Governance

Diversity Policy

Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College
Statement of Commitment to Diversity

The Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College seeks to foster a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. In our commitment to diversity, we seek to include appreciation for and values from many cultures. Our commitment to work toward an environment that values diversity requires us to develop and promote activities and programs that further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values that discourage intolerance and discrimination.

We shall endeavor to advance and incorporate the concept and dimensions of diversity into every aspect of Alumnae Association activity, including programs, staffing, personnel training practices, alumnae services, events, and all other areas of Association endeavor.

Dimensions of diversity shall include, but are not limited to, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, sex/gender, disability, socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, national origin, and age.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Alumnae Association will provide leadership and collaborate with members, staff, and volunteers to ensure an environment that values diversity and encourages all to participate in the programs, events, and activities of the Association.

Approved February 2, 2002
Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College

Your ability to be a responsible, effective woman in the coming century, prepared not only to live in this world but to make it a more livable place, depends on your knowledge of and your respect for people who are very different from you. — Johnnetta B. Cole, president emeritus of Spelman College, commencement address, 1998