Stay Connected to Smith
The Office of Alumnae Relations and Development welcomes you to “Stay Connected to Smith,” where you can explore the vibrant tapestry of Smith’s academic, cultural, and social initiatives. Here, you’ll find a wealth of engaging content, from thought-provoking lectures to insightful articles and impactful student projects, all to keep you connected, informed, and inspired.
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- In partnership with the University of New Hampshire, Professor Jess Gersony is researching the drought tolerance of several tree species to evaluate the success of carbon sequestration with global warming.
- e.j. seibert, Smith’s director of accessibility, is the author of “Glimmering Waves Toward Change,” about the disability rights movement, published by the National Teaching and Learning Forum.
- The Louise Wolff Kahn 1931 Professor Emerita of Theatre, Andrea Hairston was one of nine authors featured in a spring book guide from WBUR, Boston’s NPR station. Her science fiction novel Archangels of Funk is set in a post-apocalyptic, near-future Massachusetts ravaged by floods.
- In a recent article, “Social Media’s Influence on ‘Bigorexia’: The Rise of Muscle Dysmorphia in Men and Teenage Boys,” Professor Barbara Brehm-Curtis emphasizes the importance of balance in maintaining physical and mental well-being.
- Acclaimed short-story writer and Smith Professor Kelly Link is set to debut her first novel.
- Andrea Estepa, research fellow in Reproductive Justice History and Popular Political Education, is a contributor to Hand Book: A Manual on Performance, Process and the Labor of Laundry, a new collection of writings and images from a performance and film set within a New York City laundromat.
- Check out Smith Executive Education to enroll in women’s leadership programs.
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- Curator Angelina Lippert ’07, director of content at Poster House, a New York City museum dedicated exclusively to exhibiting posters, talked with the New York Times about the work and legacy of artist Dawn Baillie.
- Cathy Mulrow-Peattie ’83 has joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as a partner in the New York office, where she will focus on the regulatory aspects of artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital media.
- Laurel Carpenter '06, MAT '09, associate professor of environmental science at Holyoke Community College, has been awarded a national fellowship focusing on STEM education at community colleges.
- Smith medalist Deborah Archer ’93, the first Black woman and the first person of color to serve as president of the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke with law firm Cleary Gottlieb about her career and why “doing nothing is just not an option” if we want to dismantle gender inequality.
- Theanne Griffith '08, an assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship in neuroscience from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
- Curator Thelma Golden ’87 has had a major impact on the art world, The New Yorker reports.
