For years, Lori Tharps ’94 held on to her dream of moving to Spain to write. A transformative Smith Reunion prompted her to finally follow her bliss. Her story and others like it might inspire you to do the same.

Anu Aiyengar ’91 has been named one of the most powerful women in banking by Financial Planning. As global co-head of mergers and acquisitions at J.P. Morgan, Aiyengar is the only woman and only person of color to ever hold that position in the company. She credits her Smith experience for her success in business. Aiyengar also serves on the Smith College Board of Trustees.

This year’s Sherrerd Teaching Award recipients—Maren Buck (chemistry), Gaby Immerman (biological sciences) and Michelle Joffroy (Spanish and Portuguese)—share their thoughts on being educators today. The three will be recognized at a ceremony on Tuesday, October 26, at 4:30 p.m. in Sage Hall, which will be streamed live on Facebook.

Circadian rhythms dictate how our bodies know when to sleep and when to wake. Now, research by Selma Tir ’20 and Mary Harrington, Tippit Professor in the Life Sciences, suggests that regular exposure to dim light in the evenings may affect the liver, which regulates metabolic function. Their research was published in September by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Simran Sethi ’92 explores how we are inextricably tied to our natural environment, even as we destroy it, and what needs to change. Sethi, multimedia journalist, senior fellow at the Oakland Institute, is the author of the award-winning Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love. She is a 2009 recipient of the Smith College Medal.

Meet the 21 new tenure-track professors who recently joined the Smith faculty.

Why is a 60-something feminist writing a book about trying to find the right man? Carolyn Lee Arnold ’73 explains all in her new book, Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir, as she navigates the highs and lows of dating, challenging herself to go on 50 dates in search of the perfect partner.

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Selected items from the news media featuring Smith College people and programs

Remembering Cornelia Hahn Oberlander ‘44

Prof. Carrie Baker: Supreme Court hears arguments on Kentucky abortion ban

Conversation with…Professor Justin Cammy

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