Last week in Springfield, 18 Hampshire County residents were arrested at the Department of Homeland Security’s regional office while protesting the deportation of an undocumented resident of the county. The demonstrators were reportedly blocking the front entrance and restricting access to the building. Amongst the 150 people gathered were residents from Amherst, Northampton and Hadley.
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Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a federal policy that had protected transgender people from discrimination in the workplace. This policy, put into place by the Obama administration three years ago, was under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In a campus-wide email sent Monday, President Kathleen McCartney and Board of Trustees Chair Deborah Duncan ’77 that the college will adopt four strategic recommendations to divest the endowment of fossil fuels. The decision came at the Saturday meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Each spring Smith awards members of its alumnae with the Smith College Medal in recognition of their outstanding achievements in business and the world. This year, four distinguished alumnae will be awarded the medal Rochelle “Shelly” Braff Lazarus ’68, Ann Stringfellow Masten ’73, Rebecca Rabinow ’88 and Kimberly Scott ’91.
Earlier this month, a petition with 757 signatures was used to try and convince Easthampton Mayor Karen Cadieux to officially declare the city a sanctuary city. The goal was to obtain the title of sanctuary city through executive order or the issuance of an ordinance. The city requires petitions to have a minimum of 100 signatures to gain a public hearing after a clerk verifies that the signatures are valid and reach the minimum requirement.
Earlier this month, a petition with 757 signatures was used to try and convince Easthampton Mayor Karen Cadieux to officially declare the city a sanctuary city. The goal was to obtain the title of sanctuary city through executive order or the issuance of an ordinance. The city requires petitions to have a minimum of 100 signatures to gain a public hearing after a clerk verifies that the signatures are valid and reach the minimum requirement.
Last month, English department lecturer Patrick Donnelly stepped away from teaching Reading Contemporary Poetry after an incident in which he said a racial epithet present in a poem. The administration responded to the incident in the poetry class by replacing the instructor and offering students additional help finding alternative courses.
The Annual Jeanne Clery Campus Security and Fire Safety Report, which came out last week, is an annual report of various crimes and problems that have occurred on campus in the past year.
Earlier this month, Stephen Paddock fired into a crowd attending the Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, leaving 59 people killed and hundreds of others injured. Following the mass shooting, which is recorded to be one of the worst in U.S. history, there has been both calls for and rejections of gun control.
Last week, the Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REES) Department’s “Revolutions” Film Series rallied again for its second meeting.