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Applied Learning & Research

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Smith’s wide array of innovative programs and centers, cross-disciplinary initiatives, and internship and service opportunities are designed to enrich the academic experience to help students further explore their passions in real-world pursuits.

Explore Applied Learning

Center for the Environment
Community Engagement
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Wurtele Center for
Leadership
Poetry Center
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Kahn Liberal Arts Institute
Narratives Project
Design Thinking Initiative
Praxis Program

News from the Grécourt Gate

The Grécourt Gate showcases the ideas, the people behind the ideas and the original contributions Smith is making to larger intellectual dialogues through the culture of research and the liberal arts at the college, where a vibrant community of scholars and students exhibit a love of discovery. Here are some recent features.

Research with Ripple Effects

July 30, 2019

Professor Sara Pruss—the new director of Smith’s Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning—talks about how her research with students about a time in Earth’s distant past ended up being featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

People News

July 11, 2019

Engineering awards, historical research and career promotions are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.

Video Class Visit: Art and Math

June 25, 2019

Art and math intersect in this unique Smith class taught by Prof. Pau Atela.

‘What I Wish My Professors Knew’

June 19, 2019

Maddie Wettach ’20 plans to spend more time in her professors’ office hours. Here's why.

Video: Books as Artifacts

June 18, 2019

Explore Smith’s rare editions of the Nuremberg Chronicles in “The Art and History of the Book.”

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Smith Scholars

The Smith Scholars Program provides a framework for talented students to spend one or two years working on projects of their own devising.

STRIDE Program

Smith offers some of its finest incoming first-year students a scholarship that includes a paid research position with a Smith professor.

Celebrating Collaborations

With faculty guidance, students present the results of their research, independent study projects and other creative work.