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News Archive
A Cheery Salad for Dreary Winter Days
Award-winning cooking instructor Kate Sonders Solomon '00 shares her recipe for a hearty and bright winter salad.
- Smithies Create
- January 14, 2022
An Eye for Elegance
A Girl Named Carrie introduces readers to Carrie Marcus Neiman, a co-founder of the luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus.
- Smithies Create
- January 14, 2022
‘The Most Consequential Work We Can Do’
Taking a comprehensive approach to dismantling systemic racism on campus.
- Campus Life
- January 14, 2022
The Insider’s Guide to CEEDS
In this, the second of a series of stories about the academic centers that help shape the intellectual life of the college, the Smith Alumnae Quarterly spotlights the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS).
- Campus Life
- January 13, 2022
Words in Action
An ambitious new set of initiatives is teaching students the fundamentals of effective public writing. Their work is helping to shape critical cultural conversations.
- Research & Inquiry
- January 7, 2022
‘None of Us Are OK’
Journalist Simran Sethi ’92 reached out to Afghan members of the Smith community in the weeks after the fall of Kabul. Their conversations are a snapshot of the emotional pain, fear, anger, and hopelessness of that historic time.
- News of Note
- January 6, 2022
First, Do No Harm
Psychiatrist Wendy Dean ’87 says the American health care system is in crisis, inflicting “moral injury” on physicians and other medical professionals. Can anything be done to mend what’s broken?
- Alumnae News
- January 6, 2022
E-meow-gency!
A Facebook group of cat-loving Smithies went to great lengths to save a fellow alum’s feline family.
- Alumnae News
- January 5, 2022
People News December 2021
Entrepreneurial awards, new scientific research and museum leadership positions are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, faculty, staff and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- December 10, 2021
Maggie Olszewski ’23: Life, Loneliness and Laika
An English literature and film double major at Smith, Maggie Olszewski ’23 recently had her first chapbook, titled “Laika,” published by Black Sunflowers Poetry Press, the United Kingdom’s first crowdfunded poetry press that features the work of women and Black poets.
- Research & Inquiry
- December 8, 2021
Smith College Announces $500,000 Gift to City of Northampton
At its annual community breakfast, Smith College announced that it will contribute $500,000 to the City of Northampton. The gift, which will be spread over three years, will be used at the mayor’s discretion to support the city’s strategic priorities.
- News of Note
- December 7, 2021
Quinn White ’23: Studying Trends Through an Ethical Lens
In testing her skills as a science communicator, Quinn White ’23 won a national award for an essay on telehealth and mental health services during the pandemic.
- Research & Inquiry
- December 6, 2021
‘Gaining the Trust to Stand and Argue’
Rehana Nazerali-Ruddy ’22, Bea Weinand ’23 and Nora Sullivan ’24 were among 150 students from 34 colleges and universities who recently participated in a three-day debate competition—in Arabic.
- Research & Inquiry
- November 16, 2021
Energy from the Sun: Collaborative Solar Facility Goes Online in Maine
An innovative collaborative energy project has started delivering electricity to five New England colleges—and to tens of thousands of students, staff and faculty—as a new solar energy facility has gone online in Farmington, Maine. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaboration among Smith and four other leading New England liberal arts colleges.
- Sustainability
- November 15, 2021
Monday, Dec. 6: Maria Hinojosa on “Democracy by Foot”
Maria Hinojosa—a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist who has served as the first Latina reporter in many newsrooms—will give a Presidential Colloquium on “From the Frontlines: The Caravan is Democracy by Foot” at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall. (Please note updated date.)
- Events
- November 11, 2021
People News November 2021
Book awards, climate change panels and community service awards are among the recent accomplishments of Smith students, staff, faculty and alums. Read about them in the latest People News column.
- Campus Life
- November 9, 2021
Prof. Sarah Witkowski: Alleviating Symptoms of Menopause
Can increased exercise alleviate hot flashes during menopause? New research by Smith professor Sarah Witkowski reveals some surprising results.
- Research & Inquiry
- October 29, 2021
Care and Pride: Students Prep Fall Mum Show
Sasha Zeidenberg ’22 and Mai Klooster ’23J—who are among the students who have been working to help prepare this year’s Fall Chrysanthemum show—share some thoughts about their favorite mums.
- Sustainability
- October 29, 2021
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