Letters to the Community

Note: the letters here are an archive of the College's communication and response to the global pandemic.

• Indoor mask mandate to be lifted, October 5, 2022
• Indoor mask mandate extended, vaccine clinics planned, September 28, 2022
• Indoor mask mandate extended, September 14, 2022
• Health & Safety Updates Fall 2022, July 28, 2022
• Summer Updates to COVID-19 Protocols, July 9, 2022
• Updates to dining and isolation policies, February 3, 2022
• Further health and safety updates and reminders for spring 2022, January 20, 2022
• Urgent health and safety updates for spring 2022, January 13, 2022
• New year updates for health and safety on campus, January 7, 2022
• Campus updates regarding the omicron variant, December 22, 2021
• COVID-19 booster vaccine requirement and spring semester arrival information, December 9, 2021
• Omicron variant and other health and safety updates, December 1, 2021
• Forthcoming guest and visitor updates, October 20, 2021
• Health and safety updates as of October 6, 2021
• Moving to operating one on campus, September 22, 2021
• Campus updates for the fall 2021 semester, August 11, 2021
• Mount Holyoke College will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees, June 30, 2021
• Mount Holyoke Outdoor Grounds to Reopen to the Public May 29
• Moving to operating level one on campus, February 25, 2021
• Moving to operating level two on campus, February 1, 2021
• Additional information about spring 2021, November 11, 2020
• New mask mandate on campus, November 4, 2020
• Preliminary information on spring 2021, October 28, 2020
• Updates regarding planning for spring 2021, October 9, 2020
• Updates and reminders related to working on campus, September 9, 2020
• The Fall 2020 Financial Update, August 19, 2020
• The College's decision on a remote fall semester, August 10, 2020
• An important message from President Sonya Stephens on fall 2020, August 7, 2020
• Move-in and COVID-19 testing updates, July 31, 2020
• The Plan to Open the Gates, June 30, 2020
• Update on Fall Planning and Returning to Campus, June 16, 2020
• Academic Planning, May 14, 2020
• Information about grading for the Spring 2020 semester, March 27, 2020
• Building access changes, March 17, 2020
• COVID-19 Response and Remote Staffing Model, March 15, 2020
• Building Access Update, March 15, 2020
• Urgent Update for Residential Students, March 14, 2020
• Campus Policy Updates and Reminders for the community, March 13, 2020
• Travel, Donations & Residential Policy Updates for students, March 13, 2020
• Information related to COVID-19 for staff and faculty, March 13, 2020
• FAQ and travel information for students, March 11, 2020
• Updated and Important Information about COVID-19, March 10, 2020
• Additional information about Mount Holyoke's COVID-19 response, March 9, 2020
• Additional information about Mount Holyoke College’s coronavirus response, March 3, 2020 
• Important message about COVID-19 and Study and Travel Abroad, February 27, 2020
• Health alert: Coronavirus, January 29, 2020