A Culture of Care
Read Smith’s UPDATED plans as of August 5, 2020,
for an entirely remote fall 2020 semester.
Kahn Liberal Arts Institute
Since 1998, the Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute has supported collaborative research among Smith and Five College faculty, Smith students and visiting scholars—all without regard to the traditional boundaries of departments, programs and academic divisions. Each year the institute supports long- and short-term projects that are proposed, planned and organized by Smith College faculty.
Announcements
A Note from the Director: The Kahn Institute’s Role in Changing Times
Where are institutes like the Kahn amid today’s pandemics, of both coronavirus and global systemic injustice and inequity? The Kahn Institute has worked beautifully in its usual way for a long time, but these times are unprecedented, and our support response must match it. The Kahn is ready to reshape itself to meet the needs of the faculty and the Smith community however it can. Read more on the News & Events page.
Current Projects
The Kahn Institute’s 2020–21 projects, Imagining Climate Change and Technophilia/Technoskepticism, will begin in September as scheduled. Read more details. The Kahn is accepting proposals for short-term projects for 2020-21.
The Kahn Chronicle
The Kahn Chronicle is a biannual newsletter to update the Smith community on projects, events and happenings of interest at the Kahn Institute.
Research Without Boundaries
“The Kahn Institute is unique. No other college has anything quite like it—an incubator for cross-disciplinary research, debate and colleagueship, and a haven for free speech.”
“Being a Kahn student fellow had a huge influence on me and ultimately inspired me to pursue a doctorate in history.”
Rachel Johnson ’12
