Meet our community. See yourself here.
As one student says, “感觉就像世界上的一个样本人口, like little pieces of cities around the globe have migrated onto campus.”
Our community is also surprisingly like-minded — in the best of ways. 我们是好奇的、包容的和鼓励的. Reflective. Expressive. Approachable. We make change.
Meet some of us who call the Mount Holyoke community home. MoHome.
Steph Maldonado
Los Angeles, California
“Residence life has been a big part of creating a home for students and showing them that this is their home away from home.”
Lupe Antonio Lopez
Los Angeles, California
“我和一些在读学生在一起过夜. 每个人都很热情. That’s part of the reason I ended up applying to Mount Holyoke.”
Aimée Eubanks Davis ’95
“When I came to Mount Holyoke College, I felt at peace.”
Sami Parazin
Westwood, Massachusetts
“I really fell in love with the idea of a [women’s college that’s gender diverse] as a safe place. I really liked that there was a place where I didn’t necessarily have to compete with the male population to be heard.”
Azuna Sawada
Tokyo, Japan
“我觉得我到处都有姐妹. 霍利奥克山大学有很好的关系. 这里的人乐于助人给我留下了深刻的印象.”
Tara Roberts ’91
“Mount Holyoke was the place where I was really validated as a leader and as someone who had something to contribute.”
Lucy Anderson
Andover, Minnesota
“I’m getting a good education from Mount Holyoke that’s preparing me academically for whatever I do in the future.”
Alyxander Burns ’17
计算机科学讲师
"I love the environment of small liberal arts colleges and the opportunity to get to know students.”
Mei Fujimori-Henderson
Bremerton, Washington
“Mount Holyoke taught me a lot about how important it is to listen to and work with others.”
Wil Abam-DePass
Brooklyn, NY
“我选择霍利奥克山是因为这个社区.”
Iyana Alleyne
Bridgetown, Barbados
“霍利奥克山为我检查了所有的箱子.”
Sophia Smith
马萨诸塞州马布尔黑德
“I chose Mount Holyoke because it is a liberal arts education where I don't have to sacrifice one [passion] in order to pursue the other.”
Michaela Flanders
South Berwick, Maine
“[Mount Holyoke professors] create an environment in which students want to succeed, and they are wonderful role models of who I aspire to be as a professional.”
Chisato Kimura
Lawrence, Kansas
“[Mount Holyoke has] pushed me to demand justice for others, and they’ve shown me what true advocacy for other communities looks like.”
Aiesha Thomas
Bronx, New York
“Mount Holyoke truly made me feel like I was part of the community.”
Charu Sharma ’14
India
“Mount Holyoke really nurtures you to appreciate your uniqueness.”
Kelechi Ezeugwu
Rural Massachusetts
“这里在很多层面上都被接受了.”
Elena Frogameni
Florence, Massachusetts
“The Rhodes Scholarship feels like a continuation of my time at Mount Holyoke. 我得到了霍利奥克山社区的支持, a community that knew me and valued me as a scholar and a person.”
Lucas Wilson
非洲研究和经济学教授
“My principal goal is to learn who it is I'm teaching and figure out what they care about, what interests them, and how I can be supportive of them to follow that passion.”
Mara Kleinberg
Brooklyn, New York
“霍利奥克山是一个非常特别的地方. I’ve been able to find true community here through Mount Holyoke jazz vocals, radio and even by working with a local theater company.”
Amy Shiying Wang
Beijing, China
“I chose Mount Holyoke because I heard about this magical place and how nice the people and professors are.”
Marta Sabariego
神经科学和行为学助理教授
“I try to empower my students to know that if they work hard, they can achieve their goals. I try to translate my passion for what I do to them and motivate them to follow their dreams.”
Paige Osborne
宾夕法尼亚州的费城
“I had a lot of ideas but I didn’t know how to make space for them. I do here. 我变成了一个更真实的自己.”
Kylie Gellatly
Cornwall, CT
“Mount Holyoke offers full scholarships, and are proud to have a nontraditional student population.”
Olivia Aguilar
环境研究副教授
“Environmental and science learning communities can be very exclusive. How they can be more inclusive of groups that are traditionally marginalized?”
Alice Capson ’71
Kansas City Metro, Kansas
“I feel I’m part of the legacy of making sure ‘Mount Holyoke forever shall be’ by strengthening our alum bonds and publicizing the College.”
Shayn Keiter-Massefski
Sharon, Massachusetts
“I love how easy it has been for me to make connections and form relationships. I am grateful for those connections, both as friendships and mentorships.”
Sommer Byers
马萨诸塞州马布尔黑德
“Everyone here inspires me to push beyond what I thought possible, question assumptions, envision a better world. 我的同龄人令人敬畏，鼓舞人心.”
Allie Brown
Burlington, Vermont
“At Mount Holyoke, people really want to see you succeed, just like you want to see them succeed.”
Sarah Stefana Smith
性别研究助理教授
“Mount Holyoke is at the forefront of rethinking a women’s college by including trans students. Historical moments are where amazing coalitions emerge.”
Tarana Bhatia ’15
Washington, D.C.
“I entered very shy but was taught to think critically and gained confidence. 我所采取的每一个行动都是因为学院塑造了我.”
Yun-Hsuan “Melody” Su
计算机科学助理教授
“I’m grateful to my professors who encouraged me and sparked my passion for robotics. 我喜欢现在的角色，激励学生.”
Muyun (Charlotte) Wang
Yichang, China
“This is the place where I can really let my voice be heard by other people, 让我发现自己作为女人的潜力, and as a woman of color.”
Luisa Linares
Miami, Florida
“During COVID I felt very lost, like, what do I do now. 没有熟悉的感觉. Going back to a CBL program helped me think back to a time where things weren’t as crazy.”
Sal Cosmedy
Rye Brook, New York
“我希望未来的学生说, “当我来到霍利奥克山, 我可以在校园里有所作为. 这里有参与的途径和资金.’”
Alexya Lee
北切姆斯福德，马萨诸塞州
“I originally wanted to major in environmental studies but I took a geology course first.”
Kuzivakwashe Madungwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
“Playing squash challenged me to push myself beyond what I thought I could achieve as an athlete. 整个学生运动员的经历是惊人的.”
Anh Hoang-Lindsay ’06
Boston, Massachusetts
“我为学院做志愿者是非常私人的. 这为我提供了很多机会.”
Benjamin Gebre-Medhin
社会学助理教授
“Mount Holyoke is one of the places that represents most faithfully and excitingly the liberal arts ethos.”
Skylar Hou
Beijing, China
“To me, 霍利奥克山不仅仅是一个地方, it’s about the people here and the memories we create together.”
Shanze Hasan
Karachi, Pakistan
“I can confirm that the thing Mount Holyoke students look forward to most on the weekdays — after a never-ending day of classes, 工作和承诺——是M&Cs (milk and cookies).”
David Hernández
拉丁美洲研究副教授
“我非常喜欢教这些学生. 这真的是一次很棒的经历.”
Hannah Pozzebon
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
“Every internship I’ve ever gotten has been through the alum network. If students asked me for advice, I would say to really use that. 这对我来说100%有效.”
Cory Mahlstedt
Tolland, Connecticut
“自从我在这里上学以来, 我和各行各业的人都交过朋友, with various interests, talents and passions. People who hold fascinating, diverse narratives to listen to and learn from. Athletes, hippies, artists, political activists, poets, musicians and any other label you may identify as is represented here — there truly isn’t one archetype.”
Neorgia Grant
Kingston, Jamaica
“Mount Holyoke has helped me understand my self-worth. I’m becoming the student, the woman I’ve always envisioned myself to be.”
Sara Sarmiento
Miami, Florida
“I’d been doing community service, but everything I cared about socially centered on politics. That’s when I thought I would study international relations.”
K. J. Lewis
Pleasantville, New York
“When I mentioned studying in Japan to my Japanese professor, 亚洲研究教授内本直子, 她给了我一张暑期项目的清单.”
Michelle Serrano (right)
Los Angeles, California
“Mount Holyoke empowers women to be fearless and gives them the tools necessary to achieve their goals in or out of the classroom. The professors are beyond phenomenal and truly care about the success of students.”
Morgan Turner
Chester, New Jersey
“为了我和我的21个队友, the changing of the seasons is also accompanied by 5-ounce solid plastic balls. 确切地说，是曲棍球.”
David Sanford
Elizabeth T. 凯南音乐教授
“我一直在向我的学生学习.”
Madeline Fitzgerald
Hebron, Connecticut
“这里的LGBTQ+人群不止一个类别. There is, no pun intended, 彩虹的每一种颜色:运动员, nerds, partiers and artists are all represented in our thriving community.”
Jai Pemmaraju (left)
Iowa City, Iowa
“I’m part of Asian American Students in Action and we represent the ACE house. Being part of the AASIA has really provided me with a sense of community.”
Marisol Fernandez
Miami, Florida
“At Mount Holyoke, we have a very philanthropic sense of thinking. We always want to find a way to give back and make things better. 我认为这在其他机构并不常见. Here, the liberal arts give a deeper way of looking at things, but also a wider way. You think of the repercussions, the history, the individual.”
Donari Yahzid
Atlanta, Georgia
“I knew that if I attended Mount Holyoke, I would be so proud of the person I would become.”
Tess Tuitoek
Nairobi, Kenya
“The Shirley Chisholm Living-Learning Community and The Betty Shabazz Center are where I’ve made friends and family for life.”
Virginia Guerra
Miami, Florida
“作为一个来自迈阿密的古巴裔美国人, Florida, I was slightly terrified at the thought of moving to a place that had this concept of ‘negative degrees.’”
Lexi Lobdell
波托拉谷，加利福尼亚
“As a first-year student, I was intimidated to suggest that I could conduct an experiment with horses. However, 布林教授对我笑了笑, asked a few questions and informed me that she would talk to Professor Patel at dinner about how Tufts and Mount Holyoke could collaborate to conduct a joint project.”
Jessie Maier
Rahway, New Jersey
“Shoutout to the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and Jewish Student Union! As a student of faith, it’s important to find support and community during the religious holidays that I can’t celebrate with family.”
凯特·米查姆(左二)
Evansville, Indiana
“The entrepreneurship club is a great place for people to connect who are interested in changing the world by starting their own businesses.”
Sarah Paust
Southeast Florida
“The Outing Club has shown me time and again that the only obstacle standing in my way is my own hesitation.”
Lisa Garrity
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
“I needed a strong liberal arts academic program that would challenge me and allow me to take a wide range of courses. I needed a supportive environment with small classes that would encourage my introverted self to speak up. I needed Mount Holyoke.”
Regina Carey
Belmont, Massachusetts
“A large part of the Mount Holyoke experience is taking advantage of all that the Pioneer Valley — the beautiful region where Mount Holyoke is situated — has to offer.”
Chloe Jensen
Eugene, Oregon
霍利奥克山新闻万岁! 被聪明的人包围, eloquent students who publish great work every week has impacted me in every positive way.”
Relyn Myrthil
Miami, Florida
“文艺复兴学校是一个非凡的机会. I get to show other students how amazing art is, how accessible it can be to anyone.”
你在霍利奥克山的经历是怎样的?
Hear some of our students discuss some of their favorite aspects of the Mount Holyoke experience in these 1:1 conversations.
