“While we continue to move toward a more flexible reopening, the reopening plan continues to be dynamic and ever evolving in response to the pandemic. We fully believe in this community and what it can be if we unite in committing to a Culture of Care to look out for and protect one another.”
“The Hollins community stands with our international students in opposition to this policy, and supports the Association of American Universities, NASPA, and the American Council for Education in speaking out against this policy. We decry the unnecessarily difficult position in which our students, and the more than one million international students nationally, have been placed.”
“At Hollins our call must not only be in reaction to recent events, but also to reconcile our institutional past with enslavement; to ensure all of our students – including the voices and concerns of students of color – are heard, seen, and valued, and feel safe on campus today; to create an environment of inclusive excellence that supports rigorous teaching and learning in the liberal arts tradition; and to develop a plan that guides our efforts to be an inclusive community. We must be accountable for equity regardless of what is happening in the world around us.”
Hinton and five other panelists explore “the new realities of life on campus in the midst of a pandemic,” and address what campus life will look like; issues related to working on campus; and how they envision learning will occur.
“I love the fact that the women of Hollins are fiercely intelligent, unapologetically ambitious, and incredibly generous,” Hinton said in a video conversation with Interim President Nancy Oliver Gray that was produced in conjunction with Hollins’ “Virtual Reunion 2020.”
Mary Dana Hinton, who will become Hollins’ 13th president on August 1, told students, faculty, and staff that the transformative effect brought about by her education, and the ability to impact the lives of others, “are what drive my commitment to the mission of Hollins University.”
“I am overjoyed to become the 13th president of Hollins University,” said Hinton, who is currently president of the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota.. “Hollins’ steadfast commitment to the education of women, its grand ambitions for the future, and the strong desire to not only be an inclusive leader in women’s education but a higher education innovator reflects the incredible vision and enormous potential of the university.”