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Turning the Pages

Professor Michael Gorra, newly named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, reflects on the books that shaped his literary life

Athletics

Celebrating Smith Basketball

Come party with the Smith basketball team on Thursday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. on Chapin Lawn.

  • Athletics
  • April 26, 2024
Basketball players, carrying luggage and smiling, walk along the path toward the bus
Alumnae News

Connecting through Poetry

Alum invites middle schoolers to campus for Ada Limón reading on April 30.

  • Alumnae News
  • April 8, 2024

Learn more about how Smith is providing resources and support for Smith's on-campus community related to antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Smith Alumnae Quarterly

Check out the landing page for the Smith Alumnae Quarterly, containing current and past issues.

On the Cover, Spring 2024

As a student at Smith, Elim Chan ’09 showed raw talent in conducting. Today, she performs with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras.

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Alumnae News

The Flavor of Fall

Best known for her sweet cider, Carol Berkley Hillman ’49, owner of New Salem Preserves in Franklin ...

  • Alumnae News
  • September 10, 2019
Truck with apples in the back
Alumnae News

Dark Web

The Nine, Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg ’87’s sophomore novel, explores the complex relations...

  • Alumnae News
  • September 10, 2019
Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg
Alumnae News

Good to the Last Drop

Kahawa 1893's founder and CEO Margaret Nyamumbo ’11 grew up on a coffee farm in Kenya and started th...

  • Alumnae News
  • September 10, 2019
Margaret Nyamumbo
Alumnae News

Literary Underground

Erin Morgenstern ’00 fans have been waiting eight years for the New York Times bestselling author of...

  • Alumnae News
  • September 10, 2019
Erin Morgenstern

Other News & Publications

Smith Alumnae Quarterly  
The Smith Alumnae Quarterly was established in 1909 and is published by the Office of College Relations four times a year.

Smith eDigest 
The Smith eDigest is sent to all campus e-mail accounts, providing important notices, college news, deadline notifications and other college information.

Notes From Paradise
Distributed weekly by the Office of College Relations, Notes From Paradise is an e-newsletter for alumnae, faculty, staff, students and friends of the college.

Smith in the News
Smith in the News is an online digest of recent media mentions of Smith College people and programs.

Insight
Insight was an online journal chronicling the ideas, intellectual life and creative thinking inherent within the culture of research and the liberal arts at Smith. It was published from 2010 to 2016.

The Sophian
The Sophian is the official, independent student newspaper.

NewsSmith
Published through Spring 2010, NewsSmith was distributed by the Office of College Relations for alumnae, staff, students and friends.

Library Events, Exhibitions & News
Listings of upcoming events at the libraries, current exhibitions, links to online exhibits and to newsletters, including News from the Smith College Libraries, Friends of the Libraries Newsletter and the Sophia Smith Collection’s Imposing Evidence.

Smith College Studies in Social Work
Since 1930, the Smith College Studies in Social Work has published materials of interest to clinical social workers and social work educators.

Meridians
Meridians, a collaborative venture of Smith’s Women’s Studies Program and Wesleyan University, is a new feminist interdisciplinary journal and forum for scholarship and creative work by and about women of color.

Amazonian Literary Review
The Amazonian Literary Review is a journal dedicated to the literary traditions of the countries of the Amazonian Basin.

Botanic Garden News
Published twice each year by the Friends of the Botanic Garden.

Smith Style Guide
Maintained by the Office of College Relations, the Smith Style Guide is a reference for Smith-specific words and phrases.