Sarah Willie-LeBreton fue inaugurada como la duodécima presidenta de Smith College el 21 de octubre de 2023. Su inauguración fue la culminación de una celebración de dos días en todo el campus que incluyó lecturas, instalaciones de arte, sesiones musicales y una fiesta de baile. Willie-Le Breton fue seleccionada como Presidenta la última primavera después de un largo proceso. Aunque ella ha estado actuando como presidenta desde el principio del semestre, no asumió formalmente el cargo hasta el sábado 21 de octubre.
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On Nov. 17, two new student worker unions, United Smith Student Workers and Smith College Residence Life Collective, held an inaugural rally on Chapin Lawn…
Smith College fired adjunct dance professor Olive Demar on Wednesday, Nov. 1, for “not meeting an acceptable level of performance” and “veering off course-related topics in class and focusing on your personal life and political issues; ending class early; and refusing to meet with [her] Chair.” Since her firing, Demar has said the reason for her termination was for discussing the war in Israel and Palestine.
On Nov. 8, Smith College hosted a faculty panel in Wright Auditorium that aimed to offer the Smith community context for understanding the ongoing Israel-Hamas…
This article was originally published in the October 2023 print edition. Sarah Willie-LeBreton was inaugurated as Smith College’s 12th president on Oct. 21, 2023. Her…
AMHERST, MA. —- Amherst College welcomed Governor Maura Healey to Johnson Chapel to commemorate the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit in what…
As they marched down West St. from Smith’s College Hall to L3Harris Northampton Offices, Smith students and local activists chanted “Free Free Palestine” and “What do we want? Divestment! When do we want it? Now!” The Oct. 25 protest was against L3Harris, a weapons manufacturing company that has offices in Northampton and whose weapons are used by the Israeli military. Protestors called on Smith to divest from L3Harris, the city of Northampton to shut down the location and L3Harris employees themselves to stop manufacturing weapons and distributing them to the Israeli military.
Smithies for Restorative Justice hosted a sit out to hold space for sexual assault survivors in the afternoon of Saturday April 22. The action happened…
Former Student Government Association President Leela de Paula ’23 announced her resignation from the organization, in an email to the student body on March 27.…
On March 4, the Office of Student Engagement hosted Alison Bechdel, a cartoonist best known for her comic strips “Dykes to Watch Out For” and for her graphic memoir “Fun Home,” at John M. Greene Hall for a keynote talk, moderated discussion and book signing.