In a school-wide email sent on Aug. 27, Smith disclosed that an on-campus community member has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to privacy laws, the…
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Since March, when Smith sent students home to continue the 2019-20 academic year remotely, the college has left housekeepers in the dark as to whether…
Despite Smith College’s recent decision to go fully remote for the Fall 2020 semester, the college will not lower its 2020-21 tuition. Responding to this,…
In the wake of the Smith administration’s decision on Aug. 5 to host classes fully remotely this fall semester, students are frustrated but ultimately understanding…
President McCartney announced Wednesday that, contrary to the original plan put out by the college, students – except those who absolutely cannot learn remotely – will not be allowed back to campus for the fall semester due to an increase of COVID-19 cases around the country and in Massachusetts.
Amrita Acharya ’22 describes her weekly radio show, “413 Ethnography,” as an “exploration of Western Mass niches.” Every Saturday afternoon, Acharya brings in a Pioneer Valley Local to interview. “413” was previously broadcasted over the 91.9FM WOZQ airwaves but is now a biweekly podcast posted on The Sophian website.
The pandemic has widened the gap between Smith’s most and least privileged members — including its faculty members. On July 6, President McCartney announced Smith’s…
Smith will invite freshmen, sophomores, and students graduating in January back for the fall semester; juniors and seniors may come back in the spring. All students will live in single rooms, and necessary precautions being taken include de-densifying floor populations and limiting the number of students per bathroom.
“Hi there Billy, I am the one that took your sign,” began local student Zahra Ashe-Simmer’s open letter to a Northampton community Facebook page, where she sparked nearly one thousand comments about a controversial yard sign commissioned by Northampton resident Billy Park.
On Sunday, May 17, Smith College held its first ever virtual commencement ceremony. Over 3,900 tuned into the program on Facebook Live, which started at noon and lasted just over an hour.