Empower the Whole You

Empower the whole you.

A Smith education will push you beyond your intellectual passions. You’ll delve deeply into the world of ideas. You’ll discover what inspires and empowers you.

Empower the whole you.

An education as unique as you are.

An education as
unique as you are.

The Academic Program
Different Perspectives, Served Daily

Different perspectives,
served daily.

Explore Living at Smith
A World College

A world college.

Smith's Global Reach
Be prepared to push boundaries.

Be prepared
to push boundaries.

Smith's History & Traditions
A setting to inspire you.

A setting
to inspire you.

Explore the Campus & Northampton
Crowd of students at Commencement

A tradition of
cultivating leaders.

Smith Success Stories

Smith, in the Moment

1967 photo of SSW students
Exhibition

SSW History Online

Archival photos, profiles and oral histories highlight the School for Social Work’s history of empowering change.

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Student in a computer lab
Featured

Desktop and notebook computers are being donated to public schools through Smith’s Technology Donation Program.
Anitra Thorhaug in April plants seagrasses in Biscayne Bay
Profile

For nearly five decades, Anitra Thorhaug ’62 has been restoring coastal ecosystems all over the world.
Rita Dove speaking at the podium
Commencement

Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Rita Dove delivered the address at Smith’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20. 

Notable Dates & Events

Featured Event
Jun
29

Documentary Premiere

  • Sweeney Concert Hall, 5 p.m.

  • The premiere of Clinical Revolution, a documentary on the legacy of the School for Social Work.
Jun
29

SSW Centennial Celebration

  • Various Campus Locations

  • The School for Social Work celebrates its extraordinary legacy of clinical social work education. Through July 1.
Jun
30

“Beyond the Service Member”

  • Leo Weinstein Auditorium, 9:30 a.m.

  • Social worker Ellen DeVoe discusses working with post-9/11 military families throughout the deployment cycle.
Jul
13

Free Friday at the Museum

  • Museum of Art, 4-8 p.m.

  • Free Second Friday: art making for all ages, guided conversations, refreshments and more.

Reason #45 You Should Visit

The campus in autumn

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The Campus in Autumn