All News & Stories | Mount Holyoke College News & Stories All News & Stories All News & Stories 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. Narrow down the list by selecting multiple topics. Fighting food insecurity in memory of her grandmother Mount Holyoke College student Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo ’27 is an awardee of this year’s Project for Peace grants from Middlebury College. She will launch a year-round food pantry in her hometown. Featuring Oluwafadeyemi Testimony Akinkuolie-Ibidapo She/her Tags: News Article Activism and Social Justice Alum Awards and Honors BIPOC Fellowships International Staff Student Understanding science in English and Spanish Cerebro 101 is an initiative led by Mount Holyoke College faculty Marta Sabariego and Nieves Romero-Díaz that teaches dual-language elementary students about neuroscience and behavior. Tags: News Article Academic Excellence Alum BIPOC Community-based learning Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Humanities MHC Forward Science & Technology Student Beverly Guy-Sheftall named Mount Holyoke’s Commencement speaker Trailblazing Black feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall will be the primary speaker at the Mount Holyoke College Commencement. Two extraordinary Mount Holyoke alums, Leslie Anne Miller ’73 and Maria Z. Mossaides ’73, will also be honored. Tags: News Article Academic Excellence Alum BIPOC Commencement Traditions and Annual Events Women’s College BOOM! is more critical than ever Miki Lin ’27, a Mount Holyoke College junior, is grateful to be a part of the planning process for this year’s BOOM! event. Featuring Miki Lin she/they Tags: Community Spotlight BIPOC BOOM Learning Symposium First Generation Student Traditions and Annual Events Ramadan away from home Sehaam Tahir ’29 celebrated her first Ramadan away from home at Mount Holyoke College this year, and the community made sure she and other Muslim students were considered and supported. Featuring Sehaam Tahir she/her Tags: Community Spotlight Diversity and Inclusion Spiritual Life Student Student experience Behind the scenes at BOOM! Zach Matys, production and events coordinator at Mount Holyoke College, reflects on what he’s learned from behind the camera or the laptop while filming events at BOOM! Featuring Zach Matys Production and events coordinator Tags: Community Spotlight BOOM Learning Symposium Staff Traditions and Annual Events The continuous work of being in community Reva Babbar ’28, a sophomore at Mount Holyoke College, reflects on what it takes to go from attending the annual BOOM! Learning Symposium to help plan and facilitate the symposium as a BOOM! program lead. Featuring Reva Babbar ’28 she/her Tags: Community Spotlight Activism and Social Justice BOOM Learning Symposium Diversity and Inclusion International Leadership Student Becky Wai-Ling Packard named ACE Fellow Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Mary E. Woolley Professor of Psychology and Education, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2026–27 academic year. Featuring Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Mary E. Woolley Professor of Psychology and Education She/her Tags: News Article Academic Excellence Awards and Honors Faculty Leadership Social Sciences Statement on Hampshire College Mount Holyoke College is working closely with our partners in the Five Colleges to understand how best to support Hampshire students, faculty and staff in the weeks and months ahead. Tags: Message from Leadership Five College Consortium Leadership Community and questions at Lyon’s Pride Mount Holyoke College student Caroline Grace ’27 attended the fourth annual Lyon’s Pride Conference, an event that had her both connecting with the community and questioning the support for queer people of color. Featuring Caroline Grace ’27 she/her Tags: Community Spotlight Alum Alum outcomes BIPOC Diversity and Inclusion LGBTQIA+ Student Quick links Visit Mount Holyoke Request Information Apply