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“This Community is Not Letting This School Go Down”: Protest Leads to College Decision Reversal on Fort Hill Closure
Photo taken by Shira Nathan '28

“This Community is Not Letting This School Go Down”: Protest Leads to College Decision Reversal on Fort Hill Closure

By Miriam Pennock on October 30, 2026 |

Campus, Local and News

Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton on Friday reversed plans to close the school’s early childhood center next year following an outcry that drew hundreds of…

Smith Says Fort Hill Closure Will Expand Childcare Access. Families Say it Won’t.
Parents, faculty, students and children gathered at the on-campus rally on Chapin Lawn | Photo taken by Miriam Pennock

Smith Says Fort Hill Closure Will Expand Childcare Access. Families Say it Won’t.

By Miriam Pennock & Seija Ellum on October 28, 2026 |

Campus, Local and News

On Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, the Center for Early Childhood Education at Fort Hill was business–or rather, play–as usual. Outside, preschoolers and toddlers piled onto…

Smith Students Express Frustrations Over New Freedom of Expression PolicyFoto de Shira Nathan ‘28.
Photo by Shira Nathan ‘28.

Smith Students Express Frustrations Over New Freedom of Expression Policy

By Ellie Meyerson on November 4, 2024 |

Campus and News

Smith students walked out of their respective classes and buildings in protest of the changes made to the “Policy Governing Time, Place and Manner of Expressive Activity” by President Sarah Willie-LeBreton and other colleagues in leadership at the college on Oct. 24. The walkout occurred after a draft of the new policy was leaked on Oct. 23.