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Going Back—To Give Back

As a child with cerebral palsy, Arden Grim ’26 did extensive therapies that enabled her to walk. Over the summer, the future pediatric neurologist returned to work with the doctors and therapists who helped her.

Smith Quarterly

Nevertheless, Smith Persisted

As the college marks 150 years, its mission to educate women of promise proves vital.

  • Smith Quarterly
  • August 13, 2025
150th Anniversary

Capturing Stories, Creating History

Students and alums have the chance to participate in a global diary project to celebrate our 150th.

  • 150th Anniversary
  • September 11, 2025
Two journals with "passports" on a wooden tabletop
150TH ANNIVERSARY

Happy Birthday, Smith!

In celebration of its 150th, a new video captures some of the college’s rich and varied history.

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

An artist's rendition of Sophia Smith, with bold pop-art style colors.

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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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It Started With a Shoulder Tap

How a chance encounter at a college fair opened the door to a lifetime of scholarship and activism.

  • Smith Quarterly
  • August 18, 2025

People News

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

Zoya Azhar ’20 Completes HumanitiesDC Journalism Program with Investigative Report

  • July 17, 2025

Zoya Azhar ’20 was selected to participate in HumanitiesDC’s 14-week community journalism program where she produced an investigative report about organizing by renters in the Adams Morgan neighborhood published in Washington City Paper. Azhar earned her Smith degree in English language and literature.

Sarah Belal ’01 Speaks on Child Rights in Pakistan

  • July 17, 2025

Human rights attorney Sarah Belal ’01 was a panelist this past spring for “Realizing the Convention on the Rights of Child in Pakistan,” an event sponsored by the National Commission on the Rights of Child. Belal, who is executive director of Justice Project Pakistan, majored in history at Smith and earned a law degree from Oxford University.

Kim Noltemy ’90 Named to Los Angeles Business Journal LA500 2025

  • July 17, 2025

Kim Noltemy ’90, chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 2025 for her work in the arts and philanthropy. Under Noltemy’s leadership, the philharmonic has helped raise funds for Angelenos affected by wildfires. An East Asian studies major at Smith, Noltemy formerly served as president and CEO of the Dallas Symphony Association and also worked as COO for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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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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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.