive light.”
Mount Holyoke College Vice President for College Relations Kassandra Jolley makes an impassioned plea for alums of women’s colleges.
Mount Holyoke College student Alexandra Mihailopol ’26 has been selected by Middlebury College as a recipient of a Projects for Peace grant. She will offer financial literacy education to women in rural Romania via her EmpowHER project.
