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People News, July 2025

Read about the latest accomplishments of Smith students, staff, faculty, and alums

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.

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  • 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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Tracks for Our Times

Critics can’t get enough of Boston-based rapper Billy Dean Thomas ’14’s new seven-track EP, For Bett...

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  • March 2, 2021
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Sonic Synesthesia

The inspiration for violinist and vocalist Concetta Abbate ’09’s new album, Mirror Touch, came from ...

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  • March 2, 2021
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Grief and Fury

Christa Parravani ’99’s new memoir, Loved and Wanted, is a devastating account of women’s limited ac...

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  • March 2, 2021
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Plant-Powered Families

The Vegucated Family Table, co-authored by Marisa Miller Wolfson ’98 and plant-based chef Laura Delh...

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  • February 23, 2021
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Soft Touch

If mass-produced grocery store marshmallows are the only ones you’ve ever tasted, Alexx Shuman ’12’s...

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  • February 23, 2021
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Creativity Rekindled

A new book from award-winning poets—and spouses—Jessica Jacobs ’02 and Nickole Brown, Write It!: 100...

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  • February 23, 2021

In the News

Smith faculty members are always at the forefront of discovery, development, and discourse—no matter the field. Read about their latest research, political commentary, and so much more from major news outlets.

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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.

Insight
Insight was an online journal chronicling the ideas, intellectual life and creative thinking inherent within the culture of research and the liberal arts at Smith. It was published from 2010 to 2016.

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

NewsSmith
Published through Spring 2010, NewsSmith was distributed by the Office of College Relations for alumnae, staff, students and friends.

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.

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.

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

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.

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