{"id":18,"date":"2023-08-04T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/blackhistoryatmhc\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-10-08T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T17:50:49","slug":"legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/blackhistoryatmhc\/legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Building on the History and Legacy of Those Who Came Before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students creating change in the 1960s and 1970s hoped that their work would make Mount Holyoke a better place for everyone. Looking forward Sharyn Ainsworth \u201869 wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn its separation, Afro-Am represents Mount Holyoke\u2019s only hope for a truly un-racial society. Afro-Am has brought about change. Because of Afro-Am it is conceivable that a future entering black student will know a happiness greater than that which I knew\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 30 years later students began to reflect on the legacy of those before, and whether much had changed. In 1999, the Mount Holyoke News<\/em> reflected on the Third World Voices column saying \u201cthemes of alienation, discrimination, invisibility and dissatisfaction with \u201cmulticulturalism\u201d recur throughout the 20 year span of ALANA women\u2019s written expression.\u201d However, the goals of the column remained the same: \u201cto create a forum for third world women to address our issues and foster a sense of community [and] to serve as a formal, institutional method of educating the campus about third world affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another article of the Mount Holyoke News<\/em>, on February 28, 2002 titled \u201cThe Changing Face of Diversity at Mount Holyoke 1964-2002,\u201d students, faculty, and staff reflected on the important components of change, including the importance of full community engagement as well as representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mount Holyoke News<\/em>, February 28th, 2002<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe reflections of women of color who were enrolled at Mount Holyoke during these waves of diversification indicate that a cohesive community is truly the result of efforts from all directions.\u201d – Kate Shmeckpeper \u201802<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that we were clearly fighting for representation. That\u2019s sort of in my mind as the most significant thing for women of color at that time,\u201d said Rochelle Calhoun \u201883, Acting Dean of the College. \u201cRepresentation in the administration, faculty and students as well as representation or a voice in a public forum like the paper.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 1, 2023, Danielle R. Holley began her term as the 20th president of Mount Holyoke and its first permanent Black president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on the images below to learn more about how the Mount Holyoke community has built upon its history and legacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cultural Houses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stoling Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hortense Parker Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#MoHonest Movement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Living Learning Communities (LLC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BOOM – Building on our Momentum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mount Holyoke College President Danielle Holley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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