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At a ceremony on campus in May, 14 retiring faculty members were honored for a combined 484 years of service to Smith.
Kirkpatrick has been named dean of libraries for Smith College. Most recently serving as the dean of university libraries at ...
René Heavlow, Ann Kaplan ‘67 Director of the Conway Center, and Kyra Peralte, founder of The Traveling Diaries, will host live Q&A sessions on Zoom.
Nicole Kenney ’06, then president of the Smith College Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter. Photo by Mark Tassoni. In Philadelphia, the president noted the happy weight of the moment—planning for the college ...
Smith’s magazine wins big at the 2025 Society of Publication Designers awards in New York City.
It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Heather Johns as Smith’s next vice president for communications and marketing effective August 14, 2025. Heather is a seasoned communications leader ...
My greatest enduring relationship from Smith, aside from my housemates, is with Micky Finn. He was on the maintenance staff my first year, and in subsequent years he worked in the boathouse and was my ...
In 2023, Nealy’s department revived a Campus Safety Advisory Group that meets at least once a semester to review feedback and propose ways to strengthen connections between the safety department and ...
Dear Friends, The 147th Commencement exercises of Smith College have come to a close and will linger for many years in our memories. I want to congratulate our graduates and sincerely thank the ...
I entered Smith in 1949, uncertain and unsure. I graduated in 1953, confident and more aware of who I was. During those in-between years, I struggled mightily for several reasons. I was still mourning ...
Megan Gardner ’98 doesn’t mince words: “Financial aid at Smith changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of my two sisters.” After launching her career on Wall Street, Gardner branched out into ...
Sarah Peskin ’71 with the statue of Frances Perkins in Ithaca, New York. An internship at the Newark Museum, which I heard about from a Smithie, reinforced my interests and led me to a career with the ...