Class of 2020

COVID-19 guidelines continue for in person commencement for classes of 2020 and 2022

COVID-19 guidelines continue for in person commencement for classes of 2020 and 2022

On Sunday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m., Mount Holyoke College will host its 185th Commencement. After two years of being unable to host an in-person ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions, the classes of 2020 and 2022 will each experience their own commencement and reunion weekends. The commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 will be hosted a week after the class of 2022, on Sunday, May 29 at 11 a.m.

Senior class of 2020 says goodbye to campus two months early

Senior class of 2020 says goodbye to campus two months early

During the transition period following the announcement of Mount Holyoke’s campus closure, alums and class board members worked to put on a mock Laurel Parade and graduation ceremony for members of the class of 2020, who were denied many of the spring semester traditions by the pandemic.

Mount Holyoke evacuates campus due to COVID-19 pandemic

Mount Holyoke evacuates campus due to COVID-19 pandemic

“All students must move out of their on-campus housing beginning on Saturday, March 14, and must be moved out by Friday, March 20, at the latest,” read a campus-wide email sent from College President Sonya Stephens on Tuesday, March 10. “Students should not expect to live on campus for the remainder of this semester.”