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A Recent Grad in the Middle of History
Rebecca Cohen-Taub, Class of 2005, is currently an intern for the United
States Supreme Court. More...
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Sept. 15,
2005
Cast Adrift by Katrina, Foreign Students Hustle to Find New Academic Homes
Amid Worries Over Visa Violations
Among
the thousands of students uprooted by Katrina, those from abroad are in an unusually vulnerable
position. Moroccan student Hind Bouachrine is now taking classes at Smith, having fled the
University of New Orleans ahead of Katrina. More...
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Sept. 15, 2005
Opinion: College no place for closed minds
The domination by liberal opinion on many college faculties -- often verging
on this majority's intolerant orthodoxies -- was revealed in a recent study,
"Politics and Professional Advancement among Faculty," led by Stanley
Rothman, emeritus professor of government at Smith. More...
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sept. 15, 2005
They didn't wait until middle age to question their birth sex. They are the
'Transgeneration.'
Four students featured in a new documentary series about transgender
college students -- including Lukas, who was transitioning to male while attending Smith --
didn't wait until middle age to start questioning their birth sex. They are part of a new generation
of transgender people who come out at a young age. More...
HARTFORD COURANT, CT, Sept. 15, 2005
'Thirtysomething' actress intrigued by Andy Warhol's mother
The most high-profile title of Hartford Stage's play-reading festival is "My
Andy" by Judy Barnett of "Alias," and Patricia Wettig. Wettig, who is best
known as Nancy Weston in TV's "thirtysomething," studied filmmaking at
Smith. More...
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Sept. 15, 2005
A Look Back: 50 years ago
"Bicycles
built for 2,200 Girls," a pictorial depiction of the importance of
the two-wheel vehicle in Smith College life, is one of the features in the
Sept. 3 issue of Collier's magazine. In one of the pictures, Irving Grosbeck
and Charles Pydych, two Amherst College students, are shown with Smith
"dates" Pat Heyer and Jean Bradley. More...
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Sept. 15, 2005
Obituaries: Dean Clausing
Dean
Albert Clausing, 56, a ski coach at Smith, the Williston Northampton School, and other area
schools and colleges, died Sept. 11 at home surrounded by his family, after a fight against
cancer. More...
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Sept. 14, 2005
Mayoral hopefuls give reasons
for running
Martin: Representing 'everybody'
Roy C. Martin, 61,
criticized Mayor Clare Higgins at a City Council meeting for negotiating a recent pact with Smith
College without involving the whole City Council. More...
Rodin
seeks to 'stir waters' in race
Phyllis Rodin, 91, said she is wary of Smith's development plans. "I'm so
worried about what Smith College is going to do to this community," she
said. More...
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Sept. 14, 2005
Colleges should pay their way
As municipalities continue
to face financial challenges, formal payment in lieu of taxes from educational institutions is
going to be critical for maintaining services. Each community and the college it hosts can approach
the issue differently, depending on needs, services and financial circumstances. More...
ASSOCIATED
PRESS, Sept. 14, 2005
Brown, Princeton pledge to help rebuild flooded university
Brown and Princeton universities have
promised to team up and help rebuild flood-damaged Dillard University, a historically black
college in New Orleans. Brown President Ruth Simmons, who graduated from Dillard and worked
in administration at Princeton for 10 years, helped bring the schools
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