Smith Today

The Future Is Flexible

Faced with job market uncertainty, Smithies focus on short-term goals and unexpected opportunities

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
RESEARCH & INQUIRY

Spotlighting Student Writing

Smith Public Voices is a new online compilation of non-fiction writing by Smith students published in mainstream media outlets. Submissions are welcome.

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

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Smith Quarterly

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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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All Articles & Features

Looking for a timely list of Smith students, faculty, staff, and alums featured in major media outlets? Check out Smith in the News.

Research & Inquiry

The Art of the Pop-Up

Professor Joseph O’Rourke unwraps the mathematical intricacies of paper folding in his new book ...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • August 17, 2022
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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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Research & Inquiry

‘Bridging the Divide’

Juliet Schulman-Hall ’22 describes what happened when high school students and incarcerated women at...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • April 18, 2022
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Research & Inquiry

Guiding Light

Psychology professor Mary Harrington explains how light influences our circadian rhythms.

  • Research & Inquiry
  • March 28, 2022
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People News

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

Denise Gomez Oluwo ’04 Appointed to John S. Mulholland Family Foundation Board

  • March 26, 2025

Denise Gomez Oluwo ’04 has been appointed to the board of directors of the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. A senior vice president and GSE chief underwriter at Merchants Capital Corp., a national multifamily housing finance company, Oluwo earned her Smith degree in economics and an M.B.A. from The George Washington University.

Carolina Miranda ’93 Receives Grant

  • March 26, 2025

Carolina Miranda ’93 is the recipient of a 2024 Arts Writers Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for a series of articles focusing on underrepresented Latinx/Latin American artists. Miranda, who majored in Latin American studies at Smith, is an award-winning former columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Aimee Cutrona ’91 Named Chargé D’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

  • March 26, 2025

Aimee Cutrona ’91, a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, became chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco in January. Cutrona previously served as the deputy chief of mission in Rabat, and before that, in Washington, D.C., as the deputy assistant secretary of state for Levant Affairs. She majored in government at Smith and holds a master’s degree in international relations and conflict management from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

In the News

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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Other News & Publications

Smith Quarterly  
The Smith 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
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 College Relations, 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.