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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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

Clearing the Air in China

China’s attempts to address environmental issues could make the country a dominant player in the wor...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • February 26, 2016
A view of Chinese skyscrapers surrounded by hazy smog

People News

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

Book Co-Authored by Professor Christophe Golé Receives Award

  • March 26, 2025

Do Plants Know Math?: Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to Now, a book co-authored by Christophe Golé, professor of mathematical sciences, received the Association of American Publishers PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics.

President Sarah Willie-LeBreton to Speak for Syracuse University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

  • January 22, 2025

President Sarah Willie-LeBreton is the featured speaker for Syracuse University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26. Willie-LeBreton’s father, the late Charles Willie, was the university’s first Black full professor, department chair, and vice president. The theme of this year’s event is “Living History.”

Lily Braun-Arnold ’26 Publishes Debut Novel

  • January 22, 2025

Lily Braun-Arnold ’26 has published her debut novel, The Last Bookstore on Earth (Delacorte Press), a young adult romance about two young women “struggling to survive a climate apocalypse while protecting the ruins of a beloved community bookstore.” Arnold is majoring in English language and literature. Her book has earned a prestigious Kirkus Star.

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.