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Last weekend, Smith’s International Students’ Organization (ISO) hosted Rhythm Nations. The event was a celebration of Smith’s diversity through dance and song. With twenty acts, Smith and Five-College students showed their appreciation for diversity and showed the audience the beauty of their cultures through performance. It was an exciting experience, from the colorful costumes to […] 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 […] Smith’s Chinese Inter-Regional Student Cultural Organization and the department of East Asian Languages and Literatures celebrated the year of the horse at an event in the Campus Center on February 8. Students sang songs and read poems to honor the Chinese New Year. The first day of the new year is traditionally marked by lighting […] Smith College is offering a new concentration in Translation Studies. The program will build on the historical strength of foreign language study at Smith and is expected to appeal to students who want to refine their knowledge of two or more languages and cultures (including English). Student concentrators may not only be drawn to the […] The East Asian Languages and Literatures department at Smith College was established in 1988. Interest in East Asia had increased at Smith during the ’80s due to the region’s economic importance, appeal for the exotic, and the postwar climate. Professor Thomas Rohlin and Smith students in Nishijin Weaving Center, Kyoto, Japan. The department’s […] On Monday, November 25, the Lewis Global Studies Center will host a WHAW (What’s Happening Around the World) in response to the recent typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines. The discussion will begin with remarks from President McCartney, and will include panelists Richard Chu and Josh Miller. Richard Chu is an associate professor of history […] On Monday, the International Students’ Organization and the Office of International Students and Scholars hosted its 68th annual International Students’ (IS) Day. Many Smithies, faculty, and staff members of the Smith community attended. Smith students made food from their home countries. More than 2,000 tickets were sold prior to the event and the line to […] Smith President Kathleen McCartney and her husband, on their way to the inauguration ceremony, October 19, 2013. Smith’s new president Kathleen McCartney was inaugurated on October 19 and is now embarking on visits to meet alumnae. On Monday, November 18, President McCartney will be in London for a special welcome reception. An internationally […] This year’s study abroad photo contest kicked off with a reception on October 21. Yesterday, a reception was held for the Study Abroad Photo Contest. Many students were at the reception, examining their peers’ photos taken around the world. Each picture seemed to have a story behind it. For instance, Ashley Tulbert ’14, […] |
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