Since its establishment in 1962, the Smith Medal has been awarded to more than 200 alums, each of whom has exemplified “the ...

Erinn McGurn ’94 brings her experience as a student, alum, and board member to her role in shaping the Campus Use Plan As an architect, Erinn McGurn ’94 has always been drawn to mission-driven ...

Smith College senior brings her future into focus with Madison Square Garden photography internship.

Fourteen new tenure-track professors will begin teaching at Smith this fall in disciplines ranging from economics to Jewish studies to biological sciences—among other subjects. At a ceremony held ...

Adrienne Rich‘s life and writings have bravely and eloquently challenged roles, myths, and assumptions for half a century. She has been a fervent activist against racism, sexism, economic injustice, ...

Cagney Coomer earned her B.S. in biology at Virginia State University, before completing an A.S. from Bluegrass Community & Technical College’s biotechnology program. She then pursued a Ph.D. in ...

The Lazarus Center team supports students and recent graduates as they connect their liberal arts study to their career goals. Notably, within six months of graduation, 95% of Smith alums are employed ...

In 1975, James Callahan received the Lester R. Ford Award of the Mathematical Association of America and at Smith he has received the Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award and the Sears–Roebuck ...

Loretta J. Ross teaches a course on White Supremacy, Human Rights and Calling In the Calling Out Culture as a visiting associate professor at Smith College. Since beginning her academic career in 2017 ...

Sara Newland is a scholar of local politics in China and Taiwan, and seeks to understand the behavior of local officials as domestic public servants and as actors in international relations. Her ...

Richa Nagar is the inaugural Gloria Steinem ’56 Endowed Chair in Women and Gender Studies at Smith College. Her internationally acclaimed anti-disciplinary and multi-genre scholarship and pedagogical ...

At Smith today, caps and gowns are worn at Commencement to symbolize unity and academic achievement. Academic dress is believed to have originated at medieval British universities. At Smith’s first ...