Smith Today

‘A Fervor for Learning’

With the fall semester in full swing, members of the class of 2029—the largest and most diverse in recent college history—reflect on what drew them to Smith

News of Note

Smith Welcomes New Faculty

A dozen new professors will begin teaching at Smith this year in a range of academic disciplines.

  • News of Note
  • September 24, 2025
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News of Note

Boosting Research and Discovery

Pres. Willie-LeBreton joins a new initiative aimed at strengthening Massachusetts’ research economy.

  • News of Note
  • September 29, 2025
News of Note

Lives of Purpose

Four remarkable alums will be honored with the Smith Medal at next year’s Rally Day.

  • News of Note
  • September 30, 2025
Smith College Medal

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

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.

News of Note

Honoring Julia Child ’34

Chef Julia Child and six other trailblazing women will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

  • News of Note
  • December 12, 2024
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Research & Inquiry

Can Russia Still Save Assad?

The future of Syria’s deposed leader grows more precarious, says Prof. Steven Heydemann.

  • Research & Inquiry
  • December 9, 2024
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People News

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

Professor Susan B. Levin Publishes New Research

  • January 22, 2025

Susan B. Levin, Roe/Straut Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, has published new research critiquing the zeal of some philosophers and tech billionaires for engineering agelessness. “The irrationality of human confidence that an ageless existence would be better,” published in Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, and Levin’s response to comments about the article from advocates of agelessness explore why the quest for agelessness, driven by confidence that an ageless existence would be superior to our own, is irrational and detrimental to human flourishing.

Julia Antinozzi ’18 Named One of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”

  • January 22, 2025

Julia Antinozzi ’18 has been named one of Dance magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2025. Antinozzi, who earned her Smith degree in dance, has been choreographing for her own dancers since 2022. She is a participant this winter in Live Artery at New York Live Arts as well as in the New York Choreographic Institute this spring.

Deborah Archer ’93 to Speak at Rochester Institute of Technology

  • January 22, 2025

Smith Medalist and Trustee Deborah Archer ’93, who is president of the American Civil Liberties Union, is the keynote speaker for Rochester Institute of Technology’s 43rd annual ”Expressions of King’s Legacy” event on Jan. 29. Archer—who majored in government at Smith and earned a law degree from Yale—is the first person of color to lead the ACLU. She is a professor of clinical law at the New York University School of Law and faculty director of the school’s Community Equity Initiative.

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 Communications & Marketing 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
Notes from Paradise is a weekly e-newsletter produced by the Office of Communications & Marketing. Sent to alums, faculty, and staff, Notes From Paradise shares stories about Smithies as well as news of happenings on campus and updates from the college’s leadership. Not receiving Notes From Paradise? Make sure your email address is correct in The Network before reaching out to ithelp@smith.edu.

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 Communications & Marketing, 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.