Smith College has begun to outline its plans for addressing executive orders and policy changes introduced by the new federal administration in a community webinar…
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Editors’ note: Pseudonyms were used for both of the interviewees. These pseudonyms were chosen by the author to preserve the privacy of students quoted. The…
On Thursday, Nov. 21, United Smith Student Workers (USSW) union bargaining committee members met with representatives of Smith College to discuss their new contract proposal.…
On the night of Tuesday, Nov. 5, Smith students gathered to watch election results at viewing parties across campus, including one hosted by the government…
As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election draws near, student-led clubs, the Jandon Center, the Government Department and other on-campus groups are hosting a variety of…
Smith students and local community members marched in the streets of Northampton on Thursday, Oct 19 to protest in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s apartheid state and Smith College’s response to the conflict.
Election Day is coming up on Nov. 8 and there is a crucial election nationwide; the stakes for statewide elections in Massachusetts are high as well. This year there are four ballot initiatives for voters to watch as well as state, local and national elections.
Planned Parenthood Advocacy of Western Massachusetts partnered with the Valley’s Women’s March to hold a protest against Texas’s restrictive abortion law that came into effect…
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.
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.