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Yesterday, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney announced that the college will award honorary degrees to five distinguished guests at the 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The recipients are Ela Bhatt, Eric Carle, Swanee Hunt, Evelyn Fox Keller, and Ruth Simmons. Two of the recipients—Ela Bhatt and Swanee Hunt—have strong international ties. Ela […] Sherry Rehman '85 will receive the Smith College Medal at Rally Day this February 21, 2013. Among the five recently announced 2013 recipients of the prestigious Smith College Medal is international alumna Sherry Rehman ’85. Also recognized are Gail Paster ’66, Kay Holekamp ’73, Janet McKinley ’76, and Anne De Groot ’78. The […] “It was my education at Smith College that inspired me to make a difference, especially for women’s rights.” ~Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ’02 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy '02. Image courtesy of wonderwoman.in.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker. In 2010 she won an Emmy for her documentary “Pakistan: Children […] Two internationally-focused lectures will be given on campus today. First, at 5 p.m. in Hillyer Hall’s Graham Auditorium, Dr. David Howell will give this year’s Frank and Lois Green Schwoerer ’49 Annual Lecture in History. Howell, a professor of Japanese History in the department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations at Harvard University, will give […] |
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