Smith Today

Boosting Research and Discovery

President Sarah Willie-LeBreton has joined a new initiative aimed at strengthening Massachusetts’ research economy

Students

Going Back—To Give Back

Over the summer, Arden Grim ’26 worked with the doctors and therapists who helped her as a child.

  • Students
  • September 10, 2025

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

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Smith Quarterly

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

On the Cover, Summer 2025

For this special issue—celebrating Smith’s 150th anniversary—we invited four illustrators to create their own interpretations of the iconic undated photograph of college founder Sophia Smith. Readers received one of the four commemorative covers at random.

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All Articles & Features

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

People News, January 2025

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

  • Research & Inquiry
  • January 22, 2025
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Campus Life

Shave, Plane, Chisel, Learn

For a small group of students, January was the perfect time for a woodworking master class

  • Campus Life
  • January 16, 2025
Elizabeth Rennert ‘25 in a blue 2024 Mountain Day shirt, pushes a Lie Neilson handplane across a block of wood
150th Anniversary

1909: Debating Women's Right to Vote

In this essay for the first issue of the Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Ada Comstock, class of 1897, expla...

  • 150th Anniversary
  • January 10, 2025

People News

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

Two Faculty Members Receive Teaching Awards from SGA

  • March 26, 2025

At Rally Day in February, two faculty members received Teaching Awards from the Student Government Association in recognition of their outstanding teaching and their ability to connect with students: Alex Barron, associate professor of environmental science and policy, and Scott LaCombe, assistant professor of government and statistical and data sciences. Also honored were two staff members selected for Elizabeth B. Wyandt Gavel Awards: Associate Dean of Students Becky Shaw, and Kosher Kitchen Chef Hilary Mikucki.

Book Co-Authored by Professor Christophe Golé Receives Award

  • March 26, 2025

Do Plants Know Math?: Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to Now, a book co-authored by Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences, received the Association of American Publishers PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics.

In the News

Learn how Smith is being covered in the press and online through links to the latest media mentions about students, faculty, staff, and alums. From opinion pieces, to profiles, to discussions of groundbreaking research and developments in higher education, Smith community members are making an impact and shaping conversations about timely issues around the world.

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Other News & Publications

Smith Quarterly  
The Smith Quarterly was established in 1909 and is published by the Office of Communications & Marketing 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
Notes from Paradise is a weekly e-newsletter produced by the Office of Communications & Marketing. Sent to alums, faculty, and staff, Notes From Paradise shares stories about Smithies as well as news of happenings on campus and updates from the college’s leadership. Not receiving Notes From Paradise? Make sure your email address is correct in The Network before reaching out to ithelp@smith.edu.

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 Communications & Marketing, the Smith Style Guide is a reference for Smith-specific words and phrases.

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

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.

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.