The minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $11 per hour since January. According to the Boston Globe, the $11 wage was the highest in the country when it was proposed in 2014.
However, state lawmakers are feeling pressure to increase the wage to $15 by 2021, in response to inflation and the state’s relatively high cost of living.
Students and faculty members at Smith celebrated the start of the new academic year at convocation on the evening of September 6. Classes began on Thursday, September 7.
The celebratory, student-focused college tradition first introduced by the college’s first female president Jill Ker Conway in 1975 now features house-themed costumes, house chants and minimal clothing.