A Black Woman Will Lead Mount Holyoke College For The First Time In Its 186-Year History

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 8, 2023

Danielle Ren Holley, a celebrated legal educator and social justice scholar, has been named Mount Holyoke College’s 20th president, the Massachusetts based women’s college announced Monday. She will become the first Black woman to serve as the college’s permanent president in its 186-year history.

Before being selected for this role, President-elect Holley served as dean and a professor of law at Howard University School

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