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Tag Archives: campus news
A Contemporary Perspective on Islamic Traditions
by Kim Alston
About twenty-five Smithies gathered to dine with Muslim scholar, author, activist Dr. Amina Wadud during the February 9 Jummah Prayer Lunch. Dr. Wadud, professor emerita at Virginia Commonwealth University and research scholar at the Starr King School for Ministry in … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, food, identity, Islam
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Alden Baptist Church visits Smith College for Black History Month service
“Beautiful are the WORKS of God! Beautiful also are the SKINS of my people!” —excerpt from the Alden Baptist Church’s Black History Month Call to Worship The Center for Religious & Spiritual Life embarked on the beginning of a sacred … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Reflections
Tagged campus news, CRSL news, identity, race/racism, worship
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Rally Day 2018 Invocation
These words were shared to open the Rally Day convocation on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Welcome students, faculty, staff, seniors and alumnae to Rally Day 2018. Rally Day began as a commemoration of President’s Day, but in true Smith style … Continue reading
Animal Advocates prepare for Meatless March
The Animal Advocates group is promoting Meatless March at Smith College! Animal Advocates aims to promote animal justice through a lens of intersectionality. The US movement for animal justice has faced criticism for being “white-washed.” Shelby Kim ‘18, who leads … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged Animal Advocates, campus news, CRSL news, food
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First-year Smithie leads Jewish education workshops
First-year Sarah Biskowitz is leading an impressive initiative: religious learning workshops for Jewish-identified Smithies! Even though Sarah has only been here for a semester, she is already establishing strong roots in the community. Assisting Hebrew school teacher Emily Brocks, a … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged campus news, identity, Jewish, Shabbat, Smith College Jewish Community
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Smithies speak to religious identity at the Contemporary Women in Islam conference
“You don’t have to be a voice for the voiceless, just pass the mic.” – Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Author of Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States Smith College is home to a host of students … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Articles
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, CRSL news, identity, Islam, Jummah
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Christmas Season Festivities at Smith
To prepare for the Christmas season and wrap up fall semester, a number of events took place at Smith and in the surrounding area including the annual Christmas Vespers concert in John M. Greene Hall, an advent dinner in the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Programs & Events, Student Articles
Tagged Advent, campus news, Smith Christian Fellowship, Vespers
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Otelia Cromwell Day: Resist, Act, and Preserve
Honoring the legacy of Otelia Cromwell, the first Black woman to earn a degree from Smith College, Northamptonites and Smithies gathered in John M. Greene Hall to hear Roxanne Gay speak on November 2. Gay is an accomplished American writer, … Continue reading
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Tagged campus news, Cromwell Day, politics, quotes, race/racism
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Walking About Smith As Us:
Muslim Students’ Perspectives
First-year student Yacine Fall wrote the following paper for her English 118 course, “Youth Activism”; the assignment is to write a photojournalist essay on the life of a Smith student. She chose to look at what it is like to … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Social Justice, Student Orgs, Student Posts, Student Reflections
Tagged Al-Iman, campus news, community, Eid, identity, Islam, sanctuary, spirituality, welcome
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“Viva Puerto Rico y Viva Mexico”
A few weeks ago, a student group organized a fundraiser for hurricane relief in response to the natural disasters affecting Puerto Rico and Mexico. With the support of the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, a range of delicious Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Articles, Student Orgs
Tagged campus news, food, world news
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