Smith Today

Robin Brooks ’95 Spent a Year Advising Kamala Harris.

Here’s what she learned.

Democracy in Action

Using Your Voice

President Sarah Willie-LeBreton on the value of voting.

  • Democracy in Action
  • September 16, 2024
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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, Summer 2024

Aminatu Abdulai AC ’23 is transforming her home village in Ghana by building a school, creating new opportunities for the next generation.

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Research & Inquiry

Democracy in Distress

What is democracy? This seemingly simply question has a seemingly obvious answer: It means, literall...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • August 1, 2022
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Alum News

My Body, But Not My Choice

Navigating a post-Roe world with Candace Gibson ’07 of the National Latina Institute for Reproductiv...

  • Alum News
  • August 1, 2022
Hundreds participate in the May 14 Bans Off Our Bodies rally in Northampton.
Alum News

What Price History?

On the shelves of her popular Brooklyn-based collectibles shop, BLK MKT Vintage, Jannah Handy ’08 ha...

  • Alum News
  • August 1, 2022
Jannah Handy in her store BLK MKT Vintage, surrounded by African American historical items
Alum News

Block the Vote

Voter suppression laws are on the rise. But Smithies are fighting back, working to expand political ...

  • Alum News
  • July 1, 2022
Collage--Cut out of Camille Wimbish speaking into a microphone. Behind her are cut-outs of other people's faces and a judicial scale

For the Media

Tools for the Media Smith College News Office

Other News & Publications

Smith Alumnae Quarterly  
The Smith Alumnae 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.

Smith in the News
Smith in the News is an online digest of recent media mentions of Smith College people and programs.

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.

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.