NORTHAMPTON Rain forced the ceremony indoors, and safety procedures designed to combat COVID-19 limited attendance to students, some faculty, presenters and technical staff.And everyone was wearing a face mask.But Smith College still held its 143rd.
Smith College lands poet laureate Joy Harjo as commencement speaker
Joy Harjo PHOTO BY MATIKA WILBUR
FILE - U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo speaks at the Governors Awards on Oct. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. Harjo will serve a third 1-year term and has launched an online project that celebrates Native American poets around the country. Her re-appointment was announced Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, by the Library of Congress, and her new term begins in September. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) AP PHOTO Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Published: 2/19/2021 5:28:51 PM
NORTHAMPTON Joy Harjo, the U.S. poet laureate, will address graduates at Smith College’s commencement ceremony this spring, the college announced Friday.