Smith, like most small liberal arts colleges, promises a superior commitment to teaching undergraduate students. Professors don’t disappear to work on their research and leave the bulk of student engagement to teaching assistants; rather, they create the classroom environment. That level of engagement is a high demand for faculty, even those who are tenure-track or tenured.
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I was accepted by Smith College with a caveat — I would have to matriculate in January. Initially, I was too excited about my acceptance to read beyond “Congratulations!” It was only when I examined the letter more carefully that I noticed the minor hitch.
If you don’t know anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 at Smith this academic year, I’m here to tell you what to expect if…
Dear Smith College students, faculty and staff, In intro-level economics classes, professors teach students that monopolies are bad for consumers and the economy while they…
Photo by Helen McColpin
At first it was easy to give up my normal life in hopes of quelling the surge of disease that spread across the country. Weeks…
Picture me, in 2019, sitting on a couch at some UMass guy’s house while a party slowly died around me. I only came to this…
What I didn’t learn from all my sex education is that getting the news about an STI is terrifying.
While it is delicious to relish the social position achieved by virtue of my shining personality and not by virtue of my body (something that I can’t say is true for everyone at this college), it’s also lonely and takes a lot of hard work. I’ve only recently begun to examine how this has happened and the ways that it has come to shape the way that I exist in the world.
The fight for justice within our institution By Aoife Smith in collaboration with Charlie Diaz, Ramona Flores, Lexi Luckett, Lauren Holland and Lucía González In…