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Throughout the 2021–22 academic year, the Smith community will examine democracies around the world through the curriculum, exhibitions, performances, lectures, special events and the work of the college’s centers and institutes.
Tuesday, April 12: Presidential Colloquium, Jennifer Rubin
Author and Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin—whose work provides insight into the conservative movement, the Republican and Democratic parties, and threats to Western democracies—will give a Presidential Colloquium on “Our Constitutional Inflection Point: Responses to Our Crisis of Democracy” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Sweeney Concert Hall.
‘Lessons of the Hour’: Isaac Julien Film Invites Learning
Filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien’s 2019 film, “Lessons of the Hour,” has been added to SCMA’s permanent collection, inspiring a host of teaching opportunities across campus. The artist will discuss his work at a virtual event Tuesday, April 5.
Presidential Colloquium: Annette Gordon-Reed
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed—a historian known for her books “On Juneteenth” and “The Hemingses of Monticello”—will deliver a Presidential Colloquium on “The Struggle for Democracy in America: From the Founding Era to Our Own” at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 31.
Presidential Colloquium: Author Masha Gessen
Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen—an award-winning author known for their insightful critiques of Russian history and culture—will deliver a Presidential Colloquium on “Hope and Hopelessness” at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.
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.