Our employees are a key part of what makes Smith College a world-class institution. We value the importance of not only hiring and retaining skilled employees, but also providing them the support they ...

Inspired by a book from her public library, Christy Hardin Smith ’91 found a whole new world at Smith.

I hope that winter break allowed you each a combination of fellowship, rest, and rejuvenation. It’s always struck me as optimistic that we begin our spring semester in the depths of the Northern ...

The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, ...

The Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP) is designed for exceptional high school students with strong interests in science and engineering. Engage in lab-based courses with Smith ...

The Ada Comstock Scholars Program is a transfer program for those who did not follow a traditional path to college. Ada Comstock Scholars complete a bachelor’s degree at a realistic pace, either ...

The Smith in the World conference is held annually to celebrate and share students’ off-campus experiential learning, including internships, community service and research. In a series of panel ...

Smith Career Connect is a new career mentoring platform where alums can support students who are seeking career conversations. This platform is exclusive to the Smith community. By joining, you’re ...

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 ...

Since childhood, Isabelle has wanted to create and tell stories. She came to Smith with her sights set on graduate school in English or theater. “I knew that coming from a low-income, first-gen, ...

Hannah came to Smith with a plan but soon discovered that “as a low-income, first-generation college student, I had no idea how to ‘do’ college.” After spending the first semester doing what she felt ...