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.

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Crowd of students at Commencement

A tradition of
cultivating leaders.

Smith Success Stories

Smith, in the Moment

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News

Strengthening Our Community

President McCartney wrote to the community in response to an incident in which a college employee reported a student of color to Campus Police.

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Commencement speaker Sonya Renee Taylor
Commencement

Sonya Renee Taylor will deliver the address at the School for Social Work’s Commencement ceremony, Friday, August 17.
Lara Brown injects bacteria into cucumber leaves
Research & Inquiry

New Smith student Lara Brown ’22—a first-year STRIDE scholar—describes how she discovered her love for biology.
A student working on a laptop with a librarian
Featured

The Smith libraries are spotlighting a universe of tools and services, new digital resources, librarians on call—and books.

Notable Dates & Events

Featured Event
Aug
17

SSW Commencement

  • John M. Greene Hall, 4 p.m.

  • Author and activist Sonya Renee Taylor delivers the keynote address at the School for Social Work’s Commencement.
Aug
31

Central Check-in

  • Indoor Track and Tennis Facility, 8 a.m.–noon

  • Welcome, new students! Central check-in is your first stop when you arrive on campus for Orientation.
Aug
31

Orientation Begins

  • John M. Greene Hall, 1 p.m.

  • Orientiation for new students begins with remarks from President Kathy McCartney and guest speakers.
Sep
3

Summer Reading Author

  • John M. Greene Hall, 3:30 p.m.

  • Karen Joy Fowler, author of the 2018 “Smith Reads” selection, discusses We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.

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