This article was originally published in the September 2024 print edition.
Smith College announced the closing of Cushing/Emerson dining hall on April 25, 2024, effective in the 2024-25 academic year, which has led to dissatisfaction and complaints among students and staff. The decision resulted from a routine assessment in Dining Services that primarily focused on evaluating student dining experiences and usage levels.
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On Dec. 7, 2023, Smith College’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) formally requested that the College divest from seven prominent global weapons manufacturers.
On Nov. 19, Smith College announced the incoming addition of Kathleen McCartney Hall to campus.
HP已经受够了。挫败感，觉得被视为理所当然以及被行政部门无视，他们不会再忍受这些了。本周日，4月10日，他们中的14人聚集在Seelye大厅，敲定了他们从院长协会大规模辞职的计划。4月11日星期一，24位舍长提交了他们的辞呈，其中的三位另外写了支持信。
Smith’s COVID-19 Incident Response Team (CIRT) announced that the college will further relax COVID-19 guidelines with a shift to “green mode,” starting on Monday, Feb. 28.
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.
Smith students gathered on Chapin Lawn to enjoy the “make up” Convocation Carnival at 11:30am on Oct. 6.
NORTHAMPTON -- Beneath a waving Confederate flag and MAGA banner, twenty white people shouted proudly on the corner of Elm and Prospect. Across the street, Smith students wrapped in pride flags kissed each other. A projected image declared, “Speaker Pelosi, Fight for our future!” on the Campus Center. Scattered police officers, campus safety patrollers, and Secret Service agents watched blankly.
After two days of the in-person International Student Pre-Orientation (ISP) program, the program transitioned to an online platform following a positive COVID-19 test from a student.
