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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Activists, Scholars, and Performers

montage of (left to right) Jennifer Calderon "JLove", Kevin Powell, and Elaine Brown

Smith offers students exceptional opportunities to exchange ideas and broaden their perspectives. One way we support these endeavors is by inviting to campus provocative visitors who can initiate lively conversations focusing on the cerebral - as well as the spiritual - that contribute to the diversity of life at Smith.

Here is a sampling of those who enlivened campus conversations recently:

Jennifer Calderon "JLove," author, educator and activist

Kevin Powell, social activist, writer, author, hip hop historian, public speaker and entrepreneur

Elaine Brown, activist and presidential candidate

Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet and activist

Tim Wise, prominent writer and activist on issues of privilege

Lalo Alcaraz, political cartoonist

Lani Guinier, law professor and scholar

Gary Orfield, director of the Harvard Civil Rights Project

Sarah Jones, Tony Award winning playwright and performer

Juan Williams, political commentator

 

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