Youth Voices in the Arab World: Arts as an Agent of Social Change

On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Smith College will present Youth Voices in the Arab World: Arts as an Agent of Social Change.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner (first come, first served) and a panel discussion (open to all) on the role of arts as agents of social change in the Arab World. [...]

Argentine singer Liliana Herrero to give lecture and concert

This Thursday and Friday, November 15 and 16, the Global Studies Center (GSC) hosts Lilianna Herrero, renowned Argentinean musician.  On Thursday, Herrero will give a lecture at Smith at 4:30 p.m. in Earle Recital Hall, Sage. The following day, she will be the special guest at a Global Salon and later that evening will team [...]

Global majors and minors presentations scheduled

Today, Thursday, October 18 there will be a presentation of the major and minor in East Asian Languages and Literatures. Students studying Chinese, Japanese, or Korean and anyone interested in learning more about the literatures and cultures of East Asia are invited to attend. Attendees will meet the faculty and learn more about the program. [...]

Info session scheduled: Study abroad in Spanish or Portuguese

An informational meeting has been scheduled for students who would like to study abroad in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking country. The meeting will take place Monday, September 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Seelye 201. All are welcome.

Additionally, the presentation of the majors and minors for Portuguese-Brazilian Studies, Spanish, and Latin American & Latino/a Studies, [...]

Arabic music night to be held on Thursday

The band Sokoun, from Montreal, will play at Smith on Thursday.

Students are invited to participate in an Arabic Music Festival on Thursday, April 26 in the Davis Ballroom.

The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m., is hosted by the Middle East Studies department and features the band Sokoun from Montreal.  Guests will also [...]

Guest lecturer to give talk in Spanish

Professor Victor M. Vich, of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Lima, will give a talk, Violence, Art, and Memory in Contemporary Peru, on Monday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Seelye 201.

Dr. Vich has published extensively on culture, violence and politics in Peru. In this talk, he will discuss the work of Peruvian artists who [...]

Fulbright events on campus

A new Fulbright application cycle is now open for juniors and sophomores.

Smith has a tradition of winning Fulbrights that help you while you help others through different fields for a year after graduating in 155 countries.  Juniors and sophomores  who are U.S. citizens with a 3.4+ GPA who are interested in applying to the [...]

Presentations on Latin American studies tomorrow

On Thursday, November 3, there will be a presentation of the Major and Minor in Latin American and Latino/a Studies, as well as presentations for the Majors and Minors in Spanish and Portuguese-Brazilian Studies.

The interdisciplinary major in Latin American and Latino/a Studies “acquaints students with the emergence of new cultures that developed as a [...]