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“I realized that a weight had been lifted from my shoulders the moment I stepped on campus. That was the moment I decided to attend MHC.”

In naming Kristie A. Ford, Ph.D., as Presidential Fellow for this academic year, Interim President Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum has selected an expert in diversity, equity and inclusion who will help advance the College’s commitment to Intergroup Dialogue and other initiatives.

����ɬ’s Zowie Banteah Cultural Center has reopened in a new, accessible space so all can come and celebrate the culture and heritage of the Indigenous community.

Vice President Kijua Sanders-McMurtry reflects on connecting to land and place and provides details about the College’s second annual teach-in.

Tara Roberts ’91 is the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year and the inaugural Launching Leadership interviewee at ����ɬ.

The student-led month of celebration for Latinx Heritage Month at ����ɬ honors the richness of Latinx culture and connection on campus.

����ɬ has received the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

����ɬ’s Master of Arts in Teaching program has received a $125,000 state grant to develop a new program to support teachers on emergency licenses in the Holyoke Public Schools district as they pursue initial licensure and their master’s degrees.

New faculty member Marsha Allen FP’10 isn’t a stranger to ����ɬ. She came back to teach because the faculty’s focus on diversity and equity and on involving students in research was exactly what she was looking for.

Travis Hodges, new faculty at ����ɬ, conducts research on sex differences in stress, as well as how stress affects cognitive bias in rats — and, potentially, humans.