Mount Holyoke Student Life

While officially designated for May, Mount Holyoke College celebrates Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AAANHPI) Heritage Month in April to include students on campus, honoring the diversity of the global Asian diaspora.

Don't miss the opening ceremony on Thursday, April 9, which will feature a talk and Q&A with Professor Richard Chu of UMass Amherst.

Learn more about the month and upcoming programming on the channel page on the College Events Calendar (link in bio!)

The Mount Holyoke College community is invited to honor and learn from the histories and voices of the College’s Southwest Asian and North African communities during SWANA Heritage Month.

The month of programming kicks off tonight, April 6, with an opening ceremony featuring editor Leyla Moushabeck. Join as she discusses the vital intersections of heritage, storytelling and solidarity.

Learn more about the month and upcoming programming on the channel page on the Events Calendar: https://gemini.google.com/app/4ffce05ddc74caa2?utm_source=app_launcher&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=base_all

This year, programming is guided by the national theme set by The Arab America Foundation: "Many Voices, One Community,” which emphasizes that this diversity is our greatest strength — one that deeply enriches our campus and collective story. This year's theme is an invitation to honor our individual differences while simultaneously affirming our unity as one community, bound together by shared values of family, resilience, belonging and contribution. This theme beautifully reflects the incredible breadth of SWANA identities while affirming the core values that unite us.

We are so excited for the 2026 Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference workshop lineup!

Join us at Mount Holyoke College on Saturday, March 28, for a day of radical connection (Don't forget to register! https://events.mtholyoke.edu/toclc-2026).

Under this year’s theme, "When Wisdom Speaks," sessions dive into movement, community, tech, leadership, finances and healing.

Swipe through and let us know what you are most excited for in the comments! 👇

Contact [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions.

Workshop Session I (11:00 am)
--Your Body’s Wisdom: Revolutionize your relationship with your body by activating ancestral wisdom through somatic and intuitive practices.

--Take the Mic: Master communication frameworks and leverage your internal wisdom to build more authentic personal and professional connections.

--Wise Women & Radical Tables: Explore how culture bearers and lived-experience leaders shape movements through radical listening and collective wisdom.

--Networking & Mentoring: An interactive session focused on professional growth and sponsorship strategies specifically for undergraduate students of color.

--Vision Back to Visit Forward: Use the African principle of Sankofa to reclaim your narrative and craft vision boards that honor both your history and your aspirations.

Workshop Session II (2:10 pm)
--Community is Timeless: Learn solidarity strategies and cross-community dialogue techniques inspired by influential women of color elders.

--Healing Scarcity: Distinguish between ancestral wisdom and inherited trauma to create a value-driven financial future focused on liberation.

--Ballroom (The Cultural Influence): Learn the fundamentals of vogue and runway while exploring how ballroom culture shapes language, art and self-confidence.

--When Wisdom Meets Technology: Design community-centered AI models that prioritize care and include the voices of women of color in tech systems.

Holyoke College students, faculty, staff and alums are invited to join President Holley for a conversation with Jen Wong, chief operating officer of Reddit, on Tuesday, Mar. 10. Check out the link in bio for more information!

Meet the Spring 2026 Student Involvement Consultants (SICs)! SICs are a resource for all students and student organizations through the Office of Student Involvement at Mount Holyoke College

They can help with:
• Finding ways to get involved
• Balancing involvement with other commitments
• Creating new student organizations
• Running and strengthening an existing org

Drop-in Hours (no appointments needed):
• Monday: 12:15-1 pm, 2- 3:30 pm, 5-7 pm
• Tuesday: Noon-2 pm, 4-5:30 pm, 6-7 pm
• Wednesday: 1-3 pm, 4:15 - 6 pm, 6-7 pm
• Thursday: 3:15-5:15 pm
• Friday: 11:30-12:30 pm, 2-4 pm

We welcomed 35 new springies for Spring Orientation — along with a snowstorm! ❄️🌷 Despite the weather, Orientation was a cozy, fun-filled weekend of connection and discovery. Huge thanks to our amazing Orientation team for making our newest Lyons feel right at MoHome!! 💙🦁

Welcome back to campus! As you start your semester, please remember to follow posted detour signs to get to Kendall.

Cutting up the hillside may seem faster, but it damages plants, compacts soil, and creates unsafe, inaccessible paths. Everett Road is safer for everyone and helps protect the land.

Plus, detours have their perks: a quick mental reset, more movement and fresh air, and a chance to notice parts of campus you might’ve missed before.

Thanks for helping keep our campus safe, accessible, and sustainable 💚

! We are so excited to welcome all our springies to Mount Holyoke College ! 🦁💙

Click on the link in our bio for the Orientation schedule. And share your photos of Orientation by tagging us and we will reshare!

Share a kind word or message of welcome as they embark on their Mount Holyoke journey in the comments below and our Spring Orientation 2026 Padlet (Link in bio!)

Every journey to the gates of Mount Holyoke College is unique, but the spirit of the finish line is the same! We asked our December graduates to share the stories, memories and perspectives that shaped their time here — swipe to see their responses. Wherever your journey goes next, Mount Holyoke forever shall be.