As talented young women are increasingly recognized as the hope of their nations, organizations, and families, Smith College is embarking on a defining initiative: to educate women for the world.
The need is clear. As is the solution.
In the past decade, Smith has seen impressive growth in the number and quality of its applicants, with young women from around the world spurred by the desire for a challenging, engaging, global education.
Educating women for leadership speaks directly to a compelling societal need and answers the question “why a women’s college?” in a powerful way. It’s a growing consensus among businesses, governments, and NGOs around the world that one simple solution to some of our greatest challenges is to educate more young women and empower them to lead change. This has been Smith’s way of thinking from the beginning.
Our students
graduate with a powerful sense of agency that provides a foundation for effective action and leadership
in their communities. Indeed, Smith’s vision of global women’s leadership is deeply
informed by the experiences of our alumnae, who credit their Smith education with giving them the
capacities crucial to their success: intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, effective writing
and public speaking, and the confidence to step forward with conviction. In the United States,
Europe, China, the Middle East, India, and Africa, and in diplomatic and business circles around
the globe, Smith women are widely known for stepping up, speaking out, and leading change. The
young women who come to Smith today are eager to add to this powerful legacy.
