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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.

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Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability
Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Jill Ker Conway Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Wurtele Center for
Leadership
Boutelle-Day Poetry Center
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Kahn Liberal Arts Institute
Narratives Project
Design Thinking Initiative
Praxis Program

Why Pursue Research at Smith?

Undergraduate research extends learning beyond the classroom, providing students with exciting opportunities to investigate pressing questions in science and the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

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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.

‘Sink or Swim’ Doesn’t Cut It in the Classroom

March 23, 2023 Math professor Candice Price approaches teaching with ‘radical grace.’

Faculty Tenure and Promotions Announced

March 1, 2023

At its meeting in February, the Smith College Board of Trustees approved tenure and promotion recommendations for 20 faculty members, effective July 1.

A 'Sea Change' in the Sciences

February 27, 2023

Smith is one of only 11 institutions nationwide participating in a new pilot program that aims to make the sciences more representative and welcoming to students from traditionally marginalized communities.

People News, February 2023

February 16, 2023

Art exhibitions, scholarship awards and scientific research are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.

Opening Pathways for Students in Data Sciences

February 1, 2023 Smith's hands-on approach to teaching data sciences, holds out promise for efforts to open new pathways to the discipline for students who begin their academic careers at two-year colleges.

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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 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.