Little Love Stories Smith College has an inspiring and complex history. In celebration of the college’s 150th anniversary, we collected stories of the people, places, ideas, and initiatives that make Smith, Smith. Published July 1, 2025 Little Love Stories Not Easy To Get an A, but That’s A-OK Rita Danziger Kashner ’63 studied at an Ivy but places higher value on Smith’s rigorous courses. Little Love Stories June 23, 2025 Little Love Stories Time Well Spent in the Boathouse Aimie Smith Chapple ’91 traces the origin of her lasting friendship with staffer Micky Finn. Little Love Stories June 5, 2025 Little Love Stories An Uncertain First-Year Graduates as a Confident Woman Lois Sitrin Grayck ’53 reflects on finding herself and a place for her Jewish faith at Smith. Little Love Stories May 19, 2025 Little Love Stories A Curiosity for American History Sparked at Smith Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home. Little Love Stories May 13, 2025 Little Love Stories The Professors Who Led Unforgettable Courses on Language Before becoming a teacher herself, Roberta Klein ’74 got her best training at Smith. Little Love Stories April 21, 2025 Little Love Stories ‘Ivy’: An Original Poem Inspired by Ivy Day Through quatrain form, Michele Peterson Evans ’94 captures the essence of Smith’s timeless soiree. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025 Little Love Stories A Surprising Request Regarding Float Night Nancy Meneely ’65 was startled to receive a call from her posture picture photographer. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025 Little Love Stories Defying Amish Norms to Pursue a Broader Education Saloma Furlong AC ’07 looks back fondly on her experience studying as an Ada Comstock Scholar. Little Love Stories March 28, 2025 Little Love Stories The Lasting Pride of Seeing Jill Ker Conway Become President Anne Devaney ’77 fondly remembers when Smith’s first woman president began her term 50 years ago. Little Love Stories March 27, 2025 Little Love Stories Unforgettable Nights of Laughter, Community in Parsons House Grateful for lessons learned in classrooms, G. Josefa Abdelnour ’97 also cherishes house community. Little Love Stories March 25, 2025 1 2 3
Little Love Stories Not Easy To Get an A, but That’s A-OK Rita Danziger Kashner ’63 studied at an Ivy but places higher value on Smith’s rigorous courses. Little Love Stories June 23, 2025
Little Love Stories Time Well Spent in the Boathouse Aimie Smith Chapple ’91 traces the origin of her lasting friendship with staffer Micky Finn. Little Love Stories June 5, 2025
Little Love Stories An Uncertain First-Year Graduates as a Confident Woman Lois Sitrin Grayck ’53 reflects on finding herself and a place for her Jewish faith at Smith. Little Love Stories May 19, 2025
Little Love Stories A Curiosity for American History Sparked at Smith Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home. Little Love Stories May 13, 2025
Little Love Stories The Professors Who Led Unforgettable Courses on Language Before becoming a teacher herself, Roberta Klein ’74 got her best training at Smith. Little Love Stories April 21, 2025
Little Love Stories ‘Ivy’: An Original Poem Inspired by Ivy Day Through quatrain form, Michele Peterson Evans ’94 captures the essence of Smith’s timeless soiree. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025
Little Love Stories A Surprising Request Regarding Float Night Nancy Meneely ’65 was startled to receive a call from her posture picture photographer. Little Love Stories April 2, 2025
Little Love Stories Defying Amish Norms to Pursue a Broader Education Saloma Furlong AC ’07 looks back fondly on her experience studying as an Ada Comstock Scholar. Little Love Stories March 28, 2025
Little Love Stories The Lasting Pride of Seeing Jill Ker Conway Become President Anne Devaney ’77 fondly remembers when Smith’s first woman president began her term 50 years ago. Little Love Stories March 27, 2025
Little Love Stories Unforgettable Nights of Laughter, Community in Parsons House Grateful for lessons learned in classrooms, G. Josefa Abdelnour ’97 also cherishes house community. Little Love Stories March 25, 2025
