• Strengthening voices. Teaching on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico where she grew up, Tracey Benally ‘19 encourages her high school students to em...
  • Promoting environmental change in a changed environment. Environmental advocate Natalie Baillargeon '21 pursues her coursework while conducting resear...
  • Some campus close-ups from a sunny winter day. Let us know what you recognize!
  • My / Your WorkspaceClass: AST 337: Observational Techniques of Optical and Infrared AstronomyCampus space: McConnell Rooftop Observatory deckStudents...
  • Happy 2021!
  • Smithie Sidekick: Atlas the German Shepherd DogSidekick of: Chloe Norrick ‘21Class where he’s most likely to appear: PSY 312Atlas’ dream career: Profe...
  • Wishing everyone a happy Winter Break!
  • Smithie Sidekick: Tumbleweed the CatSidekick of: Charlotte Crandall ‘21Tumbleweed’s dream career: Influencer or astrophysicist “Tumbleweed is 15 years...
  • A snowy day on campus
  • Warmest welcome to our newest Smithies! We’re excited to have the first members of #smith2025 join us today via early decision. Let us know in the com...
  • Windows into the new Neilson
  • If you're fond of roaming the woods around Paradise Pond, and as patient as naturalist Connolly Ryan, you might see some truly amazing wildlife near c...
  • A group of Smithies—who are living together in Stockbridge, MA during the pandemic—celebrated Julia Child Day recently by recreating their favorite re...
  • My / Your WorkspaceClass: Las201: Caribbean FeminismsCampus space: The Meridians Editor office, Henshaw B2Students in the class: 17The warm-up: Las201...
  • Happy Thanksgiving, Smithies! What are you thankful for today?
  • Smithie Sidekick: Marco the dog Sidekick of: Emma Geissinger Cutchins ‘24 Most likely to appear in: German classesMarco’s dream career: Peanut Butter...
  • History is all around us, say the history majors. They're taking over Smith Instagram today! Find out more on today's stories or follow them at @smith...
  • Today, President McCartney announced an update about the spring semester that includes welcoming up to 1,830 undergraduate students back to campus. Cl...
  • Smithie Sidekick: Daisy the catSidekick of: Alisa Lukaskiewicz ‘23Most likely to appear in: AMS 235 (she enjoys afternoon classes) Daisy’s dream caree...
  • My / Your Workspace Class: Chemistry 114LCampus space: Ford Hall laboratoryStudents in the class: 20 (in three lab sections)What the classroom had: La...
  • On a recent clear day, the fall views extended all the way to the Mount Tom Range.
  • Yamiche Alcindor—an award-winning journalist who serves as the White House correspondent for the PBS NewsHour—delivered the keynote address during Smi...
  • Smithie Sidekick: Ulysses, the baby marginated tortoiseSidekick of: Phoebe Rendon-Nissenbaum ‘22Ulysses’ future career: King of Ithaca and seasoned ex...
  • My Workspace / Your WorkspaceClass: Stage Construction T200 Campus Space: The Scene ShopWhat the shop had: Hand and stationary power tools: screw guns...
  • The Botanic Garden's 2020 Virtual Chrysanthemum Show opens today! The show, which dates back over 100 years, will run from November 7-22. Click the li...
  • Smithie Sidekick: Monet the dogSidekick of: Abby Westgate ‘21Most likely to appear in: Zoom breakout roomsMonet’s dream career: Soccer player“If I’m i...
  • Need a moment of Zen today? During a recent walk with Phounam Pin AC '22, Veronica Kessler AC '22 captured campus fall colors at their peak. She took...
  • Campus was definitely beautiful this morning, very peaceful, noted Ruth Penberthy '21, who took these photos of the October snowfall. Looking across t...
  • Our first Smithie Sidekick profile is Spike the bearded dragonSidekick of: Annie Wilson '23Most likely to appear in: Every classSpike literally goes w...
  • On a rainy day, fall colors glow even brighter.
  • Five students in Geo102 recently joined assistant professors of geosciences Greg de Wet and Sarah Mazza for a virtual trip to explore local dinosaur f...
  • In a series for their channel, @smithhistorydept recently asked history students why they planned to vote in the upcoming election. Here's what three...
  • “The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”― Erin Morgenstern '00, The Night Circus.
  • Smith Pioneers have been taking on the challenge to get their teams fully registered to vote by election day. Congratulations to @smithcollegelax, @sm...
  • Paradise falls on a foggy morning. Photo by professor emeritus Dominique Thiebaut
  • Sophie Friend ’24—one of 528 first-year Smith students this fall—has a passion for architecture.“Architecture is just such a perfect blend of history...
  • Hannah Henson AC ‘22, who lives just off campus, snapped this photo of fall at Talbot.Have a Smith-related photo to share? DM us!
  • Name: Rosie Poku '22House: EmersonMajor: Africana Studies & Comparative World LiteraturesLocated: Needham, MAIf you had to write a dictionary entry fo...
  • Professor emeritus Dominique Thiebaut captured this dramatic sunset over College Hall yesterday in the wake of the violent evening thunderstorm.
  • In a letter to the community today, President McCartney announced that Smith has received a transformational $50 million gift—the largest gift from an...
  • As a high school debater in her home state of Washington, Kristina Chiu ’24 learned to think on her feet. With her off-the-book responses, Chiu helped...
  • When Abby Perce ’24 heard last year about a new “birth companion” program at the University of New Mexico Hospital in her hometown of Albuquerque, she...
  • Phounam Pin AC says she learned two important lessons during her 13 years as a circus acrobat in her home country of Cambodia.“One is that hard work a...
  • Late blooms on campus.
  • Hawa Tarawally AC '22, a native of Sierra Leone and a women’s rights advocate, recently spoke to the Smith Alumnae Quarterly about the journey that br...
  • Happy Mountain Day, Smithies! As President McCartney noted, Wherever there’s a Smithie, there’s a Mountain Day.Take a photo of your Mountain Day view...
  • In 1997, three years after receiving an honorary degree from the college, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to Smith to accept the first Sophia Smi...
  • If you've noticed the white skies, red sun and lack of stars recently, you might be wondering what's going on. Prof. James Lowenthal has noticed, too....
  • How does the Smith community come together even when they're apart? For the Smith Stitchers club, it's by creating an enormous quilt, dubbed the Smith...
  • The back of Chapin from College Lane with the plant house and gardens. -student request The view from the stone bench behind Chapin! It's a pretty sec...
  • Tyler House celebrated the first day of classes last week with a collage of Tylerites. What's your favorite way to stay connected to your house?Photo...
  • Prof. Mark Brandriss recently mailed these specimen kits to students in his mineralogy class. He spent about a month assembling the kits—sourcing mate...
  • Smithies' First Day, Part 2Nine Albright House friends took this photo of their first day of classes in Montana, where they've rented a house together...
  • All over the world, Smithies were celebrating their first (or last first, for seniors) day of classes this week. Here are a glimpses into a few of tho...
  • A campus view from high in the sky.
  • In this episode of #Smith101, Audrey Massimbi '22 offers incoming Smithies suggestions for a class, which she describes as my favorite thus far that b...
  • Paradise Pond waterfall at sunset. Photo by Aidan Wright '22
  • In a letter today, President McCartney shared a number of initiatives that the college is launching to keep the Smith community strong, supported and...
  • When the power goes out but you have school work to do, you find a way. - Steffanie Dube '22, on studying for ESS: Health Behavior as extreme weather...
  • The back door of Gardiner House! My friends and I would meet here everyday to go to dinner at King Scales. It’s not the most beautiful spot on campus,...
  • “I’d like to request the whispering bench on Green Street, where you can whisper a secret into one end of the bench and have it heard by a friend in t...
  • Erin Oppel ’22 snapped this sunny shot of Seelye Hall while on campus recently for a trunk room cleanout. “Pretty much all of my classes are in Seelye...
  • Paradise pond from around Park House with a view of the swing. It feels like the peace I’m missing in my life. -Suzanne Derby '06Paradise pond with th...
  • Name: Heather Hannon ’21House: Duckett HouseMajor: GeosciencesLocated: MassachusettsWhat clubs, sports, other activities are you normally involved in?...
  • What happens when you ask creative Smithies to recreate their favorite houses? You get gorgeous pieces from artists like Rose Metting ’12 @rosemetting...
  • Arianna Tidball '21 answers What is your all-time favorite class at Smith? for #Smith101. (Hint: It was quite a departure from her biochemistry major....
  • Hoot! Photo by Aidan Wright '22Find out where the famous Baskin Owl lives now at link in bio.
  • Bella Tseeva '21 introduces her new project, #Smith101, where Smithies share advice on everything from academics, to activities and what they do to de...
  • This little friend stopped in the campus clover for a quick snack and hello. What should its Smithie moniker be?
  • All of these exteriors can be found on campus, but do you know where? Photos by Aidan Wright '22
  • In a letter today, President McCartney announced that, in light of new scientific evidence and in an effort to keep the campus and local communities a...
  • The small pond and outside of the botanic garden! I miss working and visiting there so much. -alum requestPond and rock garden paths to south of Lyman...
  • Name: Haley-December Brown ’23House: Chase HouseMajor: Intended Art History and Theatre Double Major with a Museums ConcentrationLocated: Torch Lake i...
  • Ainsworth gym. -Tia Karapoulios ‘16 The rugby pitch, particularly the view of campus around 4 or 5 pm is really beautiful. I have so many good memorie...
  • Name: Amrita Acharya '22House: Chapin HouseMajor: Architecture & Urbanism, Statistical and Data Sciences Located: New York, NY What has been the bigge...
  • Dewey looking regal against a bright blue sky. Photo by Aidan Wright '22
  • Talbot House porch swing—I met one of my most wonderful friends there on my first day as a student. We are still heart and soulmates. -Jennifer Brown...
  • The beautiful purple leaf beech in front of Lawrence House. I absolutely adore that tree. If you can catch the front porch and the picnic table beneat...
  • The view of the quad (especially Morrow House) as you walk through Emerson arch. It was a favorite view walking back from classes. -Beth Halpern '96Ar...
  • The pond from the boathouse dock! This spot truly is my happy place. It’s quiet, serene and you’re surrounded by nature. The best part has to be the s...
  • Haven House! I’ve lived in Haven since my first year and it holds a really special place in my heart. Not only is it the cutest house on campus, it’s...
  • Picture Smith! For one week only, request a photo of your favorite place on campus—and we’ll send College Relations student photographer Aidan Wright...
  • You become hyperaware of when you’re the only one, or if you’re the first one or if you might be the last one for a while. Sometimes you second-guess...
  • A moment in the gardens by Aidan Wright '22
  • In a letter today in which they invite community feedback, President McCartney and Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Floyd Cheung announced a ne...
  • A few stars shine over a quiet evening in Paradise. Photos by Aidan Wright '22
  • In support of our international students - and international students and scholars throughout the country - Smith has signed an amicus brief in the Ha...
  • Name: Faith Wykle ’21⁣⁣House: Scales House⁣⁣Major: Classics and English⁣⁣Located: Hampton, New Hampshire⁣⁣⁣⁣If you had to pick a book genre to represe...
  • In a letter to the community today, President McCartney responded to new ICE guidance that she called stunningly cruel and xenophobic. ⁣⁣Link to full...
  • When it comes to Capen, some views are like night and day. Photos by Chase Ryan-Embry '22
  • Today, Smith announced its plan for the fall semester — a plan with health and safety, students’ education and the Smith experience at its center. Fin...
  • A colorful display outside Lamont House. Photo by Aidan Wright ‘22
  • Huge congrats to @smith_vent! The team from Smith College—made up of 30 engineering alums, faculty, staff and friends—has won the CoVent challenge. Th...
  • I decided that my mission as a journalist would be to tell the diverse stories of the Black experience. My goal was to expand the limited narrative pa...
  • What’s your favorite place to stay cool this summer? Photos by Aidan Wright ‘22
  • In the midst of a global pandemic and widespread calls for societal change, activist and author Loretta Ross says now is a time for people to reflect...
  • A sliver of moon shines over the quad. Photo by Prof. James Lowenthal
  • Gaiana Joseph ’17 has taken on a novel approach to support protests against police brutality—by starting a new, grassroots initiative to feed hungry p...
  • Can you figure out where on campus you might spot these Smith dormers? (And what’s the view from the window?) Photos by Aidan Wright '22
  • Congratulations to Camille Bacon ’21! Bacon has been named Smith's first Cromwell Fellow after proposing a project that will study how art reflects an...