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President Sarah Willie-LeBreton on the value of voting.

Democracy in Action

Elections in the Age of AI

Two professors weigh in on how AI is altering the election process.

  • Democracy in Action
  • July 17, 2024

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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Alum News

Greening the City

Jessie Banhazl ’06 creates organic-food gardens in tiny city plots, atop rooftops and in forgotten c...

  • Alum News
  • March 18, 2020
Jessie Banhazl next to hydroponic vegetables
Alum News

Her Climate Superpower? Optimism

Shazia Khan ’98 is ensuring that off-the-grid communities in Pakistan have access to clean energy. H...

  • Alum News
  • March 18, 2020
Shazia Khan
Sustainability

Goal: Net Zero

From solar power to ground-source heat exchange technology, Smith is forging a path to carbon neutra...

  • Sustainability
  • March 17, 2020
illustration of a bore hole driller
Alum News

Breaking Barriers at Sonic Speed

Claudia San Pedro ’91 spent her teen years drinking cherry limeade and eating cheese Tots at her loc...

  • Alum News
  • December 9, 2019
Claudia San Pedro smiling by the menus at a Sonic restaurant
Alum News

The Haunting Stories of Highway 20

For years, journalist Noelle Crombie ’92 has chronicled the devastating—and often disregarded—storie...

  • Alum News
  • December 5, 2019
Noelle-Crombie headshot by Beth Nakamura

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.