Co-president and CEO of The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Coalition, Emmy-award winning journalist, and women’s rights activist, Carol Jenkins spoke at Smith’s second Presidential Colloquium of the 2021 Fall Semester on Sept. 21.
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Smith began its Year on Democracies with a Presidential Colloquium featuring Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. She opened the annual Colloquium series on Sep 8, answering questions from Smith students and faculty about the condition of the U.S. democracy and her position within it as one of the most politically powerful women in the country. The event was held at John M. Greene Hall, allowing a portion of the Smith community to attend in-person, while others watched the live-stream.
NORTHAMPTON -- Beneath a waving Confederate flag and MAGA banner, twenty white people shouted proudly on the corner of Elm and Prospect. Across the street, Smith students wrapped in pride flags kissed each other. A projected image declared, “Speaker Pelosi, Fight for our future!” on the Campus Center. Scattered police officers, campus safety patrollers, and Secret Service agents watched blankly.
After two days of the in-person International Student Pre-Orientation (ISP) program, the program transitioned to an online platform following a positive COVID-19 test from a student.
Smith College Dining Services made changes in the dining system for the Fall 2021 semester, both as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to the general needs of students.
The Northampton Policing Review Commission (NPRC), created by the Northampton Mayor and City Council, released its recommendations for reforming “the current organizational and oversight structures, municipal funding allocations, and policies and ordinances” of the Northampton policing system. The creation of a “new Department of Community Care” should be a top priority according to the NPRC.
In the semester’s final Presidential Colloquium on May 5, President Kathy McCartney was joined by Professor Jennifer Ho from the University of Colorado Boulder. Ho discussed the escalated violence against Asian Americans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and broader issues of race and racism.
On April 15, Smith College announced its intention to gift the City of Northampton $200,000 to support the efforts of the Mayor of Northampton, David Narkewicz, in creating a Community Resilience Hub - a decision that poses potential risks to the efforts and goals of Northampton Abolition Now and other local abolition organizations.
“I remember one reporter asked me what was one of the most important things that I learned after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and I said, we will no longer be able to hide our inequality behind palm trees and piña coladas,” stated former Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz.
Dining hall workers on campus are experiencing dramatic changes in operation due to COVID-19 protocol, and are struggling to keep up with the constant change…