How do women’s colleges fit in today’s higher education landscape? “Women’s colleges are living demonstrations of women’s potential when we mitigate societal bias. Until we erase that bias in society, ...

In this long letter to the writer Katherine Mansfield, Woolf talks about how important it is “that women should learn to write.” Woolf is at work on her third novel, Jacob’s Room, but must stop to ...

Lori L. Tharps ’94 is an author, journalist, educator, podcast host, and popular speaker who describes her work as meeting ...

Smith is one of only five baccalaureate institutions that can claim being a Top Producer of Fulbright Students every year since the designation began in the 2009–10 academic year. The 2025–26 ...

Glory Divine Yougang Tahon ’26 founded Educate Young Girls (EYG) out of a profound sense of gratitude for the opportunities she has had—and a determination to ensure that women and girls in her home ...

Don’t mind if I do at the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) brings Shannon’s fantasy to life. The exhibit features a 25-foot ...

Smith College Professor Michael Thurston uncovers how one influential critic helped shape the early American literary landscape As difficult as it might be to believe today, there wasn’t much support ...

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I grew up in New York state as a conservative Baptist in an evangelical fundamentalist church. My mom first brought me to church when I was less than a week old. As a child, I loved it. I loved the ...

As part of marking its 150th anniversary, the college announced today a bold new initiative, The Next 150 Pledge, that will make Smith tuition free for undergraduate students from families with annual ...

Twelve new tenure-track and tenured professors will be teaching at Smith this year in disciplines ranging from art to neuroscience to physics—among other subjects. In a ceremony welcoming new faculty ...

Sarah Mitrani ’25 will never forget March 11, 2020—the day she was supposed to tour the Smith campus. The San Francisco resident hadn’t initially considered a women’s college. But she decided to see ...