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THE MISSION OF SMITH COLLEGE

Mission

Smith College educates women of promise for lives of distinction. A college of and for the world, Smith links the power of the liberal arts to excellence in research and scholarship, developing leaders for society's challenges.

Values

Smith is a community dedicated to learning, teaching, scholarship, discovery, creativity and critical thought.

Smith is committed to access and diversity, recruiting and supporting talented, ambitious women of all backgrounds.

Smith educates women to understand the complexity of human history and the variety of the world's cultures through engagement with social, political, aesthetic and scientific issues.

Smith prepares women to fulfill their responsibilities to the local, national and global communities in which they live and to steward the resources that sustain them.

Mission of Smith
College

Sophia Smith: Smith College's Founder

Smith College
Presidents

Honorary Degrees

Smith College
Medalists

John M. Greene
Awards

Sherrerd Prizes for Distinguished
Teaching

Sophia Smith
Awards

Commencement
Speakers

Some Special
Traditions

Notable Alumnae

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