Global Learning

At Smith, the world is your campus. You will explore international and intercultural issues, living and studying with women from all over the world. Each day, Smith students initiate and engage in spirited dialogues inside and outside of the classroom, exchanging ideas and perspectives, and experiencing genuine learning across cultures. In collaboration with faculty advisers, you will design an academic program that empowers you to be ready to live, work and lead across borders.

Explore Global Learning

Lewis Global Studies Center

Study Abroad

Fellowships

Smith in the World

International Students & Scholars

Smithsonian Program

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Twelve-College Exchange

Students may apply for study at 12 colleges in the Northeast, including Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Trinity, Vassar and Wesleyan.

Semester in Washington

Juniors and seniors may explore the processes for making and implementing public policy on the national level.

Interdisciplinary Studies Diploma Program

International students can take advantage of this unique, one-year graduate program at Smith to study American society and culture.

Global Impressions Journal

Read the latest essays from Smith students and alumnae highlighting their encounters, experiences and epiphanies abroad and at home.

Women in Public Service

The Women in Public Service Project works to advance women’s leadership and participation in politics and governance worldwide.

Women & Social Change

The Smith Project on Women and Social Change is a faculty research group that addresses women's education issues around the world.

Smith Study Abroad

Because global perspectives are a vital element of a liberal arts education, Smith encourages students from all academic disciplines, including the sciences and engineering, to engage with the world beyond Smith. Close to half of Smith's students spend time abroad before they graduate.