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

December 2021

12/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Huge coaching contracts—unjustifiable? Or business as usual? - Inside Higher Ed

12/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Interest in pickleball rising across the country - The Denver Channel

12/15/2021

Prof. Andew Zimbalist: What does a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics mean? - The Beat of Sports

12/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Do sports events benefit host cities? - Indian Express

12/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Can NBC sidestep the Peng Shuai scandal and deliver credible coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics? - Variety

12/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The MLB Lockout - Player FM

12/15/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: How abortion care on campus can help students - Diverse Issues in Higher Education

12/15/2021

Hannah Beck: ’23: Civil rights groups urge Senate to delay recess until voting rights legislation is passed - Ms. Online

12/15/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion pills in your medicine cabinet? Advance provision medication to end early pregnancies - Ms. Online

12/13/2021

Prof. James Lowenthal: Erosion—threats to the night sky - Nocturne

12/13/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: How to live in a post-Roe world - This Is Critical

12/13/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban - Ms. Magazine Online

12/13/2021

The Five College hub: Connecting libraries across campuses - Creative Library Practice

12/13/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How did Major League Baseball become a legal monopoly? - NPR “Planet Money”

12/13/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker, Odile Gogibu: On the Supreme Court and abortion - WHMP

12/13/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Why the MLB lockout isn’t necessarily bad for baseball - USA Today

12/13/2021

Colleges rethink loans as debate over debt cancellation rages on - Washington Post

12/8/2021

Meg Thacher: Exploring the winter night sky - Connecting Point

12/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What blockbuster coaching contracts mean for higher ed - Inside Higher Ed

12/7/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: On the Supreme Court and abortion - The Public Morality Radio Show

12/7/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On Major League Baseball's Lockout - Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast

12/7/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross: What if we called people in, instead of calling them out? - TED Radio Hour

12/7/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Baseball's new labor wars that needn't be - Sportico

12/7/2021

Prof. Shannon Audley, Martha Christenson Lees: Early childhood as a public good - Boston Globe

12/3/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Why baseball‘s billionaire owners and millionaire players can‘t get along - CNN

12/3/2021

The Aesthete: Thelma Golden ‘87 talks taste - Financial Times

12/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The WTA's hundred-million-dollar statement to China - Yahoo Sports

12/1/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ‘22 and Leela de Paula ‘23: Ms. Global — Sweden, China, Bolivia, China, more - Ms. Online

12/1/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ‘22: Democrats in Congress lead fight for abortion access - Ms. Online

12/1/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the economics of sports - Social Science Encyclopedia

12/1/2021

Prof. Daniel Gardner: On China's coal policy - TBS eFM

12/1/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Fenway Sports group branches out with purchase of Pittsburgh Penguins - WGBH

12/1/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Sports leagues brush off pandemic as business model thrives - Yahoo News

12/1/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On Qatar‘s World Cup is ‘an act of economic madness’ - INews UK

12/1/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ‘22: Women's land rights are necessary for climate-resistant futures - Ms. Online

12/1/2021

Leela de Paula ‘23: Women climate leaders aren't satisfied with COP 26. You shouldn't be, either. - Ms. Online

12/1/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Facebook profits from anti-abortion misinformation - Ms. Online

November 2021

11/30/2021

Smith and other liberal arts colleges collaborate on solar project - NECN

11/30/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross: An antidote to callout culture - WHYY

11/29/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland: The difference an indigenous leader makes - Daily Hampshire Gazette

11/29/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: China faces challenging Olympics - Bloomberg -- Balance of Power

11/16/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Amid sports TV chaos, what happens if Sinclair's RSNs go bankrupt next year? - The Athletic

11/16/2021

Prof. Erin Pineda: The practical politics of protest - The Nation

11/11/2021

Prof. Erin Pineda: Police tactics in protests largely unchanged from the 1960s - USA Today/MSN

11/10/2021

Marty Garbarini ’22: Reproductive rights behind bars - Ms. Online

11/8/2021

Joyce Follet: The lesser-known legacy of birth control - The Lily

11/8/2021

SNL on Smith's no-loan initiative - Saturday Night Live

11/8/2021

College presidents from different backgrounds give students a ‘different lens’ - MassLive/Springfield Republican

11/8/2021

President Kathleen McCartney: Smith College eliminates undergraduate loans from financial aid awards - Marketplace Morning Report

11/3/2021

Prof. Annaliese Beery: Social motivation in voles varies by species, sex - Phys.org

11/3/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: State, counties have little bargaining power in Bills stadium negotiations - WIVB-TV

11/3/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: As FDA considers easing abortion restrictions, new study finds patients prefer flexibility - Forbes

11/3/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Build Back Better and dreams of affordable child care - Ms. Online

11/3/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion after ‘Roe’ - Ms. Online

11/3/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: The Supreme Court and the Texas abortion ban - Ms. Online

11/1/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Crisis pregnancy centers endanger women’s health - Ms. Online

11/1/2021

Prof. Eric Reeves: Standoff in Sudan is likely to be prolonged - Associated Press/ABC News

11/1/2021

Review: ‘Voices in the Mist’ by Susanne Dunlap ’76 - Daily Hampshire Gazette

October 2021

10/29/2021

Review: Prof. Elliot Fratkin: “Maasai” - Daily Hampshire Gazette

10/29/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross: On civil discourse - The Civil Discourse

10/29/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: The most significant women's rights bill in decades - Daily Hampshire Gazette

10/29/2021

Wendy Schmidt ’77: Expanding opportunity - Time

10/29/2021

Prof. James Lowenthal: Light pollution threatens millenia-old indigenous navigation methods - Discover

10/27/2021

Erasing student debt - Black Enterprise

10/27/2021

President Kathleen McCartney: Why Smith is replacing loans with grants in financial aid awards - Higher Education Today

10/27/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What's next for college sports? - Sportico

10/27/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NILs, surrogate markets and the future of college sports - Forbes

10/27/2021

Prof. Alex Barron, Lucy Metz ’22: Rethinking carbon neutrality in higher education - Inside Higher Ed

10/26/2021

Aliyah Logan ’24 shares her story at Essence Girls United Summit - Essence

10/25/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Pennsylvania abortion ban challenged under state ERA - Ms. Online

10/22/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Critical Race Theory for all ages - Ms. Online

10/22/2021

Amrita Acharya ‘23: Art in the laundromat - Daily Hampshire Gazette

10/19/2021

Remembering Cornelia Hahn Oberlander ‘44 - Landscape Architecture Magazine

10/14/2021

Conversation with...Professor Justin Cammy - Massachusetts Jewish Ledger

10/13/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: California law bans ‘condom stealthing’ - Ms. Magazine Online

10/13/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Supreme Court hears arguments on Kentucky abortion ban - Ms. Magazine Online

10/12/2021

Marie-Madeleine Charlier: Is studying abroad in France still a good idea? - Inspirelle

10/12/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross’ Congressional testimony - Commonwealth Journal

10/12/2021

Anu Aiyengar ’91 named one of most powerful women in finance - American Banker

10/12/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How do Buffalo's small-market realities impact negotiations over new Bills stadium? - Buffalo News

10/12/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Texas law prohibiting mailing abortion pills won't stop Texans from seeking pills online - Ms. Magazine Online

10/12/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Fixing baseball's boredom problem - Bloomberg

10/8/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: On the new military funding bill - Ms. Online

10/7/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22: The voices excluded from the U.N. conference on climate change - Ms. Online

10/6/2021

Hannah Beck ’23 and Leela de Paula ’23: Ten powerful moments from this week's Congressional hearings on abortion - Ms. Online

10/4/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross among those testifying in hearing on Texas Senate Bill 8 - CBS Austin

10/4/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross testifies at hearing on anti-abortion laws - NBC News

10/4/2021

Prof. Pamela Petro: My love affair with Wales’ megaliths - The Guardian

10/4/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: On the rally in support of abortion rights - Daily Hampshire Gazette

10/4/2021

Prof. Nancy Whittier: Conservative Christians and anti-porn feminists want to shut down online pornography. That doesn't make them allies - Washington Post

September 2021

9/29/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How will the public pay for a new Bills stadium? - Buffalo News

9/29/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Bill to sell personal seat licenses to help finance new stadium - Buffalo News

9/29/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Should India host the Olympics? - The Hindu Business Line

9/29/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Texas abortion ban attempts end run around Constitution - Ms. Magazine Online

9/29/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Two decades after approval, abortion pill is more critical than ever - Ms. Magazine Online

9/28/2021

Seven New England getaways that will charm the kids—and parents, too - USA Today

9/27/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion access and college students - Diverse Issues in Higher Education

9/27/2021

Prof. Ruth Ozeki tackles capitalism, materialism and liberalism in new book - NPR -- Weekend Edition Saturday

9/22/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: HHS will protect Texas abortion patients and providers - Ms. Magazine Online

9/22/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What are the Buffalo Bills and a new stadium worth? - Buffalo News

9/22/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Who are the highest paid workers in the U.S. ? Some of them are college coaches - Ozy

9/20/2021

Asli Ali ‘22: With our climate in crisis, preparing for an uncertain future is daunting - MassLive/Springfield Republican

9/15/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross: How to hold each other accountable—with love - Yes!

9/15/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Sixth Circuit blocks Tennessee abortion bans

9/15/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: The story of iconic feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes - Ms. Online

9/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The future of the Olympic Games - Australian Broadcasting Corp News

9/15/2021

Prof. Donna Robinson Divine: Fuzzy language can't change reality in Afghanistan - Jewish News Syndicate

9/15/2021

Prof. Ruth Ozeki ’80: Her new novel teems with ‘nonhuman persons’ - Vulture

9/8/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Educating Texans about how to get abortion pills online

9/8/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Union membership increases wage equity for women, but stronger laws are needed - Ms. Online

9/8/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Media repeat junk science behind abortion ban laws - Ms. Online

9/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the costs of NFL stadium deals - Buffalo News

August 2021

8/26/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker, Juliet Schulman-Hall ‘22: Crimes against Afghan women and girls - Daily Hampshire Gazette

8/25/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22: Women's land and property rights in East Africa - Ms. Online

8/25/2021

Janelle Bradshaw ’00: C'mon, parents, get your shots - New York Daily News

8/23/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On MLB's real-life ‘Field of Dreams‘ - Marketplace

8/23/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Advocates challenge court ruling on medical use of marijuana during pregnancy - Ms. Online

8/23/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: IOC to sign Olympic hosts further in advance - Sportico

8/23/2021

Jessica Bacal: Six ways to manage job uncertainty, ambiguity and disruption - Boston Globe

8/23/2021

Jenna Sutherland ’23: Covering a controversial mural - Hyperallergenic

8/23/2021

Prof. Daniel Gardner: From ‘air-pocolypse’ to blue skies in China - CNN

8/19/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On hopes for an Olympics in Africa - VOA News

8/17/2021

Ambreen Hai: ‘Masks are not about your freedom’ - Daily Hampshire Gazette

8/16/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Federal court strikes down longstanding Indiana abortion restrictions - Ms. Online

8/16/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the Paris 2024 Olympics - WAToday

8/12/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross: Why calling in might be more constructive than calling out - Fast Company

8/12/2021

Lily Sendroff ’22: Investing in human infrastructure - Ms. Online

8/12/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Catholic hospital denies a medically necessary sterilization - Ms. Online

8/12/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker, Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley ’20: Bans on Critical Race Theory target feminist professors - Ms. Online

8/12/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The dichotomy of hosting the Games - Japan Times

8/12/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: As activists increase pressure, sponsors of Beijing Olynpics remain largely silent - Voice of America

8/11/2021

Rumbila Abdullahi ’22: Balancing goals, family, tradition - NEPM

8/10/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Cuomo harassment scandal underscores limits of #MeToo - Bloomberg Law

8/9/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How NBC controls how you watch the Olympics - NPR “Weekend Edition—Sunday”

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Talking Business Asia—Tokyo Olympics - BBC News

8/2/2021

Fort Worth student Aida Martinez ‘24 celebrates success - NBC - Dallas Fort Worth

8/2/2021

Ramona Flores ‘22: Incel's mass shooting failed - Ms. Online

8/2/2021

Ramona Flores ’22: Stopping the theft of youth - Ms. Online

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Are the Olympics too broken to fix? - The New York Times

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Are the Brisbane Olympics a mistake? - Australian Broadcasting Corp News

8/2/2021

Prof. James Lowenthal: The impact of light pollution - Daily Hampshire Gazette

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Should Tokyo be the last-ever Olympics? - Deccan Herald

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo Olympics primed to lose $30 billion - New York Post

8/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Disappointment for Olympic sponsors and hosts - The Week

8/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Setback for California effort to increase number of women on corporate boards - Ms. Online

8/2/2021

Prof. Daniel K. Gardner: What China's dangerous coal relapse means for the rest of the world - Los Angeles Times

July 2021

7/28/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Politics stymie access to abortion pill - Ms. Online

7/28/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What conference realignment could mean for Iowa State's finances - Des Moines Register

7/28/2021

Lily Sendroff ’22: Beyond roads and bridges—the need for human infrastructure - Ms. Online

7/28/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: The panic around critical race theory - Ms. Online

7/28/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ‘22 and Prof. Carrie Baker: On female cadets at VMI - Ms. Online

7/27/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What's the bill for hosting an Olympics? - Marketplace

7/27/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Records show Charlotte lacks money for a new stadium - WBTV

7/27/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Hosting the Olympics is a bad deal - The New York Times

7/22/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Critical race theory panic—‘A tried and true playbook move‘ - Daily Hampshire Gazette

7/21/2021

Prof. Suleiman Mourad: Six key moments that shaped Jerusalem - CNN

7/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Japan's tourism reality from the Olympics—build it and maybe they will come later - Skift

7/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Nobody really wants to host the Olympics - Calgary Herald

7/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The economic gamble behind hosting the Olympics [podcast] - Bloomberg

7/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NCAA President Mark Emmert finally gets it right...sort of - Forbes

7/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What is the price for hosting the Olympics? - South China Morning Post

7/21/2021

Prof. Vis Taraz: The unequal effects of climate change - Marketplace

7/19/2021

Lydia Tenaglia-Collins ’88: The private Anthony Bourdain - CBS News

7/16/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22: Comprehensive paid leave for federal employees - Ms. Online

7/16/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Democrats abroad mobilize to protect abortion rights in U.S. - Ms. Online

7/14/2021

Prof. Andy Rotman: Bringing hungry ghosts out of hiding - Tricycle

7/14/2021

Smith's new Neilson Library honors its past as it moves into the future - Building Design & Construction

7/14/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Can Japan score a second rebirth with Summer Games? - The World News

7/14/2021

Prof. David Newbury: Rwanda's pitched battle over its history - History News Network

7/14/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The Tokyo Olympics—1964, and now - CBS News

7/14/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Texas abortion ban challenged - Ms. Online

7/12/2021

Smith College's newly redesigned Neilson Library honors its past as it moves into the future - Building Design & Construction

7/12/2021

Shawmut completes Smith library project - MassLive/Springfield Republican

7/8/2021

Lily Sendroff ’22: VP Kamala Harris and the U.N. Gender Equity Summit - Ms. Online

7/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: ‘I think there's going to be a lot of chaos’ after NIL - Columbus Dispatch

7/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What will college sports look like five years after NIL? - The News-Gazette

7/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Cheer for the athletes, whatever you think of the IOC - The Hill

7/8/2021

Prof. Erin Pineda: Seeing like an activist - New Books Network

7/1/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Why Tokyo defies the pandemic to hold the Olympics - Brussels Morning

7/1/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22: Two-thirds of Alzheimer's patients are women - Ms. Online

June 2021

6/30/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo Olympics prompt protest, online activism in Japan - Teen Vogue

6/30/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the Supreme Court decision on compensation for student athletes - Bloomberg -- Bay State Business: The Truth

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: On North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: U.S. support for sexual assault survivors - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Lack of child care infrastructure costs U.S. billions each year - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22 and Lily Sendroff ’22: Building a future without youth incarceration - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: On the Supreme Court ruling about payments to NCAA athletes - NPR “And Another Thing”

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Increasing gender equity through abortion pills on campus - Daily Hampshire Gazette

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Black women in support of the Equal Rights Amendment - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Making Title IX's promise a reality - Ms. Online

6/30/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo's big bet on the Olympics - MENAFN.COM

6/30/2021

Phebe Novakovic ’79: General Dynamics CEO on patriotism and resilience - Wall Street Journal

6/28/2021

Kori Pacyniak ’04: ‘Women who want to be priests’ - New Yorker

6/28/2021

Lily Sendroff ’22: Ending birth behind bars - Ms. Online

6/28/2021

Claudia San Pedro ’91: How Sonic increased sales during the pandemic - Businesshala

6/28/2021

Simran Sethi ’92: How to apologize - NPR Life Kit

6/28/2021

Lucy Thimme ’22: Feminist sex ed: What it is, and why we need it - Ms. Online

6/24/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo Olympics set to open despite public opposition - NBC News

6/16/2021

President Emerita Ruth Simmons: On the never-ending value of learning - Houston Chronicle

6/16/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Tokyo Olympics likely a “go,” despite pandemic - Associated Press

6/16/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Cancel the summer Olympics? It's unlikely. - CBS Evening News

6/16/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Research shows states are diverting anti-poverty funds to deceptive anti-abortion centers - Ms. Magazine Online

6/10/2021

Prof. Eric Reeves: ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects - U.S. News and World Report

6/10/2021

Prof. Steven Goldstein: The ambiguity of strategic clarity - War on the Rocks

6/10/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Women's Health Protection Act reintroduced in Congress - Ms. Online

6/10/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Public university medication abortion bill stirs debate - WWLP - Channel 22

6/10/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion on Demand offers telemedicine abortion in 20+ states - Ms. Online

6/8/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Why the Olympic Games will likely go on - The Dispatch

6/7/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Arkansas abortion ban - Ms. Online

6/7/2021

On colleges’ summer reading lists: At Smith, ‘Exit West’ - Business Insider

6/7/2021

First-generation members of the class of 2020: Advice on graduating into a pandemic - Colorlines

6/7/2021

Jess deCourcy Hinds ‘00: ‘Oh, Dewey, where would you put me?’ - The New York Times

6/2/2021

Raissa Mugabekazi ’21: Celebrating this year's commencement - WWLP - Channel 22

6/2/2021

Joyce Poole ‘79: What are elephants really saying? - National Geographic

6/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: On the proposed ‘Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act‘ - Ms. Online

6/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Cancel culture? North Dakota lawmakers attempt to block abortion rights supporters from college campuses - Ms. Online

6/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: A turning point for military sexual assault - Ms. Online

6/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Why order abortion pills online? - Ms. Online

6/2/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion in a post-Roe world? - Daily Hampshire Gazette

6/2/2021

Poet Joy Harjo addresses Smith College grads - Daily Hampshire Gazette

6/2/2021

President Emerita Ruth Simmons, Deborah Archer ‘93: Fourteen commencement speeches without the word ‘COVID’ - The New York Times

6/2/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Will the Olympics go on, despite the pandemic? - Associated Press

May 2021

5/27/2021

Megan Holm ‘22: The personal side of stress fractures - High Country News

5/26/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Cuba says it is surprised and irritated by new U.S. terrorism charge - Reuters

5/24/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: For equality, Prof. Loretta Ross argues we ‘call in, not call out‘ - Ms. Online

5/24/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Can the summer Olympics be canceled? - AME Info

5/24/2021

Prof. James Lowenthal: The ‘wild west’ of outer space - Washington News Post

5/24/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: The $1.5 billion sale of the Timberwolves and Lynx - Minnesota Public Radio

5/24/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: How have the Pegulas gotten things right with the Bills but so, so wrong with the Sabres? - Buffalo News

5/20/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Who has the power to cancel the Olympics? - Yahoo Sports

5/20/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: New York Marathon could boost city economy and spirit - Marketplace

5/19/2021

Katie Fleischer ’21: Feminists react to House passage of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Ms. Online

5/18/2021

Jane Lakes Harman ’66: The crisis in the Middle East - CNN

5/18/2021

Katie Fleischer ’21: This May, let’s talk about sex education during COVID - Ms. Online

5/18/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: ‘Alarm bells ringing loudly’: Supreme Court agrees to hear Mississippi abortion-ban case - Ms. Online

5/18/2021

Anna Dragunas ’21: Arkansas’ SAFE Act: Keeping youth unsafe - Daily Hampshire Gazette

5/17/2021

Mary Gallagher ’91: Benefits of the Fulbright program in China - China Daily

5/16/2021

Jessica Bacal: Five ways to learn from rejection - Good Morning, America

5/13/2021

Vice President Audrey Smith: What makes an admission essay memorable? - The New York Times

5/12/2021

Biden administration will name Thea Lee ’80 to top Labor Department post - Wall Street Journal

5/12/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Advocates cheer FDA review of abortion pill restrictions - Ms. Online

5/12/2021

Veronica Uribe-Kessler AC ‘22: Colombia's struggle against poverty - Reuters

5/12/2021

Shaharzad Akbar ’09: Inclusive peace process is needed after Kabul bombing - NPR “All Things Considered”

5/12/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Women investing in women’s sports is a game changer - MSNBC Deadspin

5/10/2021

Prof. Loretta Ross, Prof. Carrie Baker: ‘If we lose voting rights, we lose women’s rights’ - Ms. Online

5/10/2021

Who’s speaking at area commencements - Boston Globe

5/10/2021

Dorothy McKibbin, Class of 1919: Beloved ‘gatekeeper’ made Manhattan Project work - Los Alamos Daily Post

5/10/2021

In Maya Lin's new installation, a forest grows in Manhattan - Vogue

5/10/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Triple-A baseball's long road back to Worcester - Worcester Telegram and Gazette

5/10/2021

Simran Sethi ‘92: A complicated relationship with AAPI Heritage Month - NPR “All Things Considered”

5/6/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Attorneys General appeal ERA lawsuit, press Biden administration to recognize 28th Amendment to - Ms. Online

5/6/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Major victor for National Abortion Federation - Ms. Online

5/6/2021

Prof. Andy Rotman: On Buddhism's ‘hungry ghosts’ - Tricycle

5/6/2021

Carolina Miranda ’93: On the new Neilson Library - Los Angeles Times

5/4/2021

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22: Rejection as a tool for empowerment - Ms. Online

5/4/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Unprecedented surge in anti-abortion laws proposed and passed across the U.S. - Ms. Online

5/4/2021

Marie Poland Fish, Class of 1921: She catalogued the sounds of the ocean for the world to hear - Smithsonian Magazine

5/4/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker, Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Athletes win historic Title IX settlement with Clemson University - Ms. Online

April 2021

4/28/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: Invisible abuse—ending coercive control in intimate relationships - Daily Hampshire Gazette

4/28/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Would the Olympic Games be an economic bonanza for Queensland? - ABC News (Australia)

4/26/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Plan for a soccer superleague is kicked to the curb - Marketplace

4/26/2021

What will graduations look like this year? - Teen Vogue

4/21/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Ballpark economics - WETA

4/21/2021

Ari Jewell ‘22: Lil Nas X, gender nonconformity and the fight against transphobic legislation - Ms. Online

4/21/2021

Katie Fleischer ‘21: American Rescue Plan Act reveals importance of investing in reproductive health care - Ms. Online

4/20/2021

Prof. Carrie Baker: FDA allows telemedicine abortion during pandemic - Ms. Online

4/20/2021

‘The Saddest Words,‘ by Prof. Michael Gorra - Harper's

4/19/2021

Isabel Fields ‘21: On the Paycheck Fairness Act - Ms. Online

4/19/2021

Garrett Bradley ‘07: Oscar-nominated for ‘Time’ - BBC News

4/19/2021

Prof. Dan Horowitz: America‘s untenable happiness imperative - The Week

4/19/2021

National Poetry Month: Doug Anderson's ‘Night Ambush’ - Connecting Point

4/19/2021

Resilience hub gets $200,000 boost from Smith - Daily Hampshire Gazette

4/19/2021

Northampton's Community Resilience Hub receives boost from Smith College - MassLive/Springfield Republican

4/15/2021

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: NCAA's threat to pull championships from anti-LGBTQ states carries little weight - Forbes

4/14/2021

Katie Fleischer ‘21: Care is infrastructure - Ms. Online

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