“I remember one reporter asked me what was one of the most important things that I learned after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and I said, we will no longer be able to hide our inequality behind palm trees and piña coladas,” stated former Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carmen Yulín Cruz.
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Dining hall workers on campus are experiencing dramatic changes in operation due to COVID-19 protocol, and are struggling to keep up with the constant change…
Editor's Note: The following article contains discussion of suicide and mental health struggles that readers may find distressing.
In an email to the Smith community on Friday, President of Smith, Kathleen McCartney announced the college’s Fall 2021 plan to invite all students to campus for an in-person semester.
On April 1, President of Smith, Kathleen McCartney, hosted a Presidential Colloquium on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Joining her were two disability rights activists, Judy Heumann and Tom Hehir.
On March 25, the NCAA announced that it hired a prominent civil rights law firm to conduct an independent investigative review on gender inequity in its championship events.
College in a fully remote format is not even close to what the on campus experience provides–for both students and professors. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 remaining…
On September 28th, Smith’s Senior Class President Jane Casey-Fleener ’21 launched a petition titled: “Bring Class of 2021 Back for Spring Semester.” The purpose of…
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…
Kris Evans, the Interim Director of the Schacht Center, upholds confidentiality before anything else when testing and planning for a possible Covid-19 case within the…