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.

The Academic Program

Different perspectives,
served daily.

Explore Living at Smith

A world college.

Smith's Global Reach

Be prepared
to push boundaries.

Smith's History & Traditions

A setting
to inspire you.

Explore the Campus & Northampton

A tradition of
cultivating leaders.

Smith Success Stories

Smith, in the Moment

Getting a Better Start

Lucine Petit Francis ’04 is using her research to bring better nutrition to children living in poverty.

It’s not just the bean-bag chairs. The Gaming Lab in Hillyer Hall is a learning space unlike any other on campus.

Sylvia Plath sitting on a stone wall, 1957

From the college’s Special Collections: an excerpt from one of Smith alumna Sylvia Plath's letters to her college roommate.

Danielle Carrabino, the Museum of Art’s new curator of painting and sculpture, has been getting to know the collection.

Strengthening Our Community

On October 29, President McCartney wrote to the Smith community to share the results of an independent inquiry into events of July 31, 2018, when a Smith employee contacted Campus Police about a student in a residence hall.

Notable Dates & Events

Featured Event

Nov

Wind Ensemble Fall Concert

Sweeney Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
The Wind Ensemble explores music that defines the genre, including works by Holst, Vaughan Williams and William Schuman.

Nov

Economics Annual Lecture

Seelye Hall 201, 4:30 p.m.
Lisa Cook, Michigan State University, on “Violence and Economic Growth: How the Past Informs the Present.”

Nov

Fall Jazz Concert

Earle Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
An evening of “Music of the Movies,” from the obscure to the iconic, with the Smith Jazz Ensemble.

Nov

Book Talk

Dewey Hall Common Room, 7:30 p.m.
“The Once and Future Muse,” celebrating the life and work of poet and translator Rhina P. Espaillat.

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Empower the whole you.

Empower the whole you.

An education as
unique as you are.

Different perspectives,
served daily.

A world college.

Be prepared
to push boundaries.

A setting
to inspire you.

A tradition of
cultivating leaders.

Smith, in the Moment

Getting a Better Start

It’s not just the bean-bag chairs. The Gaming Lab in Hillyer Hall is a learning space unlike any other on campus.

From the college’s Special Collections: an excerpt from one of Smith alumna Sylvia Plath's letters to her college roommate.