Six influential thought leaders will visit Smith during the 2021-22 academic year for a series of Presidential Colloquia exploring ideas related to democracy. The colloquia a centerpiece of Smith’s Year on Democracies will be held in person on the Smith College campus, and also streamed to Smith's Facebook page.
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Pelosi to speak at Smith College in September >Published: 7/12/2021 8:42:06 PM
NORTHAMPTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be speaking at Smith College in September.
Pelosi, the second highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government, also will be awarded an honorary degree by Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, which she was due to receive at the college’s 2020 commencement ceremony. As House speaker, she is third in line to the presidency, behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pelosi’s talk will take place on Sept. 8 in John M. Greene Hall at 8 p.m. and is part of the college’s Presidential Colloquium Series, which annually brings an array of “influential thought leaders” to share their experiences and spark conversation on pressing social, political and global matters, according to the college. The three-term House speaker will be the first presenter in Smith’s “Year on Democracies” themed initiative, which will survey the meaning of de
New Neilson July 7, 2021 A New Home for Past Presidents BY Stacey Schmeidel
As Neilson Library prepares to fully re-open to the campus community and the general public this fall, staff are also preparing to welcome some very special guests.
The portraits of Smith’s former presidents long housed near the main staircase in College Hall will be moved to a place of prominence in the new Neilson later this summer.
President Kathleen McCartney says that the 10 portraits will be installed in the newly named Klingenstein Browsing Room the beloved first-floor gathering space formerly known simply as the Browsing Room.
“Smith is richly informed by our history, and the portraits are a part of our history,” McCartney notes. “There are two reasons to display them in Neilson Library. The first is practical, in that we have run out of space in College Hall. More importantly, the portraits will be more visible to more members
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