On Nov. 9, Smith Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a sit-in in College Hall to recognize the deaths of over 6,000 Palestinian civilians…
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Former Student Government Association President Leela de Paula ’23 announced her resignation from the organization, in an email to the student body on March 27.…
Originally published in the February 2023 print edition.
Smith held its annual celebration of Otelia and Adelaide Cromwell, its first Black alumna and professor respectively, on Nov. 15. The keynote speaker on this…
As the second month of classes draws to a close, some students on campus are still going home to linen closets, studies and living rooms.…
Over 100 Smith students, faculty and staff gathered on Chapin Lawn on April 15 to protest the administration’s treatment of dining and housekeeping workers and…
Kathleen McCartney, President of Smith College, announced in an email to the Smith community on Feb. 25 that she will be stepping down as president…
Smith celebrated the first Black alumna, Otelia Cromwell, with its annual Cromwell Day on Nov. 4. Following the theme of “Collective Imagining of Anti-Racist Democracies: Fighting for Racial Justice,” a part of Smith’s “Year on Democracies” event series, speaker LaTosha Brown, a noted voting rights activist, gave the keynote address.
Northampton mayoral candidates responded to a survey about racial equity and their plans to address racism in schools, policing and the local community.
REAL (Racial Equity and Learning) Northampton is an organization funded by the Northampton Education Foundation that works to create an anti-racist culture in Northampton public schools (NPS). In October, REAL distributed a survey to the mayoral candidates Gina-Louise Sciaara and Marc Warner about their views on racial equity and what they would do to further that agenda if elected. The full questionnaire is available to read on REAL Northampton’s website.
Associate Dean of the College/Dean of Students, Julianne Ohotnicky, and Director and Chief Curator at the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA), Jessica Nicoll, sent…