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Mount Holyoke College has selected “Parable of the Sower” for its Common Read for the 2025–2026 academic year. The New York Times named the novel a Notable Book of the Year for its prescient treatment of racial justice, climate collapse and fascism.

On May 25, 2025, Mount Holyoke College celebrated its one hundred eighty-eighth Commencement, marking milestone achievements for the class of 2025. Maura T. Healey, governor of Massachusetts, was the graduation speaker.

Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey received an honorary doctorate and spoke to graduates about the College’s legacy and the opportunities of this moment.

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.

More than 175 students gathered in Chapin Auditorium with their families and friends for the twenty-first annual Stoling Ceremony for Mount Holyoke College’s graduating students of color and their mentors.

Mount Holyoke College held its ninth annual BOOM! Learning Symposium; the College hosted renowned speakers and offered a variety of workshops and breakout sessions centered on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Mount Holyoke College students gathered to be honored by the community for their leadership and service to others.

Mount Holyoke College’s annual Senior Symposium is one of the crowning achievements of a student’s intellectual journey.

Mount Holyoke College first-year student Ana Susskind ’28 discusses their excitement and the things they hope to learn during their first Building on our Momentum (BOOM!) Learning Symposium.

Mount Holyoke College student Maxine Ahenkora ’27 reflects on organizing this year’s BOOM! Learning Symposium.