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College partners with Hampshire to provide housing for those displaced by Mead fire

College partners with Hampshire to provide housing for those displaced by Mead fire

In a letter addressed to the Mount Holyoke College community on July 29, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Marcella Runell Hall announced that Mount Holyoke has partnered with Hampshire College to provide housing for those displaced by the Mead fire on July 17.

Mead Hall struck by lightning; Will likely be closed fall 2021

Mead Hall struck by lightning; Will likely be closed fall 2021

Mead Hall was struck by lightning on Saturday, July 17. According to an email sent to the Mount Holyoke community by the Office of Communications, Mount Holyoke Public Safety and the South Hadley fire department were on the scene at just after the event, around 6 p.m. EDT. The building was unoccupied at the time of the lightning strike and the College reported no injuries. Reportedly, there was a fire on the top floor of the building.