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Taking the ‘Next Practical Step’

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

Alum News

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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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

People News, April 2023

Awards in music, mathematics and mentorship are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, ...

  • Research & Inquiry
  • April 14, 2023
A student on a scooter riding by a flowering white tree on campus
Research & Inquiry

Becoming ‘Money Mentors’

A new financial literacy training program at Smith aims to educate students about finances.

  • Research & Inquiry
  • March 30, 2023
Students participating in Smith's new Money Menntors program pose for a group shot in Neilson Library
Research & Inquiry

A ‘Sea Change’ in the Sciences

Smith joins pilot program to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences.

  • Research & Inquiry
  • February 27, 2023
Smith alum Alexis Knaub, project manager for a new diversity program in the sciences

People News

Carolina Miranda ’93 Receives Grant

  • March 26, 2025

Carolina Miranda ’93 is the recipient of a 2024 Arts Writers Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for a series of articles focusing on underrepresented Latinx/Latin American artists. Miranda, who majored in Latin American studies at Smith, is an award-winning former columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Aimee Cutrona ’91 Named Chargé D’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

  • March 26, 2025

Aimee Cutrona ’91, a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, became chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Morocco in January. Cutrona previously served as the deputy chief of mission in Rabat, and before that, in Washington, D.C., as the deputy assistant secretary of state for Levant Affairs. She majored in government at Smith and holds a master’s degree in international relations and conflict management from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Students Create Art Installations for Bulb Show

  • March 26, 2025

Art installations for this year’s Spring Bulb Show at the Botanic Garden of Smith College were created by Jamie Biagiarelli AC ’26J and Conguye (Ella) Wang ’28. Biagiarelli’s artwork, Gathering, “was informed by the rectangular panels of glass at Lyman Plant House.” Wang’s piece, Echo, uses strings and beads to explore how the past and present are intertwined. The prompt the students were asked to respond to in their proposals was inspired by the concurrently running exhibit, Younes Rahmoun: Here, Now, a yearlong multisite exhibit by one of Morocco’s leading contemporary artists.

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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.

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.