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.

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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

Amy Goodman
News

Activism & Democracy

Journalist and author Amy Goodman will speak at an event honoring Northampton activist Frances Crowe, Thursday, March 21.

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Tarana Burke
Lecture

Social justice activist and ‘me too.’ Movement founder Tarana Burke will give a talk at Smith Wednesday, March 20.
Institute for invertebrate marine biology by artist Mark Dion
Exhibition

A new exhibition at the Museum of Art charts our ongoing engagement with the ubiquitous manmade material, plastic.
Ai-jen Poo
Featured

Domestic workers’ rights activist Ai-jen Poo will deliver Smith College’s Commencement address Sunday, May 19.

Strengthening Our Community

As part of ongoing initiatives to strengthen its commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity, the college has announced a number of steps it is taking to reduce the likelihood of bias-related incidents. The initiatives, particularly those relating to campus policing, were informed by recommendations of the ACLU, which now hopes to share Smith’s new policies with other campuses.

Notable Dates & Events

Featured Event
Mar
18

REEES Lecture

  • Seelye Hall 201, 4:30 p.m.

  • Harvard University’s Serhii Plokhii on “Atomic Energy and Human Arrogance: Revisiting the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.”
Mar
19

Neilson Professor Lecture

  • Graham Hall, 5 p.m.

  • Frédéric Ogée, this year's Neilson Professor, discusses William Hogarth, Laurence Sterne and modern identity.
Mar
19

Food Innovators Challenge

  • Davis Student Center Ballroom, 11 a.m.

  • Four Smith chefs face off in the first annual culinary battle designed to highlight innovation in the food industry.
Mar
20

Tarana Burke Lecture

  • John M. Greene Hall, 7 p.m.

  • Social justice activist Tarana Burke gives a talk marking the dedication of Smith’s Wurtele Center for Leadership.

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