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Trump’s Executive Order Stops US Government From Issuing New Work Visas

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to temporarily suspend new work visas on Monday, June 22. This executive order will combine with existing green card issuance restrictions to bar over 500,000 workers from entering the country, according to The New York Times. The order went into effect on June 24 and will continue through Dec. 31, 2020.

MHC Faculty Recommends Module-Style Learning Plan for 2020-2021 Academic Year

MHC Faculty Recommends Module-Style Learning Plan for 2020-2021 Academic Year

On Thursday, May 14, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Jon Western announced in a campus-wide email that the faculty decided to recommend a module-style learning plan for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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.”