Smith Today

Taking the ‘Next Practical Step’

Smith’s career development program is helping students navigate job market uncertainty

Alum News

This Was Not in the Brochure

Phoebe Potts ’92 proves that humor can be an antidote to the emotional highs and lows of adoption.

  • Alum News
  • July 16, 2025

Learn more about how Smith is providing resources and support for Smith's on-campus community related to antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Smith Quarterly

Check out the landing page for the Smith Quarterly, containing current and past issues.

On the Cover, Spring 2025

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin ’84’s strategy isn’t flashy, but it works: Meet people where they are, listen to their concerns, and get things done. Learn more about how she wins in a divided America.

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Looking for a timely list of Smith students, faculty, staff, and alums featured in major media outlets? Check out Smith in the News.

Research & Inquiry

Holding on to Wonder

Lessons learned from teaching elementary school students about robotics.

  • Research & Inquiry
  • December 16, 2024
News of Note

Honoring Julia Child ’34

Chef Julia Child and six other trailblazing women will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

  • News of Note
  • December 12, 2024
Julia Child presenting a finished dish

People News

Assistant Professor Pepper Huang Receives Grant

  • March 26, 2025

Pepper Huang, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, is the recipient of a $269,187 grant from the National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: MATH-DT Closing the generalization gap of digital twins.”

Professor Nnamdi Pole Featured On Podcast

  • March 26, 2025

Nnamdi Pole, Harold and Elsa Israel Professor of Psychology, was featured in a February episode of the podcast “Unravelling” about his Smith course, “The Psychology of the Black Experience.”

Professor Emeritus Andrew Zimbalist Featured in Vice TV Series

  • March 26, 2025

Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor Emeritus of Economics, is featured in an episode of a Vice TV documentary series, Pitino: Red Storm Rising, about the head basketball coach at St. John’s University.

In the News

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Other News & Publications

Smith Quarterly  
The Smith Quarterly was established in 1909 and is published by the Office of College Relations four times a year.

Smith eDigest
The Smith eDigest is sent to all campus e-mail accounts, providing important notices, college news, deadline notifications and other college information.

Notes From Paradise
Distributed weekly by the Office of College Relations, Notes From Paradise is an e-newsletter for alumnae, faculty, staff, students and friends of the college.

The Sophian
The Sophian is the official, independent student newspaper.

Smith in the News
A timely list of Smith students, faculty, staff, and alums featured in major media outlets, highlighting everything from political discourse to cutting-edge research.

Smith Style Guide
Maintained by the Office of College Relations, the Smith Style Guide is a reference for Smith-specific words and phrases.

Smith College Studies in Social Work
Since 1930, the Smith College Studies in Social Work has published materials of interest to clinical social workers and social work educators.

Meridians
Meridians, a collaborative venture of Smith’s Women’s Studies Program and Wesleyan University, is a new feminist interdisciplinary journal and forum for scholarship and creative work by and about women of color.

Amazonian Literary Review
The Amazonian Literary Review is a journal dedicated to the literary traditions of the countries of the Amazonian Basin.

Botanic Garden News
Published twice each year by the Friends of the Botanic Garden.

Library Events, Exhibitions & News
Listings of upcoming events at the libraries, current exhibitions, links to online exhibits and to newsletters, including News from the Smith College Libraries, Friends of the Libraries Newsletter and the Sophia Smith Collection’s Imposing Evidence.