Little Love Stories Smith College has an inspiring and complex story. Over the course of the year, we are collecting 150 (or more!) stories of the people, places, ideas, and initiatives. Published July 1, 2025 Little Love Stories A Curiosity for American History Sparked at Smith Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home. Little Love Stories May 13, 2025 Little Love Stories The Professors Who Led Unforgettable Courses on Language Before becoming a teacher herself, Roberta Klein ’74 got her best training at Smith. Little Love Stories April 21, 2025 Little Love Stories A Surprising Request Regarding Float Night Nancy Meneely ’65 was startled to receive a call from her posture picture photographer. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025 Little Love Stories ‘Ivy’: An Original Poem Inspired by Ivy Day Through quatrain form, Michele Peterson Evans ’94 captures the essence of Smith’s timeless soiree. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025 Little Love Stories Defying Amish Norms to Pursue a Broader Education Saloma Furlong AC ’07 looks back fondly on her experience studying as an Ada Comstock Scholar. Little Love Stories March 28, 2025 Little Love Stories The Lasting Pride of Seeing Jill Ker Conway Become President Anne Devaney ’77 fondly remembers when Smith’s first woman president began her term 50 years ago. Little Love Stories March 27, 2025 Little Love Stories Unforgettable Nights of Laughter, Community in Parsons House Grateful for lessons learned in classrooms, G. Josefa Abdelnour ’97 also cherishes house community. Little Love Stories March 25, 2025 Little Love Stories The Unexpected Gift of Attending a Women’s College Suzanne Doud Galli ’87’s mother pressured her to go to Smith. She wouldn’t change it for anything. Little Love Stories March 21, 2025 Little Love Stories Professors Have Enduring Influence on Future Educator Upon becoming a teacher, Sherley Young ’61 said Smith was the model of an exceptional education. Little Love Stories March 20, 2025 Little Love Stories A First-Generation Student Goes Abroad Vicki Johnson ’87 loves that both she and daughter Sula Johnson ’26 will experience studying abroad. Little Love Stories February 7, 2025 1 2 3
Little Love Stories A Curiosity for American History Sparked at Smith Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home. Little Love Stories May 13, 2025
Little Love Stories The Professors Who Led Unforgettable Courses on Language Before becoming a teacher herself, Roberta Klein ’74 got her best training at Smith. Little Love Stories April 21, 2025
Little Love Stories A Surprising Request Regarding Float Night Nancy Meneely ’65 was startled to receive a call from her posture picture photographer. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025
Little Love Stories ‘Ivy’: An Original Poem Inspired by Ivy Day Through quatrain form, Michele Peterson Evans ’94 captures the essence of Smith’s timeless soiree. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025
Little Love Stories Defying Amish Norms to Pursue a Broader Education Saloma Furlong AC ’07 looks back fondly on her experience studying as an Ada Comstock Scholar. Little Love Stories March 28, 2025
Little Love Stories The Lasting Pride of Seeing Jill Ker Conway Become President Anne Devaney ’77 fondly remembers when Smith’s first woman president began her term 50 years ago. Little Love Stories March 27, 2025
Little Love Stories Unforgettable Nights of Laughter, Community in Parsons House Grateful for lessons learned in classrooms, G. Josefa Abdelnour ’97 also cherishes house community. Little Love Stories March 25, 2025
Little Love Stories The Unexpected Gift of Attending a Women’s College Suzanne Doud Galli ’87’s mother pressured her to go to Smith. She wouldn’t change it for anything. Little Love Stories March 21, 2025
Little Love Stories Professors Have Enduring Influence on Future Educator Upon becoming a teacher, Sherley Young ’61 said Smith was the model of an exceptional education. Little Love Stories March 20, 2025
Little Love Stories A First-Generation Student Goes Abroad Vicki Johnson ’87 loves that both she and daughter Sula Johnson ’26 will experience studying abroad. Little Love Stories February 7, 2025
