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Designing of Smith’s New Police Department Comes to A Close

The Campus Safety Advisory Group (CSAG), a group of faculty, students and staff who have been working to develop Smith’s new independent police department since September, 2019, recently announced that their work in designing the new department has essentially come to a close.

Community Feedback on Campus Safety

Thursday, Nov 14, a report summarizing findings from campus safety forums and listening sessions that have been held throughout the past few months was sent to the Smith community, explaining what steps the Campus Safety Advisory Group will be taking going forward and what feedback it has received about Smith’s police department.

The Future of Campus Safety: A Series of Open Forums

Last week, the newly formed campus safety advisory group hosted a series of open forums to discuss the future of Smith College’s soon to be independent police department. The forums were intended to collect feedback from the Smith community as the advisory group begins deciding what to suggest to President McCartney in shaping the new department, which will go into effect starting July 1.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Smith Community,    Tenney House is severely disturbed by the horrible comments made about our Ada Comstock neighbors on social media. This past weekend,…

Campus Police criticized for handling of sexual assault on campus

An unidentified Smith student was sexually assaulted in the late afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the Dickinson parking lot outside of Hubbard House. 

Approximately five minutes after the incident, the student called Campus Police and waited over an hour for them to arrive.