October 5, 1988 Third finalist for affirmative action officer presented to students, selected by President […]
Events by Decade
October 24, 1988 Student in Wesley House receives five racist hate notes in four-week period […]
October 27, 1988 College releases an anonymous note investigation policy In response to the five […]
October 27, 1988 $30,000 fund set aside to diversify curriculum In accordance with the Smith […]
October 29, 1988 Trustees unanimously vote for Smith Design against racism The Smith College Board […]
October 31, 1988 Only one Smith share in South Africa remains unsold October 31st, 1988 […]
November 6, 1988 Campus controversy over use of Hindu symbol The South Asian Students’ Association […]
November 7, 1988 Wesley House hate note recipient speaks out The Wesley House resident who […]
November 17, 1988 Rally against racism to be held on Seelye lawn In the Sophian, […]
November 17–18, 1988 Students fast in support of California grape boycott Members of Nosotras and […]
April 25, 1989 College closes racist notes investigation Dean of the College Ann Burger announced […]
April 26, 1989 Four black students in Chapin House receive racist notes An envelope was […]
April 27, 1989 Student march and rally held Students of color organized a march and […]
April 29-31, 1989 Student in undisclosed house receives racist note The weekend after four black […]
May 1, 1989 All-college meeting held, demands presented President Dunn held an all-college meeting to […]
May 1, 1989 Homophobic note in Jordan House The president of Jordan House informed the […]
May 2, 1989 Students vote on demands At an emergency senate meeting after the all-college […]
May 3, 1989 Thirty white community members receive identical hate notes After 68 percent of […]
November 9, 1989 First Otelia Cromwell Day held From the May 4th, 1989 special edition […]
April 26, 1990 Black Students’ Alliance (BSA) unanimously votes to reclaim Mwangi Center After loaning […]
September 6, 1990 First-year class has highest percentage of students of color in Smith history […]
October 1, 1990 Assistant dean for minority affairs appointed Marjorie Richardson was appointed by the […]
October 24, 1990 Cultural orgs send memo about space issue, protest plans After the Black […]
October 26–November 2, 1990 UNITY orgs hold rally, College Hall sit-in to protest for space […]
October 28, 1990 UNITY orgs vote to extend sit-in, President Dunn addresses protesters President Dunn […]