Getting to study in England was life-changing for Vicki Johnson ’87—and now her daughter, Sula Johnson ’26, is getting the ...

For Nyamumbo, Kahawa (Swahili for “coffee”) 1893 is an opportunity for her to give back—not only to her home village and ...

When Valentina Geri, lecturer in Italian studies, assigned Jhumpa Lahiri’s memoir, In Other Words, to the students enrolled ...

Judy Bronstein Milestone ’66 loves supporting Smith, crediting its professors for expanding her mind on civil rights, human rights, and more ...

Just a few years out of college, Iris González ’11 wrote a book about her journey as a first-generation student in STEM. The ...

Smith’s dance, music and theatre departments are excited to offer you an astonishing range of thought-provoking, inspiring and just-plain-fun performances. Every semester features mainstage and studio ...

The Smith community comes together for events throughout the year. From the first Rally Day in 1876, to Julia Child Day and the Sherrerd Teaching Prizes, begun in 2004, the college's annual events ...

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...

College historians aren’t sure when this special residential custom began, but some pianos in the campus “fleet” are close to ...

The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

The Smith eDigest is sent to all campus email accounts on Tuesday and Thursday each week during the academic year and on Tuesdays during the summer. Items for eDigest are limited to official Smith ...