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The U.S. President and Immigration Law
Yale professor Cristina Rodríguez will open Smith College’s 2019-20 Presidential Colloquium series with a talk on “The President, Immigration Law and the Politics of Constitutional Structure.”
- Events
- September 4, 2019
Hannah Henson ’22: Going Where Her Feet Decide to Lead
After three decades of living her life according to other people’s expectations, incoming Smith student Hannah Henson AC’22 says she’s excited to be doing “what my feet would do if I let them lead me.”
- Campus Life
- September 3, 2019
What They Did This Summer
Here are stories from a handful of Smithies who shared lessons learned from their summer internship, fellowship and job-shadowing placements.
- Campus Life
- August 30, 2019
What They Did This Summer: Chapter 1
Here are stories from a handful of Smithies who shared lessons learned from their summer internship, fellowship and job-shadowing placements.
- Campus Life
- August 30, 2019
People News, September 2019
Leadership awards, art exhibitions and scientific research grants are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alumnae. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- August 29, 2019
Amtrak Announces New Service to New York
Amtrak has announced new service between Northampton and New York City.
- News of Note
- August 27, 2019
Lessons From the Reef
Smith's innovative coral education program marks 20 years of teaching and researching in Belize.
- Alumnae News
- August 22, 2019
Dandan Zhong ’23: Ready to Explore
While volunteering with an arts organization in her native China, Dandan Zhong ’23 met some young children who forever changed her ideas about what art can accomplish.
- Campus Life
- August 21, 2019
Leila Mottley ’23: Finding Her Voice Through Poetry
Leila Mottley '23, one of 640 students arriving on campus this fall, brings a passion for poetry, and her experience as Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, a position she was named to at age 16.
- Campus Life
- August 21, 2019
New Neilson: Innovative Space, Innovative Services
The new Neilson Library will be more than a beautiful building on campus; it will also be a space that supports new ways to learn and share knowledge. Susan Fliss, Smith's dean of libraries, outlines some of the library features designed to meet current and future educational needs.
- New Neilson
- August 21, 2019
Powerful Voices for Justice
In a ceremony that was equal parts hope and determination, humor and joy, the Smith College School for Social Work awarded master’s and doctoral degrees to some 126 graduating students Friday afternoon.
- Events
- August 17, 2019
Natalie Heacock ’23: A Leader in the Outdoors
Meet Natalie Heacock ’23, one of 640 new students entering Smith this fall, and the founder of a girls’ outdoor adventure day camp in her Colorado hometown.
- Sustainability
- August 14, 2019
Presidential Colloquium Speakers Announced
Leading thinkers on topics including immigration, human rights and climate change will present public lectures at Smith College this year through the college’s Presidential Colloquium series. The events are open to the public at no charge.
- Events
- August 14, 2019
A Handbook for Life
How do you navigate life’s challenges, stay true to yourself and create the life you really need—not just the one society says you should want? Rowena Caanen ’17 is helping to provide some answers.
- Alumnae News
- August 13, 2019
People News, August 2019
Poetry, performances and new professional appointments are among the accomplishments outlined in this edition of People News.
- Campus Life
- August 5, 2019
Celebrating SSW Graduates
The Smith College School for Social Work will award master’s and doctoral degrees to approximately 123 graduates at its commencement ceremony on Friday, August 16.
- News of Note
- August 1, 2019
Research with Ripple Effects
Professor Sara Pruss—the new director of Smith’s Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning—talks about how her research with students about a time in Earth’s distant past ended up being featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
- Research & Inquiry
- July 30, 2019
Summer School for Smith Students—as Teachers
Smith graduate education students are participating for the first time in a city schools program aimed at helping children with disabilities stay engaged in learning over the summer.
- Smith & Northampton
- July 25, 2019
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