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Taking the ‘Next Practical Step’

Smith’s career development program is helping students navigate job market uncertainty

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This Was Not in the Brochure

Phoebe Potts ’92 proves that humor can be an antidote to the emotional highs and lows of adoption.

  • Alum News
  • July 16, 2025

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

Smith Quarterly

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On the Cover, Spring 2025

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin ’84’s strategy isn’t flashy, but it works: Meet people where they are, listen to their concerns, and get things done. Learn more about how she wins in a divided America.

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What Makes a Leader?

Smithies rethink models of what leadership looks like.

  • Smith Quarterly
  • October 15, 2024
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Going Places

Smith’s new playbook for career development

  • Smith Quarterly
  • October 15, 2024
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The Tastemaker

New York Times food writer Florence Fabricant ’58 has helped define how America eats.

  • Smith Quarterly
  • October 15, 2024
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Lights, Values, Action

Yasmin Chin Eisenhauer ’94 has turned Amherst Cinema into a hub for community connection.

  • Smith Quarterly
  • October 15, 2024

People News

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

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.

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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.

The Sophian
The Sophian is the official, independent student newspaper.

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.

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.

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.