In 2017, the Pew Research Center reported that a quarter of American adults identify as “spiritual but not religious”. At Smith, we are exposed to this phenomenon on a daily basis.
THE SOPHIAN
On Feb. 18, Smith College honored four alumnae with Smith College Medals; two faculty members with Faculty Teaching Awards (Will Williams, Associate Professor of Physics,…
The Smith Department of Theatre’s fall show, The Amplifier Project, is now live. The show takes the form of a collection of 29 individual pieces, all of which can be viewed online at The Amplifier website. Though they range in style and subject matter, most of the pieces are video, totaling nearly two hours of footage. The project was put together by 85 participants from across the Smith community, working together remotely from three different countries and 18 different states.
A few weeks ago, during Thanksgiving break, I had the time to reflect on my first semester of college.
Who isn’t experiencing pandemic fatigue? It’s easy to think that feeling worn out is just a sign of the end of the semester in 2020; but it’s not.
It’s not until mile five that I get that flying feeling.
Traducción de Laisha Aniceto
Por Sara DaSilva
Universidad en un formato completamente remoto ni siquiera se acerca a lo que ofrece la experiencia en el campus, tanto para estudiantes como para profesores. Desafortunadamente, dado que COVID-19 sigue siendo una crisis de salud pública, Smith y muchas otras universidades y distritos escolares han considerado que un semestre completamente remoto es la mejor opción. “Zoom University”, como la han acuñado los estudiantes, viene con sus desafíos y experiencias únicos. Ya sea que se encuentre en Northampton, Bangladesh, Alaska o Mississippi, los herreros se han unido en una comunidad virtual para seguir avanzando y marcar otro semestre hacia la graduación. Entrevisté a nueve estudiantes y cinco miembros de la facultad para preguntarles cómo les va a “Zoom University”.
There are red modes and green modes and phases of arrival; weekly testing, mandatory masking, and “enhanced” remote formats; a .02 coronavirus positivity rate at “peer institutions”; and an expected 1,700 undergraduate Smith students welcome back on campus.