Indoor mask mandate will return on August 15

Indoor mask mandate will return on August 15

In the most recent MHC This Week newsletter email, sent out to students on July 22, the College announced once again that it is preparing to welcome students back to campus for a full residential experience this fall.

Plans include a reversion to the 15-week semester system and in-person instruction. This is a departure from the 7-week module system enrolled students participated in during the 2020-21 academic year.

BREAKING News: Mount Holyoke changes fall 2021 meal plan

BREAKING News: Mount Holyoke changes fall 2021 meal plan

Mount Holyoke changed its school-wide meal plan for the 2021-22 academic year. Starting August 26, the Dining Commons will be open from 7:15 a.m. until 10 p.m. on weekdays and until midnight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Late night will now begin at 8 p.m. The dining hall will no longer be closed from 4-5 p.m. In previous, pre-COVID-19 years, the dining hall was open until midnight each night.

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.