One of the most coveted summer internships for Smith students is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—a UNESCO World Heritage ...

And by my sophomore year, I’d developed a strong interest in research and writing.” Xu’s Reunion lecture, “The Rebel's ...

AC Manning ’25, a recent graduate of Smith College, will be part of the first cohort of the Lafayette Fellowship, a new ...

There’s no doubt about it: The 2026 World Cup is a numbers game—48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities (including Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium, which has undergone a temporary rebrand to Boston ...

Smith College history professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor refers to her latest book, Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me, as “the story of how a single volatile word impacted my ...

Detecting head injuries is not an exact science—yet. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)—a catch-all term for head trauma, including concussions—are notoriously tricky to diagnose. X-rays show broken ...

A soaring three-story mural in Kathleen McCartney Hall offers a compelling narrative about the power of the Smith experience and the value of collaborative leadership. “Seeing it, I was like—whoa! I ...

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The worst-kept secret among job seekers is that it’s all about who you know. It’s also something Smithies are acutely aware of. From day one, Smith College students are taught the importance of ...

Today, Hampshire College announced that it will close at the end of the fall 2026 semester. For more than half a century, Hampshire has forged an innovative path in academia, and it is leaving a ...

Jennifer Baumgardner is the Lucille Geier Lakes writer-in-residence at Smith College (2024-2027), a position endowed by Congresswoman Jane Harman (Smith, ’66). Originally from the Midwest (raised in ...