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.

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

Smith Quarterly

Check out the landing page for the Smith Quarterly, containing current and past issues.

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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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 Power to Change the Canon’

Naomi Miller, professor of English language and literature and of the study of women and gender, sha...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • March 17, 2021
Research & Inquiry

WAV: Smith’s Data Science Corps

A new, real-world data sciences program led by Smith offers students a chance to apply their skills,...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • October 30, 2020
Data corps
Research & Inquiry

Global Hunt for COVID-19 Clues

Biology prof Steve Williams warns that the next pandemic could be worse if we fail to learn from COV...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • September 21, 2020
Steve Williams

People News

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

Three Smith Students Placed New England Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition

  • March 26, 2025

Three Smith students have placed in this year’s New England Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing competition: Sophie Chamblin ’27 tied for fifth place in the Lower Post High School Commercial Music Category; Evelyn Gomez ’27 placed fourth in the Lower Post High School Western Classical Category; and Nadya-Catherine Ismail ’26 placed first in the Lower High School Commercial Music Category.

Jamil Asad-Ubinas Shares Story at Local Cultural Event

  • March 26, 2025

Jamil Asad-Ubinas, a menu and systems specialist for Smith Dining Services, shared a story at Field Notes: Local Food and Farm Stories in February at the Academy of Music in Northampton. The cultural event was sponsored by Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture.

Professor Emerita Paula Giddings Participates in Meeting Sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  • March 26, 2025

Paula Giddings, Elizabeth A. Woodson ’22 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies, was among the thought leaders who participated in a January meeting in Boston sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences about how colleges and universities can help address the affordable housing crisis.

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.