The Hillary Rodham Clinton Center’s summit scheduled for April 5th, has now been postponed due to the on-going WOAW-UAW strike. 

The summit, titled “We the People: Finding Common Purpose”, would bring together policymakers, scholars, and leaders working in “peacemaking, community building, the arts, and government.” 

Among the speaker list was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ‘69, Congresswoman Emily Randall ‘08, and Arkansas State Senator Jamie Scott. 

All members of the Wellesley College community were invited to attend the summit by President Paula Johnson, either virtually or in-person. In-person tickets for the event were completely sold out prior to the cancellation.

Citing the ongoing strike on campus, the College, in an email to all registrants, said that their primary responsibility at the moment is  “to focus on our students and negotiations with the union to find a path forward that benefits our students, faculty, and our community–and that avoids further disruption to our academic program.”

In a post to X today, WOAW-UAW wrote, “We’re grateful to the Summit speakers who told the President of Wellesley that they will not cross our picket line, which led to the rescheduling of this event. However, we remain disappointed that the College is committed to prolonging our strike.”

 A closing dinner for current sophomore Clinton Fellows will still be happening. The Summit is set to be rescheduled for the fall but no concrete plans are in place.