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.

Explore the Quarterly

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Supporting Smith

A Bold Investment in Financial Aid

How did the decision to eliminate loans come to be? President McCartney offers a behind-the-scenes l...

  • Supporting Smith
  • March 31, 2022
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Alum News

Altered States of America

In her epic new novel, To Paradise, bestselling author and New York Times editor Hanya Yanagihara ’9...

  • Alum News
  • March 28, 2022
Illustration of Hanya Yanagihara holding a brownstone with the walls open to show the private lives of the inhabitants
News of Note

‘The Honor of a Lifetime’

Soon after announcing her decision to retire in 2023, President Kathleen McCartney answered a few qu...

  • News of Note
  • March 28, 2022
Alum News

We Are in This Together

Anne Peretz ’60 has channeled her commitment to social justice into a unique therapeutic approach fo...

  • Alum News
  • March 28, 2022
Barefoot Anne Peretz in her studio, surrounded by paintings and easels

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.