I entered Smith in 1949, uncertain and unsure. I graduated in 1953, confident and more aware of who I was. During those ...

When making decisions about the future, “think back to this moment, right here, on the cusp of graduation,” Levine advised. “Think for a moment about the kind of society that you want to live in and ...

The Smith community comes together for events throughout the year. From the first Rally Day in 1876, to Julia Child Day and the Sherrerd Teaching Prizes, begun in 2004, the college's annual events ...

Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her mission to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home I often tell people ...

At Smith today, caps and gowns are worn at Commencement to symbolize unity and academic achievement. Academic dress is believed to have originated at medieval British universities. At Smith’s first ...

Gretchen Groggel Ralston is the chief legal officer for the college and oversees the provision of legal services and development of legal strategy for the institution. She joined Smith in November ...

Lisa Howie oversees the investment of Smith’s endowment, with the goals of providing significant support to the college’s annual operating budget and supporting Smith’s future activities. Howie came ...

Ertuğrul Ahmet Tonak teaches courses on political economy, Marxist economics, and political ecology. He previously taught for many years at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, İstanbul Bilgi University, and ...

Yael Granot received her doctorate in social psychology from New York University and her bachelor’s from Vassar College. Her research focus is psychology and law. She uses eye tracking and other ...

Caitlin Canty (Somerville, MA) is a dancer, educator, and the director of Eventual Dance Company, for which she makes dances for the stage and screen. Her dances mine a private human emotional ...

Jen Berger has been exploring the intersections of art and social justice since 2003. She has worked as a community organizer, an event producer, an educator, a teaching artist, and a professor. In ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025 1:30-3 p.m.