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Selected Speeches & Messages
- Leading College Presidents Express Support for Women Fighting for Freedom and Rights
- The New York Times, June 28, 2022: "Deeply Concerned": 6 College Presidents on the Abortion Ruling (letter to the editor)
- A Letter from Five College Leaders to the U.S. Department of Education, September 25, 2019
- Remarks at Ivy Day, May 18, 2019
- Presidents’ Letter to Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey (PDF)
- Presidents’ Letter to Congressman Richard Neal (PDF)
- Remarks to the Smith and Amherst Black Alumnae/i Mini Reunion, October 6, 2018
- Statement on Family Separation, June 21, 2018
- Questions and Answers: Remarks at Ivy Day, May 19, 2018
- Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding the Endowment Tax, March 7, 2018 (PDF)
- Remarks at the Installation of Barnard College President Sian Leah Beilock, February 9, 2018
- College and University Presidents Urge Congress to Pass Legislation Protecting Dreamers, October 19, 2017
- Letter Calls on Congress to Tie Pell Grant to Inflation, July 25, 2017
- We Are Still In: Open Letter to the International Community and Parties to the Paris Agreement, June 5, 2017
- We Are the Stories We Live and Tell: Remarks at Ivy Day, May 20, 2017
- 30 College and University Presidents Endorse Carbon Price, May 9, 2017
- Letter From College and University Presidents to President Trump About “Dreamers,” March 16, 2017
- Letter From College and University Presidents to Homeland Security Secretary on President's Immigration Executive Order, February 3, 2017
- Letter from Higher Education Leaders on Climate Action, December 20, 2016
- Higher Education Leaders Urge Continuation of DACA, November 21, 2016
- An Open Letter to Stephen Bannon from the Seven Sisters Presidents, November 21, 2016
- Presidents’ Open Letter to the President-Elect, November 18, 2016
- Welcoming Remarks at the Inauguration of Wellesley College President Paula Johnson, Friday, September 30, 2016
- Remarks at Ivy Day, May 14, 2016
- Smith Responds to Congressional Letter on Endowments, April 1, 2016 (PDF)
- Remarks at a Town Hall Forum, November 23, 2015
- Remarks at Ivy Day, May 16, 2015
- Remarks at a Campus Gathering Following the Ferguson Ruling, November 25, 2014
- Remarks at Opening Convocation, September 3, 2014
- On Saving—and Savoring—the World: Remarks at Ivy Day, May 17, 2014
- Remarks to the Senior Class at Baccalaureate, May 15, 2014
- Statement on American Studies Association Resolution, December 24, 2013
- Remarks to the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce “Incite Leadership” Breakfast, December 17, 2013
- Inaugural Address: “Busy Being Born,” October 19, 2013
- Remarks at Opening Convocation, September 2, 2013
- Welcome Panel for New Students and Families, August 28, 2013
- Address to Alumnae, August 20, 2013
- Address to the Graduating Class of the School for Social Work, August 16, 2013
- A Video Greeting to the Smith Community, July 1, 2013
- Welcome Message to the Smith Community, January 25, 2013
