The 100-year anniversary of psychology as its own discipline at Smith is featured in this article from the Winter 2023 SAQ. Maryjane Wraga, professor and chair of the psychology department, is interviewed about the importance of this milestone and her research into the department’s history.

This year’s bulb show, beginning March 4, opens with a lecture at 7:30 p.m. EST March 3 by Rachel Beth Sayet titled “A Celebration of Land and Sea: Modern Indigenous Cuisine in New England.” Register for the webinar here.    

Lenelle Moïse MFA ’04 is the playwright of a new comedy called K-I-S-S-I-N-G, opening March 3 at The Huntington Theatre in Boston. The play centers on Black joy and young love through the eyes of a budding visual artist.

Meet Mónica Martínez ’23, who is double majoring in Spanish and education with a translation studies concentration. She describes her majors as “eye-opening, important, creative, personal and impactful.”

Claude Olson ’22 is Bowdoin College’s first-ever disability culture coordinator. The position was created to help the college “think more concretely and intentionally about ability, accessibility and disability on campus.”

In this Winter 2023 SAQ article, Olivia Petty ’26—a first-year student studying environmental science and policy with a concentration in journalism—discusses free speech and giving new voices a “seat at the metaphorical kitchen table.”

Samantha Paige Rosen ’12 writes this article about her favorite email newsletters—by writers, for writers—that “offer the best of craft and publishing advice, writing prompts, pitch calls, and encouragement and commiseration about the writing life.”

Currently co-CEO, Tulaine Montgomery ’92 will soon be the sole CEO of New Profit, “a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America.”

President Kathleen McCartney, chair of the Committee for Honorary Degrees, invites the Smith community—students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and trustees—to nominate individuals of distinction for honorary doctoral degrees. Submit your nomination here.

Smith NewsTracker

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

Prof. Steven Heydemann on delays in earthquake aid via Syria

Prof. Steve Waksman: Congress vs. Ticketmaster

Prof. Claire Leavitt on presidential investigations

Prof. Carrie Baker reviews Sundance film on abortion pill access

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