 Now more than ever the world needs not Holyoke graduates Who share the strength the readiness the urgency to make their lives stand for something bigger something better Who know there is as much to be done out there as there is to be undone Who believe that access and equity are everything and for everyone? At Mount Holyoke the drive to build a better world is in our DNA It's who we are. It's who we were. It's who we want to be Mount Holyoke exists to open minds and possibilities To dismantle gender oppression To challenge norms to empower those the wider world underestimates Ours is a history of engagement of firsts of purpose of persistence of students knowing and voicing their worth Today taking a stand means leading on a local and global scale To safeguard the status of women To engage across difference To create blueprints for the future rooted in understanding and knowledge in common purpose The world needs our catalysts for change women of strength and conviction Who give rise to a better world for all? The world needs Mount Holyoke now now now now more than ever