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Celebrating 150 Years
Since it opened its doors in 1875, Smith has been educating women to take on the world’s toughest and most important challenges. Celebrate with us!

Fall for Smith

Applying to Smith for either spring or fall 2026? Register for our fall open house on Tuesday, November 11, and experience the semester (and the foliage!) in full-swing.

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Reasons to Celebrate Smith

We’re in a long-term relationship with Northampton.

Smith and Northampton have grown together for 150 years. The college is the city’s largest taxpayer and an anchor of its civic and cultural life. “Northampton’s charm, dedication to arts and music, and strong sense of community make Smith a special place,” President Sarah Willie-LeBreton said at Founder’s Day in March. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra ’96 agreed: “Smith and Northampton have been partners in progress.”

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Smith, in the Moment

Stay current with all things Smith. Learn about upcoming events and peruse the news on Smith Today.

News of Note

Opening the College Doors Wider

Smith will provide a tuition-free education for families earning up to $150,000 beginning next year.

  • News of Note
  • October 6, 2025
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Campus Life

‘A Fervor for Learning’

Members of the class of 2029—the largest in recent history—reflect on what drew them to Smith.

  • Campus Life
  • September 29, 2025

A Culture of Curiosity

Maneeta Bhandari ’27

Engineering major; Film & Media Studies minor

“I have been a very STEM focused my whole life. With courses like first-year seminars at Smith, I have gotten an opportunity to study the liberal arts from a closer distance.”

About the Open Curriculum

Kristin Hughes

Director of Athletics

“It’s a disservice to women athletes to expect anything but the best for themselves. We talk about winning. We talk about why it’s important. We talk about why they need to own what they’re good at.”

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Ginetta E.B. Candelario ’90

Professor of Sociology and of Latin American & Latino/a Studies

“Because of what I learned and now teach at Smith, I am more committed than ever to Sophia Smith’s vision of ‘reforming the evils of society’ through our work ‘as teachers, as writers, as mothers, as members of society.’”

How She Found Smith

J. Courtney Sullivan ’03

Novelist

“I am so thankful that my 18-year-old self unwittingly chose an education that has lived on inside me and continues to teach me things a quarter century after the fact.”

See How Smith Shaped Her