Smith College is once again at the top of the list among baccalaureate institutions nationally for sending the largest number of its students abroad for a full year in 2007-08, as reported by the 2009 Open Doors report. The 149 Smith students who studied abroad for a year represents 50 percent of the total number who went abroad that year, to 42 different countries. Meanwhile, seniors who lived outside the United States last year give their opinions about the benefits of going abroad. More...
They fly to Mexico City to interview native filmmakers about the impact of NAFTA. They spend seven months on Capital Hill examining the implementation of public policy. They attend a meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto and present a poster session on global peace. They teach schoolchildren in San Pedro, Belize, about coral reef ecology. More...
Kaitlin Hodge '12, 2009 Global Stride Fellow, describes her summer study abroad in Rwanda and Uganda, an opportunity offered through the Global Stride program. More...
From October 23rd through November 7th the winning photos from the 2nd Annual International Photo Contest will be on display in the Nolen Arts Lounge. Dick Fish, college photographer and contest judge, selected this year's winning photos - a tough job indeed! More...
On Monday, Nov. 2, 39 Smith students will present perspectives on their recent experiences working, living and studying in the world beyond Smith during the fourth annual Smith Elects the World conference from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Campus Center. Several hundred students travel, work and study abroad and throughout the United States through internships, community service projects and Junior Year Abroad programs, collecting a spectrum of experiences. More...
Writing for the Global Post's "study abroad" beat, Smith junior Elizabeth Tuttle describes the changes taking place in the small Pacific island republic of Kiribati, where rising ocean waters caused by global warming are causing mass migrations of people. More...
Smith alumna Audubon Dougherty '02, a filmmaker and digital activist interested in the role of media in international development, offers an account of rural Peru's transition to the Internet. More...
chatter is a new Internet–based
journal of writing about the U.S. from outside the U.S., begun by the American Studies
Diploma Program at Smith. The first issue is comprised of 10 letters, from eight
different countries, to "Dear Uncle Sam," all
penned by graduates of the program. Read
more... (PDF)
Sarah Strong Miller '10 traveled across the
globe to Deer Park in Sarnath, India, to wander the area where the Buddha held his
first teaching. Read
more... (PDF)
Smith's Diploma in American Studies Program
is a highly competitive one-year course of study open only to international students
of advanced undergraduate or graduate standing. It is designed primarily, although
not exclusively, for those who are teaching or who plan to teach some aspect of American
culture and institutions. Meet this year's students in interviews with Florentine
Bambara and Manuela Esmerode, Julia Howald and Sarah
Lentz, and Sarah Padioleau and Carmen Toledano Garrido.
"I found out that I had been selected
for the STRIDE program a few days before I received my formal acceptance letter from
Smith," says Kaitlin Hodge. "I was terribly excited to read about this
new program within STRIDE, one that put an emphasis on international experience and
language learning." Learn more about the
2008 Global STRIDE Fellows...
Shaharzad Akbar ’09, who spent her early
years in Afghanistan with a steady background of bombs and gunfire, addressed this
year's Ivy Day convocation about the journey from her native country to Smith—"no
less than a miracle," she said. More...
A Tibetan scholar who was a co-author, with
Smith College Professor of Philosophy Jay Garfield, of an English translation
of Tibetan philosopher Lama Tsong khapa’s
text Ocean of Reasoning was
among the recipients of the prestigious Padma Shri, an award conferred by the government
of India to its citizens in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various
spheres of activity, including arts, education, literature, science, sports and
social service. More... |
