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Reframing Success: Advocating for the Inclusion of Piper Kerman ’92 in Smith College’s Notable Alum List

Smith has a long and robust list of notable alums, a list about which the College frequently boasts. The Campus Center was recently named after Julia Child ’34. Just last year, Gloria Steinem ’56 visited John M. Greene Hall and spoke to students. The list includes CEOs, political figures, advocates, artists, actors and authors. One missing from this list is Piper Kerman ’92, author of the New York Times bestseller Orange is the New Black: My Year In A Women’s Prison

Navigating Careers in Government, International Affairs and Law & Policy with Heather Deland

In Aug. 2023, Smith College’s Lazarus Center welcomed Heather Deland, its first career specialist in law, government, policy and international affairs. Before joining the Smith community, Deland worked as the Internship and Career Coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).

Cromwell Day 2023 Creates New Worlds with Art and Joy

Nov. 2 marked this year’s Cromwell Day, an annual celebration of Otelia and Adelaide Cromwell, the first Black graduate and first Black professor at Smith, respectively. The theme this year was “Finding Joy on Our Journey to Racial Justice,” adding to the semester’s focus on finding joy in sorrow while on the path toward justice. The Cromwell Day Committee — a group of students, staff, and faculty — decided on this theme together, which gave a sense of continuity after poet Ross Gay’s visit in September.

The Autumnal Lovers’ Lament

It’s cuffing season and, at long last, I am cuffed. After struggling through a summer filled with pangs of yearning and many long-distance FaceTime calls, I feel so lucky to be on the same campus as my partner once again. But, as the leaves begin to turn and Smithies start to bring their coziest grandpa sweaters out of hibernation, I am once again reminded that it is, in fact, cuffing season, and I want to be cuffed in the cutest, most domestic, most gay-girl-autumn way possible. 

Four Candidates Compete for Two At-Large City Council Seats in Upcoming Northampton Election

In the upcoming Northampton election, four candidates are vying for two City Council at-large seats.

On Nov. 7, four names will appear on the ballot for Councilor-at-Large: Incumbent Marissa Elkins, Ward 4 Councilor Garrick M. Perry, former city councilor David Murphy and former mayoral candidate Roy C. Martin.

Current city councilor Jamilia Gore will not be running for a second term in office. Gore was the first African American woman to hold the at-large seat.

Kelsey Hunter Named Assistant Athletic Director for Equity, Inclusion and Student-Athlete Well-being

Kelsey Hunter was recently named the Assistant Athletic Director for Equity, Inclusion and Student-Athlete Well-being in July 2023. Hunter graduated from Smith in 2017, where she was a varsity athlete on the equestrian team and majored in psychology. She began working for Smith Athletics in 2019 as Coordinator of Student Athlete Development and Enhancement, which later evolved to Student Athlete Wellness Coordinator, and now to her current position.