Meet the class of 2025!
Mount Holyoke College鈥檚 newest class of almost-alums are scholars and leaders, activists and artists, teachers, storytellers and athletes and so much more. They are active in community and unstoppable in their work; they embrace many disciplines and points of view and have learned from talented faculty and through real-world practice to develop their strengths and reach their goals.
Every year we invite graduating seniors to nominate themselves for a profile detailing their Mount Holyoke journeys. Join our celebration of these seniors and explore how they have developed their voices and visions for the future.
Meet the class of 2025!
Aby Soumare
Minneapolis, MN
鈥淚鈥檝e found that no matter what, everyone working on this campus wants you to succeed.鈥
Cindie Huerta-Velazquez
Chicago, IL
鈥淲e all have different friend groups, but once a week we come together to talk about anything and everything. We intentionally make that time and effort to be together.鈥
Cynthia Obianuju Akanaga
Imo, Nigeria
鈥淢ount Holyoke changed my life. I鈥檝e always been afraid of making the wrong choice, but being here helped me put that fear into a positive light.鈥
Emmanuella Umoye
Lagos, Nigeria
鈥淲hen I got my acceptance letter from Mount Holyoke, it felt like I was being introduced to a community that genuinely wanted me to be part of it.鈥
Grace Jaeeun Lee
Los Angeles, CA
鈥淢ount Holyoke has a very collaborative community, a very accepting environment, which helped with [my] confidence. Even if I bring just a little to the table, I know my peers will have my back.鈥
Hailee Pitschke
Torrance, CA
鈥淚鈥檓 really grateful that 果冻传媒 offered opportunities to explore niche topics in fields I am interested in. It helped nail down key academic interests.鈥
From founding a law journal to landing a judicial fellowship
Marley Berano
Litchfield, CT
鈥淚 was looking for a place to grow [and] challenge myself but also to have a social life or work on the side while not losing my sport at the same time.鈥
Mars Bickford
Biddeford, ME
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I would have felt that I could explore my personal gender identity anywhere else,鈥 they said.
Mayan Caplan
Denver, CO
鈥淚t鈥檚 not just that everyone is really open and willing to connect; it鈥檚 that everyone is dazzlingly interesting, and I want to be in community with them.鈥
Rachel Katzenberg
Reisterstown, MD
鈥淎t 果冻传媒, I 100% found a good community 鈥 a large community that wants to help me and see me succeed.鈥
Sander Ivanenko
Lexington, MA
鈥淚f it weren鈥檛 for Mount Holyoke and the environment and professors and students, I never would have gone into science.鈥
Sarah Bell
New York, NY
鈥淭his place gives you exposure to different people, perspectives and even parts of yourself.鈥
Sumaiya Jahan
Chicago, IL
鈥淚 feel more confident and open-minded, open to doing things I would have been afraid to try before. I feel ready to take on challenges.鈥
Viviana Guerra
Chicago, IL
鈥淥ne thing I have loved about 果冻传媒 is that I have had the opportunity to explore whatever I wanted. I never felt like I was stuck in a box.鈥
Yunwei Ni
Wuxi, China
鈥淢ount Holyoke gave me the sense that everyone has the opportunity to go anywhere they want to go.鈥
Learning English, economics and independence all at the same time