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Smith in the News

This page features selected news items about Smith College people and programs.

April 2021

4/9/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Let's create a call-in culture for the future of Truth and Reconciliation - Iowa City Press-Citizen
4/9/2021
Musical based on Tori Murden McClure '85 will debut at Williamstown - ABC News Go
4/7/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: What is ‘cancel culture‘? - Texas Public Radio
4/7/2021
Prof. Jordan Taylor: The U.S. has had ‘vaccine passports’ before—and they worked - Time
4/7/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Atlanta's All-Star loss shows economic fallout from ballot fight - Bloomberg
4/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On relocating baseball's All-Star game - The New York Times
4/5/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: ‘An inclusive Constitution’ - Ms. Online
4/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The rise of baseball's second-generation players - Wall Street Journal
4/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Trump and Tucker lead backlash as MLB pulls All-Star game from Georgia - The Guardian
4/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: America's pastime gets pulled into politics - Politico
4/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: March misogyny - Forbes

March 2021

3/31/2021
Prof. Kate Queeney: Talented students come from many schools - Wall Street Journal
3/31/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: EACH Act would restore insurance coverage for abortion care
3/31/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Baseball's opening day signals return to normal - NBC News
3/31/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NCAA budget reveals gulf between men's and women's sports - Yahoo Sports
3/31/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Soccer stars head to DC as Congress reviews equal pay legislation - Washington Post
3/31/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Why Olympic host cities always blow their budgets - Fortune On Demand
3/31/2021
Angela Rasmussen ‘00: We can't end the pandemic without vaccinating kids - The New York Times
3/29/2021
Katie Fleischer ‘21: The Do No Harm Act can restore religious freedom - Ms. Online
3/29/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Can statehouses close loopholes around workplace harassment? - The 19th
3/29/2021
A tree outside Neilson Library now offers seating inside - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/29/2021
The college library as an intellectual commons: Neilson re-opens to campus community - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/29/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Canceled culture? Reconsidering the work of controversial artists - CBS Sunday Morning
3/29/2021
Victoria Hugo-Vidal '14: Cancel culture is free speech - Portland (Maine) Press Herald
3/25/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker and Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley ’20: Diversity initiatives at Smith - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/25/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How money and politics dictate the Tokyo Games - Japan Times
3/25/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: 200,000 people urge Biden to lift abortion pill restrictions - Ms. Online
3/25/2021
VP Audrey Smith: Student experiences during COVID - Inside Higher Ed
3/25/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What's driving up MLS team evaluations? - The Athletic
3/25/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Colleges cut sports to save money during the pandemic. Then came the Title IX lawsuits - Washington Post
3/25/2021
Jennifer Mason ‘94: On higher ed consulting - Inside Higher Ed
3/25/2021
Prof. Kate Queeney, VP Audrey Smith: Zombie admission ideas that need to die - Forbes
3/24/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Three generations of ERA supporters - Ms. Online
3/24/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: ERA and Violence Against Women Act pass the House - Ms. Online
3/24/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Time's Up CEO got her feminist start working for the ERA - Ms. Online
3/24/2021
Prof. Lauren Duncan: What happens to us if we can't protest? - Metro
3/23/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NCAA's message to women athletes: You're worth less - Washington Post
3/23/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Women's March Madness is growing in popularity—and undervalued - Wall Street Journal
3/23/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What it costs to be the Patriots' 'official' airport - CommonWealth Magazine
3/23/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The NCAA is playing the ball in the wrong court - Forbes
3/19/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the state of baseball finances - Bloomberg -- Bay State Business News
3/18/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: When cops rape those in custody - Ms. Online
3/18/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Sports after COVID-19 - IMD
3/18/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Feminists react to House action around ERA - Ms. Online
3/18/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Braves' new park is latest to prove tax dollars should not be used on stadiums - CBS News
3/18/2021
Smith organizes public forum on Coronavirus vaccine - WWLP - Channel 22
3/17/2021
Jamie Mastrogiacomo ’22: A bright young collector - Fine Books Magazine
3/17/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: March Madness is a moneymaker, but most schools still operate in the red - Wall Street Journal
3/16/2021
Thea Lee ‘80: On inequality and the rescue aid package - Houston Chronicle
3/16/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker interviews Amanda Tyler, co-author of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's final book - Ms. Online
3/16/2021
Prof. Steven Heydemann: Accountability for the Assad regime - L'Express
3/16/2021
Euphemia Lofton Haynes 1914: A scientific pioneer - AAAS
3/16/2021
Prof. Steven Heydemann: Ten years into Syria's war, Biden administration places issue on back burner - Al-Monitor
3/16/2021
Prof. Lauren Duncan: The importance of school names - NBC News
3/12/2021
Garrett Bradley ’07 reminds us that Black joy always existed - New York Times
3/11/2021
Prof. Veronica Davila Ellis: Latinx music and representation - The Daily Northwester
3/11/2021
Fulbrights score with support from colleges, universities - Voice of America
3/9/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Fighting back against gender bias - Mashable
3/9/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: The real victims of cancel culture - Slate
3/8/2021
Anu Aiyengar ’91 named to Forbes list of Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance - Forbes
3/8/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Can Boris Johnson grab the World Cup for Ireland? - The Times
3/5/2021
Sarah Shannon ‘17: Reproductive Health Equity Act is the next step for Virginians - Washington Post
3/5/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Can WSU afford to keep pouring money into athletics while other departments shrink? - Inlander
3/5/2021
Prof. Cory Albertson: The radical queerness of Dolly Parton - Bitter Southerner
3/5/2021
Prof. Virginia Hayssen: Why the sperm race is a fairy tale - NPR
3/3/2021
Prof. Steven Heydemann: In the Middle East, poverty is down, but economic grievance is up. Why? - Brookings

February 2021

2/27/2021
Garrett Bradley ’07: On making ‘the perfect documentary’ - Rolling Stone
2/24/2021
Angela Rasmussen ’00: Does the vaccine stop transmission? - The New York Times
2/24/2021
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will address Smith graduates - U.S. News and World Report
2/24/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: UK study proves no-test telemedicine abortion is safe and effective as in-person care - Ms. Online
2/24/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Uighur rights groups pressure sponsors to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics - Voice of America
2/18/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: While others axe sports, FDU adds - Philadelphia Inquirer
2/18/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Biden administration shifts U.S. focus to helping students and survivors - Ms. Online
2/17/2021
Prof. Jen Malkowski: For ‘Buffy’ fans, another reckoning with the show's creator - New York Times Style Magazine: Singapore
2/17/2021
Prof. Daniel Gardner on China's climate policies - Eco-Business
2/17/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: House committee urges FDA to lift barrier around medication abortion - Ms. Online
2/17/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: On Pres. Biden's plans to invest in workers and families - Ms. Online
2/16/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Despite MLB revenue losses, top free agents still got paid - Washington Times
2/15/2021
Prof. Jen Malkowski: On accusations of misogyny against ‘Buffy‘ creator Joss Whedon - The New York Times
2/11/2021
“Breathing Free,“ by Prof. Anaiis Cisco, premieres in Santa Monica - Los Angeles Times
2/10/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Olympic sponsors revolt over chief's sexist remarks - Bloomberg
2/10/2021
Prof. Courtney Lannert: The threats facing physics departments across the U.S. - Inside Higher Ed
2/9/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo Games sponsors speak up as Mori fallout continues - The Japan Times
2/8/2021
The powerful, complicated legacy of Betty Friedan '42 - Smithsonian
2/8/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Consumer confidence shows wide partisan divide - Marketplace
2/8/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How to fix the Olympic Games - Voice of America
2/8/2021
Kara Jackson '23: Tuning in to the Super Bowl—for the poetry - CNN
2/8/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Paying college athletes - The Regulatory Review
2/8/2021
Prof. Ruth Ozeki has a new novel coming this fall - Lit Hub
2/4/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The biggest pandemic financial scenarios for the Super Bowl - BollyInside
2/4/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: The Biden administration's new vision on health care and reproductive rights - Ms. Online
2/4/2021
Prof. Steven Heydemann: On Biden's Syria policy - The National
2/4/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Troubled Tokyo Olympics sparks calls for Olympic reforms - Voice of America
2/4/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Telemedicine abortion health care now an option in Massachusetts - Ms. Online
2/4/2021
Why we can't stop talking about Betty Friedan ’42 - The New York Times
2/3/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: How to call people in, instead of calling them out - Ten Percent Happier
2/3/2021
Prof. Elliot M. Fratkin: New novel explores East African conflicts - MassLive/Springfield Republican
2/3/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Will the Olympics be postponed (again)? - BBC News
2/3/2021
Prof. John Connolly: No false equivalence - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/3/2021
Climate scientist Prof. Alex Barron named senior counselor in White House regulatory review office - Bloomberg Law
2/2/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Telemedicine abortion health care now an option in Massachusetts - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/2/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: The time has come for the ERA to become part of the Constitution - Ms. Online

January 2021

1/30/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Online and frighteningly real—‘a taste of Armageddon’ - MSN
1/30/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Biden inauguration could impact Liverpool plan - Echo
1/30/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: American's ‘bonkers’ plot to steal Olympics fails spectacularly - 7 News Australia
1/30/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Democratic Women's Caucus urges action to further gender justice - Ms. Online
1/29/2021
Profs. Carrie Baker, Andrew Zimbalist: College students are filing lawsuits to fight sex discrimination in athletics - Ms. Online
1/29/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: The abortion debate in the states - The Register-Guard (TN)
1/29/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: Why Christians should support the ERA - Baptist News Global
1/29/2021
Prof. Steven Heydemann: Biden's Iran envoy will complicate his Syria approach - Washington Post
1/28/2021
Anu Aiyengar ’91: Shaping the Future of JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Bloomberg News
1/27/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: “Uplifting the Rights of Girls and Women in the U.S. and Around the World” - Ms. Online
1/27/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: America's ’absolutely crazy’ Olympics plot - Sunshine Coast Daily
1/20/2021
Pam Victor '88: ”Be in nature” - Thrive Global
1/20/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Calling in the call-out culture - Lisa Chan Carnazzo
1/19/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The NCAA can't make up its mind; here's some help - Forbes
1/15/2021
Prof. Erin Pineda: A reckoning for political science - Chronicle of Higher Education
1/14/2021
Katie Fleischer ’21: Sophia Yen on the explosion of telehealth and the future of birth control - Ms. Online
1/14/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On MLB's slow free-agent market - https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewzimbalist/2021/01/13/baseballs-offseason-labor-market/?sh=226336b56468
1/14/2021
Prof. Carrie Baker: SCOTUS blocks access to abortion pill during pandemic - Ms. Online
1/14/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: New income options for MLB with sports gambling partnerships - GamblingNews.com
1/14/2021
Profs. Carrie Baker, Andrew Zimbalist: Athletes win first round in Title IX challenge to cuts in women's sports - Ms. Online
1/14/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Sports gambling partnerships offer MLB new revenue streams, but there are still hurdles - Forbes
1/12/2021
Yoo Eun Kim ’16: Periods, poverty and the pandemic - Psychology Today
1/7/2021
Katie Fleischer '21: Voter ID laws and the Georgia elections - Ms. Online
1/6/2021
Prof. Sabina Knight: ”Ezra Vogel has died. Can China produce an Ezra Vogel?” - Radio Free Asia
1/6/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NBA navigates path forward as most fans (and their money) are stuck at home - Reuters
1/6/2021
Anna Dragunas ’21 and Prof. Carrie Baker: What to expect from a Biden presidency -- on LGBTQ+ equality - Ms. Online
1/6/2021
Prof. Loretta Ross: Replacing cancel culture with call-in culture - WGBH -- Jim Braude
1/6/2021
Simran Sethi ’92: On hunger and food insecurity - The Counter
1/4/2021
Prof. Tom Litwin: Snow -- then, now, and in an uncertain future - Daily Hampshire Gazette
1/4/2021
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Larry Bird squashed a shady scam involving his former hometown residence - Sportscasting

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