BOOM! is an annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) learning symposium featuring a series of events. The event incorporates the voices and experiences of students, faculty, staff, and alums. Sessions are designed by members of the community for the entire community and will meet participants where they are in their learning and comfort in engaging in sessions on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
BOOM! 2022 will be a combination of live talks and recorded content.
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 9am to 10:15am
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Speakers: Rachel Beth Sayet (Mohegan), Larry Spotted Crow Mann (Nipmuc), Michele Scott (Mashantucket Pequot), Jonathan Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah) A collaborative panel of local...
Virtual Event
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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This workshop session will engage participants in an examination of racism and antisemitism as related ideologies. Speaker: Yavilah McCoy The focus will be to understand how these ideologies...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 11:30am
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Speakers: Faculty from Critical Social Thought, Africana Studies, and Latinx Studies This session will explore the history and future of Africana Studies, Critical Social Thought, Latinx Studies,...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs provide opportunities for students to engage in critical self-reflection and build community. However, in practice, these programs rarely provide...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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Speaker: Tomiko Jenkins The pandemic created a specific and unique taxation for many parents contending with a multitude of issues including working from home and often having to provide...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 11:30am
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Speakers: A'mara Braynen '22 and Kay Brown '23 We welcome you to join us for a museum tour that aims to challenge dominant narratives in art and history, examining the ways in which reframing art...
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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Speaker: Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts will facilitate this powerful workshop on how non-Black people...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 11:30am
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Speaker: Felicia Rose Chavez So much of teaching is about inheritance, about reinforcing the way it’s always been done. Many of us can’t even articulate why we teach the way that we do, beyond...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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Speaker: MoZone Peer Educators Through participating in this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to personally reflect on your own ideas, beliefs, worldviews, and behaviors while...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 10:30am to 12pm
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Speaker: Larry Spotted Crow Mann Larry Spotted Crow Mann is a member of the Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts. At this program, he will be discussing Nipmuc culture and history and the ancient...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 12pm to 1pm
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Zowie Banteah Cultural Center Ribbon Cutting and Blessing Ceremony
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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This is a session that uses poetry to help us think deeply about what solidarity looks like for Asian communities - both within and outside of it - and to push our thinking on what solutions we...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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In honor of women’s history month, five leaders from the Racial Equity and Justice Institute will share in this virtual event personal stories regarding their ongoing efforts to address racism and...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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This session is part of the Inclusive Excellence Leadership Institute and is by application only. In this program, faculty members will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Tomiko Jenkins The pandemic created a specific and unique taxation for many caregivers contending with the realities of loss, health challenges due to COVID-19 and pre-existing...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Dr. Leilani Sabzalian It is vital that educators think critically and carefully about how they support Indigenous students and represent Indigenous peoples and issues in K-12...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2pm
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Melina Baron-Deutsch ’16 will lead a workshop on how to create zines. Melina will share the history of zines, particularly about how they are used for information, resource, and experience sharing...
Virtual Event
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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This in-person workshop will provide a safe and brave space for International students to gain foundational skills to assist them in their journey towards being antiracist by: reflecting on their...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2pm
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Join FLIP to have a conversation with first-generation, low income (FGLI) identifying alumni. We will talk about the FGLI identity, classism, impostor syndrome, life after college, and FGLI...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Dana Fleitman Stalking is prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood. This session provides an overview of stalking on campus, focusing on defining stalking, identifying stalker...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Ysabel Garcia This presentation covers the multiple effects assimilation can have on the mental health of first-generation Latinx immigrants through the lens of Ysabel Garcia's story,...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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The purpose of this group is to provide a structured space for white-identified students to introspect on their racial socialization experiences and explore how historical and modern-day...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2pm
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The Interfaith Living and Learning Community (LLC) of Mount Holyoke College is the place where people from different faiths live together as a residential community. Coming from different faith and...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2pm
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Speakers: Faculty from the APC Subcommittee on the Multicultural Requirement and the DEI Advisory Committee The forum will explore student and faculty experiences with the “Multicultural...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2pm
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Speakers: Juliette Gagnon Strong Heart and Dr. Sabra Thorner Rooted in Indigenous cultures around the world, Listening circles emphasize storytelling for cultivating empathy. This Listening...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Yulín Cruz Ever since last century, Puerto Ricans have been divided as to whether they want Puerto Rico to become a State. Since the debacle of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, many think that...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1pm to 3pm
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Speaker: So Hess ‘22 “Climate doomism” and “climate depression” are new terms emerging in attempts to describe the collective overwhelm that youth feel when thinking about the environmental...
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 1:30pm to 2:30pm
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Speaker: Dr. Thema Bryant All community members are invited to this session that is vital for every one of us who are living within the ongoing global pandemic and managing an inordinate amount of...
Virtual Event
Free
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 6:30pm to 8pm
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The FP Monologues are created with the intention of exposing the public to the stories that led non-traditional students to college and to take a closer look at how those experiences have impacted...
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 8pm to 9:30pm
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Speakers: Safia Elhillo and Fatimah Asghar The BOOM Closing Keynote will feature the voices of two incredible activists and writers in dialogue with one another. We are thrilled to welcome Fatimah...
Virtual Event
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