Smith in the News
This page features selected news items about Smith College people and programs.
June 2023
6/2/2023
Prof. Marjorie Senechal on solving 'Einstein' math problem - New York Times
6/2/2023
Prof. Eric Reeves on potential state failure in Sudan - Courthouse News Service
6/1/2023
Prof. James Miller on existential threat from AI - Boston Globe
6/1/2023
Claire Kenny ’23: Autism in girls is under the radar - Ms. Magazine
May 2023
5/30/2023
Helen Bezuneh ’23 on the downfall of pride in Ethiopian beauty - Addis Standard
5/30/2023
5/25/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker on the push for the ERA - Daily Hampshire Gazette
5/25/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: 'Longshot' hockey team bid in CT - Connecticut Public Radio
5/24/2023
President Kathleen McCartney: 'Busy being bold' - Daily Hampshire Gazette
5/24/2023
Prof. Tom Roberts: Putin's red lines - Newsweek
5/24/2023
Prof. Javier Puente on military and police in Peru - New York Times
5/23/2023
Prof. Jennifer DeClue on the history of the Pride flag - Cosmopolitan
5/23/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion clinics on front lines in NC - Ms. Magazine
5/22/2023
Hana Videen ’07 on her new book about Old English - National Public Radio
5/22/2023
Tigress Osborn ’96 on laws banning size discrimination - Boston Globe
5/22/2023
Nolvia Delgado ’11: Time to act on community college transfers - Inside Higher Ed
5/22/2023
5/20/2023
5/19/2023
5/17/2023
And Now: Professor Len Berkman - And Now
5/16/2023
Kara Jackson ’23 returns to her first love: music - National Public Radio
5/15/2023
Prof. Eric Reeves on Sudan agreement - Courthouse News Serivces
5/15/2023
Trophy named for Smith basketball icon Senda Berenson - Spectrum News
5/12/2023
5/11/2023
Prof. Lucie Schmidt on being a first-gen academic - Washington Dailies
5/11/2023
5/11/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion bans facilitate domestic abuse - Ms. Magazine
5/10/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann: A new Middle Eastern order - Brookings Institution
5/10/2023
5/9/2023
Oscar winner Ruth Carter on Smith summer programs - Atlanta Magazine
5/9/2023
Missouri Sen. Lauren Arthur ’10 on the state budget - National Public Radio
5/8/2023
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors Smith legacy - Daily Hampshire Gazette
5/5/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Do Utahns want a major league baseball team? - Deseret News Online
5/4/2023
Amanda (Essick) Burrell ’04 heads Team Downey in Hollywood - Authority Magazine
5/4/2023
Kara Jackson ’23 offers "plaintive, playful folk songs - The New Yorker
5/2/2023
Saadia Zahidi ’02 on the global economic outlook - CNBC International TV
5/2/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on Sixers arena - Philadelphia Inquirer
5/1/2023
5/1/2023
5/1/2023
Debut album by Kara Jackson ’23 earns raves - Chicago Tribune
April 2023
4/28/2023
Prof. Marjorie Senechal: Discovery of the Einstein "Tile" - Discover Magazine
4/28/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on new stadium for Oakland Athletics - BNN Bloomberg Online
4/27/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Abortion pills are safe and should be accessible - Daily Hampshire Gazette
4/25/2023
Sustainability Director Beth Hooker on campus action on climate change - New England Public Media
4/25/2023
Prof. Kate Soper wins prize for musical composition - Forbes Online
4/25/2023
4/21/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on Oakland A's departure - San Francisco Chronicle
4/20/2023
Smith's Draper contest is a boost for big ideas - Daily Hampshire Gazette
4/18/2023
4/18/2023
4/18/2023
Prof. James Lowenthal: International Dark Sky week - Mass Appeal
4/18/2023
Profs. Baker and Zimbalist on a Title IX victory - Ms. Magazine
4/17/2023
Christine-Marie Quigless ’04 on resilience in turbulent times - Thrive Global
4/17/2023
Victoria Hugo-Vidal ’14: A millennial view of gun control - Portland Press Herald
4/17/2023
Smith hosts Culinary Innovators Challenge - Daily Hampshire Gazette
4/17/2023
Prof. Mariana Abarca: A critical moment for Earth's insects - The Revelator
4/17/2023
4/14/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Circuit court abortion pill ruling - Ms. Magazine
4/13/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: What sports championships mean for UConn - New Haven Register
4/13/2023
4/10/2023
Una Fonte ’26: Challenges for blind people on VT public transit - Vermont Digger
4/10/2023
4/10/2023
4/10/2023
4/10/2023
4/7/2023
4/6/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on the economic benefit of Camden Yards - Baltimore Sun
4/6/2023
Prof. John Connolly on white privilege - Daily Hampshire Gazette
4/6/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann: No concessions from Syrian regime - Al-Monitor The Takeaway
4/6/2023
4/6/2023
Prof. James Lowenthal on the odds of seeing Northern Lights - Greenfield Recorder
4/6/2023
Prof. Loretta Ross: An Iconic D.C. feminist - Washington Post
4/3/2023
Prof. Ruth Ozeki shares impact of Buddhism on her writing - The Harvard Crimson
4/3/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: A changing business model for baseball - WBBM News Radio
4/3/2023
4/3/2023
March 2023
3/30/2023
Prof. Loretta Ross, a National Women's Hall of Fame inductee - Star Tribune
3/29/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Reps launch Congressional ERA caucus - Ms. Magazine
3/29/2023
3/28/2023
Prof. Marjorie Senechal on a math problem hiding in plain sight - New York Times
3/27/2023
3/27/2023
3/26/2023
Marcela Rodrigues ’20: Dreams derailed for post-DACA students - Chronicle of Higher Education
3/24/2023
3/23/2023
3/23/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker on America's first independent woman architect - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/21/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on endorsement deals for athletes - PBS News Weekend
3/21/2023
3/21/2023
Smith's Matt Donovan aims his poetry at stalemate over guns - New England Public Media
3/20/2023
Prof. Ibtissam Bouachrine: What's special about Mahsa Amini? - Ms. Magazine
3/20/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Who wins in high-revenue college sports? - PBS News Hour
3/20/2023
Prof. Steve Waksman on high price of concert tickets - Boston Globe
3/20/2023
3/20/2023
Sabrina Brier ’17 finds success on TikTok - New York Times
3/20/2023
3/20/2023
Smith's historic Final Four run ends - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/20/2023
How Smith basketball built a Final Four contender - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/13/2023
Ally Yamada ’24 helps power Smith basketball to Final Four run - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/10/2023
Prof. James Lowenthal: Lighting the rail trail is harmful - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/10/2023
Angela Rassmusen ’00 on COVID origins - Morning Edition
3/10/2023
Community support helps Smith basketball's historic run - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/8/2023
Smith basketball and 'universal pizza' - New England Public Media
3/8/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann: Syria after the earthquakes - Brookings Institution
3/6/2023
Smith joining the D3 elite - D3sports.com
3/6/2023
3/6/2023
3/6/2023
Smith basketball team moves into NCAA 'Sweet 16' - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/3/2023
Smith basketball team relishing role as No. 1 seed in NCAA tourney - Daily Hampshire Gazette
3/2/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker on first Senate ERA hearing in 40 years - Ms. Magazine
February 2023
2/28/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on impact of college sports betting - PBS News Hour
2/28/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker on counter-lawsuit on abortion pills - Ms. Magazine
2/28/2023
Addie Lovell ’24: How defamation lawsuits silence victims - Ms. Magazine
2/28/2023
Smith is top seed in NCAA women's basketball - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/27/2023
Smith wins third consecutive NEWMAC championship - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/27/2023
Spring Bulb Show to feature student art - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/25/2023
Rally Day returns in person - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/25/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: What Congress should do on the ERA - Ms. Magazine
2/22/2023
2/22/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: How a Texas court ruling will impact abortion - Public News Service
2/21/2023
Prof. Kate Soper's new opera a 'fantasy garden' - New York Times
2/20/2023
Prof. Alex Callender's art helps boost local library collection - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/18/2023
Prof. Barry Moser's illustrations make a 'surrealstic splash' - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/17/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker: Inside an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center in Kansas - High Plains Public Radio
2/17/2023
Smith Botanic Garden helps Northampton come back from pandemic - Business West
2/17/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on UConn funding for athletics - Connecticut by the Numbers
2/14/2023
Prof. Carrie Baker on ulcer drug that safely ends pregnancy - Ms. Magazine
2/14/2023
Olivia Petty ’26 and Sara Stillitano ’26: Northampton's women's history mural - Daily Hampshire Gazette
2/9/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann on delays in earthquake aid via Syria - Wall Street Journal
2/8/2023
2/5/2023
2/4/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on Watching Pickleball - New York Times
2/3/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann on Biden's performance in the Middle East - Brookings Institution
2/3/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on Tom Brady's legacy and his future - Bloomberg.com
2/2/2023
Jess deCourcy Hinds ’00 on Smith's neurodivergent classroom - Literary Hub
2/2/2023
2/1/2023
Prof. Michael Gorra on Salman Rushdie's new novel - New York Times
January 2023
1/31/2023
1/30/2023
Prof. Steven Heydemann: The state/nonstate divide in Syria - Brookings Institution
1/30/2023
1/27/2023
How Anne Cleveland ’72 transformed Charleston's Library society - Charleston city magazine
1/27/2023
1/27/2023
1/26/2023
Profs. Baker and ZImbalist: Media bias holds back women's sports - Daily Hampshire Gazette
1/24/2023
1/24/2023
1/24/2023
Kara Jackson ’23 on her emerging musical career - Country Music News
1/23/2023
1/23/2023
1/23/2023
1/20/2023
1/19/2023
Profs. Baker and Zimbalist: The latest Title IX battleground - Ms. Magazine
1/17/2023
Elim Chan ’09 leads 'ravishing' start of symphony season - San Francisco Chronicle
1/17/2023
1/13/2023
Prof. Loretta Ross on what the abortion debate misses - publicintegrity.org
1/13/2023
1/12/2023
Prof. Claire Leavitt: A brief history of modern oversight - The Conversation
1/12/2023
1/12/2023
Prof. Andrew Zimbalist: Was a Carolina Panthers project doomed from the start - News and Observer
1/10/2023
1/9/2023
Becca Balint ’90 sworn into Congress - Vermont Digger
1/6/2023
1/3/2023
Prof. Kate Soper's album among 'best classical music tracks' of 2022 - New York Times
1/3/2023
Yoo Eun Kim ’16 on supporting teachers - San Francisco Chronicle
1/3/2023
Prof. Ruth Ozeki: 'Artists and writers hear voices and see visions' - Hindustan Times
1/2/2023
Hannah Phelps ’23: Feminist wishlist for 2023 - Ms. Magazine
1/2/2023
Prof. Claire Leavitt: Jan 6. committee tackled unprecedented attack - Newspronto.com