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In the coming weeks, Smith will screen a number of international films. The films, with subject matter ranging from a feature-length film about the Middle East to a short film and a student-made documentary, are free to view. Today, Wednesday, April 11, The Syrian Bride will be shown in Seelye 106 at 7 p.m. The […] Marilyn Carlson Nelson '61, chairman and former CEO of Carlson, will speak at Smith next week. Next week, Marilyn Carlson Nelson ’61, will present a lecture and Global Salon breakfast. On Tuesday, April 17, Marilyn will give a lecture titled, How We Lead Matters: Where Business and Human Rights Intersect. The event will […] On Thursday, April 12, Merrill Baker ’03 will present a lecture—Fluid Relations: Marine Conservation and Gendered Resources Use in Madagascar— as part of the Environmental Science and Policy program’s “Lunchbag” series. Merrill was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Madagascar in 2003. She is now a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley […] 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 […] Today, Thursday, April 5, Professor of Economics Roisin O’Sullivan will speak about “The European Debt Crisis.” Professor O’Sullivan earned an M.S. in economics from the University of Galway, Ireland, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Her current research focuses on issues relating to monetary policy and financial markets. The talk is sponsored […] Hanami (literally "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, especially cherry blossoms. On Saturday, April 14, Smith’s Japanese culture organization, Sazanami, will host the Five College Hanami Festival, celebrating the Japanese tradition of flower-viewing. The event is being co-sponsored by the Five College East Asian Program and […] Mary Maples Dunn was Smith's president from 1985 to 1995. Smithies participating in the East Asian Studies program are eligible to apply for the Mary Maples Dunn Prize. The prize, named for a former president of Smith College is awarded for an essay written within the current or the three preceding semesters in […] |
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