Tag Archives: identity

Celebrating Mollie Rogers: The Special Mass Honoring Smith Alum

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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The Helen Hills Hills Chapel welcomed Bishop Mitchell Rozanski on Sunday, October 14, 2018. At 4pm, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield celebrated Mass in recognition of Smith alum Mollie Rogers. Mollie, 1905 graduate of Smith College, took the name … Continue reading →

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Activism in religious spaces:
Smithies pushing for peace at the J Street Conference

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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A handful of Smithies traveled to our nation’s Capitol last weekend to join 1,200 students at the national J-Street conference, which coincided with the organization’s 10th anniversary. J-Street is a national political movement that advocates for a peaceful, two-state resolution to … Continue reading →

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SCJC celebrates Shabbat and fans the “radical flame”

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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The Smith College Jewish Community is an inviting and engaged group on campus, and they’re in the midst of hosting an array of events. SCJC recently hosted a special Shabbat service open to all; University of Massachusetts alum Molly Bajgot … Continue reading →

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A Message from the Director

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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Dear Friends, Now more than ever, even in secular New England at Smith College, religion matters. Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, says that the question of how people orient around religion or interact with one another, whether that … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Students with Secular Spiritual Programming

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Emmett Wald
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Here at the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life, we think it’s important to offer programming for students who are atheist or nonreligious. That may sound counterintuitive, but in fact it’s a vital part of what we do. When asked … Continue reading →

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A Contemporary Perspective on Islamic Traditions

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Kim Alston
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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 →

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Alden Baptist Church visits Smith College for Black History Month service

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“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 →

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First-year Smithie leads Jewish education workshops

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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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 →

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Smithies speak to religious identity at the Contemporary Women in Islam conference

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“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 →

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Walking About Smith As Us:
Muslim Students’ Perspectives

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Chapel Student
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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 →

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