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Plant-Powered Families
The Vegucated Family Table, co-authored by Marisa Miller Wolfson ’98 and plant-based chef Laura Delhauer, is the first cookbook made specifically for parents of vegan babies, toddlers and little kids.
- Smithies Create
- February 23, 2021
Faculty Approved for Tenure and Promotion
At its meeting in February, the Smith College Board of Trustees approved tenure and promotion recommendations for 14 faculty members, effective July 1.
- News of Note
- February 23, 2021
Exploring ‘Black Futures’
“Black Futures” co-editors Kimberly Drew ’12 and Jenna Wortham will present a free, online, public conversation about their book at 7 p.m. EST Monday, March 1. The event will be co-moderated by Studio Museum director Thelma Golden ’87 and Smith’s inaugural artist-in-residence Amanda Williams.
- Smith Arts
- February 18, 2021
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Will Deliver Commencement Address
Joy Harjo—the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, and the first Native American named to that role—will deliver the address at Smith's commencement in May.
- News of Note
- February 18, 2021
‘A Lot of Faith and Hope’: Returning to Campus
From podcasts to long walks to talks with career advisers, four Smith students describe how they’re navigating the return to campus, and what they are looking forward to most about spring semester 2021.
- Campus Life
- February 15, 2021
Challenging Assumptions About North Africa West Asia
A new, student-run journal aims to address misconceptions and prejudices surrounding a critical region of the world.
- Research & Inquiry
- February 5, 2021
A Digital ‘Julius Caesar’ Monday, March 15
Close to 60 Smith students have been involved in a digital production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” as actors, directors, costume designers, sound engineers, animators—and more. The show will premiere live on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15 (The Ides of March).
- Smith Arts
- February 1, 2021
Jill Lepore Will Speak February 23
Historian Jill Lepore—a staff writer at The New Yorker, and the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History and Affiliate Professor of Law at Harvard University—will deliver a Presidential Colloquium on “This America | That America” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23.
- Events
- February 1, 2021
People News January 2021
Business venture grants, teaching awards and a nomination to serve in the Biden Administration are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- January 25, 2021
A Big Welcome to Little Sibs
This year, the pandemic forced Sib Week, a beloved Smith College tradition in which upper-class students secretly adopt incoming first-years for five days of gift-giving and identity guessing, to take place remotely. Even with the added challenges, most participants felt “enthusiastic,” “excited” and “connected.”
- Campus Life
- January 22, 2021
National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy to Speak
Gina McCarthy—President Joe Biden’s nominee to the post of National Climate Advisor, and former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council—will deliver a Presidential Colloquium on “Climate Change and Social Justice: Strategies for Meaningful Progress” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9.
- Events
- January 21, 2021
Building Connections to Nature
How do you take your class on a science field trip when your students are living all over the world? Marney Pratt, a laboratory instructor in biological sciences, came up with a semester-long project designed to help students become skillful observers and feel more connected to the natural world—no matter their location.
- Sustainability
- January 14, 2021
Exploring the Wonders of the Night Sky
Smith College astronomer Meg Thacher wants to introduce you—and your children—to the wonders of the night sky. And now is a great time to go outside and look up!
- Research & Inquiry
- December 18, 2020
Video: Holiday Wishes
In a special video, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney reflects on the good work of the past year.
- Campus Life
- December 18, 2020
Smith College Will Move Endowment Management Functions In-House
Smith College will shift from outsourcing its endowment management functions to establishing its own in-house investment office. The decision puts Smith’s working model in line with that of most colleges and universities with comparable assets.
- News of Note
- December 17, 2020
Bringing the World to Smith
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Mars scientist Tanja Bosak. Pioneering feminist Ochy Curiel. These are just some of the guest speakers who’ve appeared in Smith classrooms this semester from around the world, while students attended class remotely.
- Campus Life
- December 16, 2020
Communicating the Science of the Pandemic
Students in a Smith biology class took on the task of communicating about COVID-19 to audiences of non-scientists. The resulting projects ranged from an adventure website about virus-safe activities, to a poster campaign giving guidance to expectant mothers during the pandemic.
- Research & Inquiry
- December 11, 2020
A Lifetime of Advice
Deborah Knuth Klenck ’74 celebrates the bond between advisers and alumnae.
- Alumnae News
- December 9, 2020
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