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 ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

Gary Hartwell (center), project manager in Facilities Management, explains the workings of the new North District geothermal ...

In 2006, The Poetry Center launched its first annual Poetry Prize for High School Girls in Massachusetts (open to sophomores and juniors); since then, our contest has expanded into the other New ...

The importance of shopping small is heavily emphasized during the holiday season, and both the Smith and local Northampton ...

Who goes to Smith? We could quote statistics on geographic distribution, class rank and College Board examination scores. But statistics do little to give you a sense of the vibrancy, intelligence and ...

I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what ...

Amid all the excitement surrounding its first season of play, the Women's National Basketball Association remembered this summer to duly honor Smith College as the fountainhead of women's basketball.

For almost 150 years, Smith has stood as a beacon for knowledge, equality, and progress—while at the same time upholding unique traditions that have come to define the Smith experience. A college rich ...

Famous chefs, Pulitzer Prize winners, political columnists, environmental researchers, film directors, venture capitalists, physicists, poets, playwrights, CEOs—Smith women apply their learning ...

The overgrown jungle of Copán is the backdrop for a formidable stone statue erected in the early eighth century. Standing more than three meters high, the figure on the stele wears a net skirt, beaded ...

Thanks to our collective efforts and response throughout the COVID-19 health emergency, we maintained a safe learning environment for students, faculty, and staff. This will remain our goal going ...