Over this past week, Jodi Shaw, a student support coordinator in residence life at Smith, posted three Youtube videos accusing Smith of anti-white hostility and…
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Lately, I’ve been trying to locate the things for which I am thankful, even in the midst of what is arguably one of the most uncertain moments of my lifetime. The past six months have felt blurred somehow, as though the haze of this pandemic has permeated nearly everything we do; the spaces we inhabit, the people we surround ourselves with, the parts of the world within which we seek refuge. It has felt impossible not to fixate on the enormity of it; the manifold ways in which it can encumber us.
Original por Amanda Chisolm 21 de agosto de 2020
Traducción por Laisha Aniceto 30 del agosto de 2020
A pesar de la reciente decisión de Smith College de ir completamente remotamente en
línea durante el semestre de otoño de 2020, la universidad no reducirá su matrícula
2020-21.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, Smith held its first-ever digital Convocation. The event, which was held as a webinar over Zoom, featured addresses from the…
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…
Since March, when Smith sent students home to continue the 2019-20 academic year remotely, the college has left housekeepers in the dark as to whether…
Despite Smith College’s recent decision to go fully remote for the Fall 2020 semester, the college will not lower its 2020-21 tuition. Responding to this,…
In the wake of the Smith administration’s decision on Aug. 5 to host classes fully remotely this fall semester, students are frustrated but ultimately understanding…
President McCartney announced Wednesday that, contrary to the original plan put out by the college, students – except those who absolutely cannot learn remotely – will not be allowed back to campus for the fall semester due to an increase of COVID-19 cases around the country and in Massachusetts.
The pandemic has widened the gap between Smith’s most and least privileged members — including its faculty members. On July 6, President McCartney announced Smith’s…