“Having a night without light pollution is a powerful reminder of the actions that we as a campus can take to enhance our ...

Known for her expressive energy and concise movements, Elim Chan ’09 is one of the most sought-after classical music ...

A recipient of the Smith Medal in 2020, Jensen is also a leading expert in adolescent brain development—its unique strengths and vulnerabilities—and the implications for medical care, education, and ...

How do women’s colleges fit in today’s higher education landscape? “Women’s colleges are living demonstrations of women’s potential when we mitigate societal bias. Until we erase that bias in society, ...

Lori L. Tharps ’94 is an author, journalist, educator, podcast host, and popular speaker who describes her work as meeting ...

Smith is one of only five baccalaureate institutions that can claim being a Top Producer of Fulbright Students every year since the designation began in the 2009–10 academic year. The 2025–26 ...

Smith College Medalist Wendy Brown Dean ’87: ‘Women’s Colleges Are Living Demonstrations of Women’s Potential’ The 2026 Smith medalist, a nonprofit CEO and co-founder, on the importance of women’s ...

In this long letter to the writer Katherine Mansfield, Woolf talks about how important it is “that women should learn to write.” Woolf is at work on her third novel, Jacob’s Room, but must stop to ...

Adrie Rose is the editor of Nine Syllables Press at Smith College, where she runs the first literary press at a historic women's college. Her work includes teaching two classes offering professional ...

Dr. 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 ...

Smith College is in the midst of a major energy transformation. After nearly two years of digging, installation of piping, and construction, buildings on the north side of campus are now being heated ...

When Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin ’84 won her third U.S. Senate race in November, even Fox News wanted to hear from her. Baldwin won by 28,781 votes—almost the exact margin that carried Donald ...