This year, Smith College is hosting an ambitious set of programs and events under the organizing theme of Year on Democracies. The initiative will examine democracies around the world through every aspect of the college’s educational offerings: the curriculum, exhibitions, performances, lectures, special events and the work of its centers and institutes.

Carol Jenkins, co-president and CEO of The ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality, will give a Presidential Colloquium at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in Sage Hall. The event, which is part of Smith’s Year on Democracies, is open to anyone in Smith’s asymptomatic testing program, and it will also be streamed live on the Smith College Facebook page.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi appeared on campus last week and had a very specific message for Smith students. “This country needs you,” she said. “Know your power. There is no contribution that anyone can make that is like yours.” Pelosi's conversation with President Kathleen McCartney kicked off the college's Year on Democracies.

In a Q&A on Thrive Global, Christine Louise Hohlbaum ’91, author of The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World, explains how everyone has access to feeling joyful, even under the most challenging circumstances. “You cannot find happiness,” says Hohlbaum. “You can only generate it, both for yourself and others in the way you interact in the world.” (Photo: Klaus Polkowski)

President Kathleen McCartney, chair of the Committee for Honorary Degrees, invites nominations of individuals of distinction for honorary doctoral degrees. To learn more about the award, view a list pf past recipients and nominate an outstanding individual go to the Submit Nominations for Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degrees page of the Smith website.

Recent changes to Smith’s dining services reflect students' evolving needs and expectations. Specifically, the college is offering students meals in more locations, extended dining hours, a hybrid delivery approach and more vegetarian and vegan options.

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Selected items from the news media featuring Smith College people and programs

Prof. Ruth Ozeki ’80: Her new novel teems with ‘nonhuman persons’

Prof. Donna Robinson Divine: Fuzzy language can’t change reality in Afghanistan

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The future of the Olympic Games

Prof. Carrie Baker: The story of iconic feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes

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