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Celebrating Staff Champions
A fall event celebrated “champions for Smith students” by bringing together students, staff and faculty who are helping to foster a sense of belonging at Smith.
- Campus Life
- October 29, 2021
People News October 2021
Podcasts, research grants and career promotions are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2021
Smith College Will Replace Loans with Grants in Financial Aid Awards
Smith College has announced that it will eliminate loans from its undergraduate financial aid packages, beginning in fall 2022, replacing them with grants from the college. This historic expansion of the college’s financial aid program represents a new annual investment of $7 million, projected to bring the college’s total aid awarded next year to more than $90 million.
- News of Note
- October 22, 2021
Meet Cromwell Day Speaker LaTosha Brown
LaTosha Brown, an award-winning civil rights and voting rights activist, is the keynote speaker for this year’s Cromwell Day celebration on Thursday, Nov. 4. Her address on “Reimagining American Democracy” is at 1:30 p.m. in John M. Greene Hall for students, faculty and staff participating in the college’s asymptomatic testing program.
- Year on Democracies
- October 20, 2021
Teaching Award Winners Share Insights
Three faculty members who are recipients of this year’s Sherrerd Teaching Awards—Maren Buck, Gaby Immerman and Michelle Joffroy—share insights about their experiences as educators. An awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m. in Sage Hall for those participating in Smith’s asymptomatic testing program.
- News of Note
- October 18, 2021
New Season, New Stories
“Stoop Pigeons,” a play about life in a mostly Black and Latino/a city neighborhood, launches a Smith theatre season centered on plays by and about women, people of color and gender and sexual minorities. Performances begin on Friday, Oct. 22.
- Smith Arts
- October 15, 2021
Smith College Welcomes New Faculty Members
Twenty-one new tenure-track professors have joined the Smith faculty this year.
- News of Note
- October 14, 2021
Selma Tir ’20: Shedding Light on Circadian Rhythms
New research by Selma Tir ’20 and Smith professor Mary Harrington suggests that regular exposure to dim light in the evenings may affect your liver functions.
- Research & Inquiry
- October 12, 2021
Now, Not Never!
Two years ago, Lori Tharps ’94 was at a crossroads, content in her life as a tenured professor but longing for something new. After attending her 25th Reunion, and hearing similar stories from classmates, she took a leap of faith, upending her comfortable life in pursuit of her true passion. These days, she couldn’t be happier.
- Alumnae News
- October 7, 2021
‘A Seamless Blend of the Historical and Modern’
Writer and librarian Jess deCourcy Hinds '00 explores what the reimagined Neilson reveals about the future of libraries.
- New Neilson
- October 4, 2021
‘An Extraordinary Time to Be a Scholar at Smith’
The new Neilson was built for both the production and presentation of knowledge, provost and dean of the faculty Michael Thurston says.
- New Neilson
- October 4, 2021
‘A Setting Worthy of Their Excellence’
Smith’s collections finally have the home they deserve, says recently retired English professor Nancy Mason Bradbury '74.
- New Neilson
- October 4, 2021
‘The Library as a Microcosm of the Campus’
A research library is a hub that generates and distributes intellectual currents, associate dean of the faculty Hélène Visentin says.
- New Neilson
- October 4, 2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Powerful Testimony
In testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday, Sept. 30, Professor Loretta Ross joined other prominent women in sharing stories of their experience around abortion and in urging continued access to health care and reproductive rights.
- Research & Inquiry
- October 1, 2021
Centering Intersectional Feminist Scholarship
Sitting at the juncture of women’s studies, critical race theory, and global studies, Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism is a double-blind, peer-reviewed academic journal founded at Smith under the leadership of former president Ruth J. Simmons.
- Research & Inquiry
- September 30, 2021
The Insider’s Guide to the Lewis Global Studies Center
In this, the first of a series of stories about the academic centers that help shape the intellectual life of the college, the Smith Alumnae Quarterly spotlights the Lewis Global Studies Center.
- Campus Life
- September 28, 2021
People News September 2021
Prestigious fellowships, award-winning compositions and community service honors are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- September 23, 2021
Meet the 2022 Smith College Medalists
Four extraordinary alums will receive the Smith College Medal at Rally Day in February, in recognition of contributions to their communities and the world. This year’s medalists are Jane Lakes Harman ’66, S. Mona Ghosh Sinha ’88, Deborah Archer ’93 and Jessie Banhazl ’06.
- News of Note
- September 22, 2021
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