Watch this highlight reel of the Smith Pioneers winning their third straight New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, with a 67–52 victory over Babson College. Next up, the Pioneers are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Ainsworth Gymnasium beginning Friday, March 3.

Smith’s 2023 Commencement speaker will be Reshma Saujani—leading activist and founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First. She will also be awarded an honorary degree at Commencement, along with five other recipients.

Margaret Nyamumbo ’11, founder and CEO of the coffee company Kahawa 1893, recently appeared on Shark Tank to ask for $350,000 in exchange for 5% of her company. She’s the first Kenyan woman to ever be on the show.

Carla Naumburg MSW ’03, a clinical social worker and mother, is the guest on this episode of the podcast Inside Mental Health. She discusses parenting and why you aren’t as bad at it as you think you are.

Loretta J. Ross, Smith professor and longtime reproductive justice and human rights activist, is interviewed on the Shondaland series Head Turners. She talks about reproductive justice today and what keeps her hopeful.

On March 17, the alum book club will begin reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, described by Time magazine as “a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored.”

Filomina Steady ’65 recently published her memoir, Woman in Action: Autobiography of a Global African Feminist. Steady is professor emerita of Africana studies at Wellesley College.

Francesca Bastianini ’04, a founding partner of the woman-owned architectural lighting firm Sighte Studio, authors this article about being a “steward of light” and the importance of making lighting an accessible design tool for everyone.

In this article, Jen Christiansen ’95, a graphics editor at Scientific American, provides her tips for creating science images that “help ​​make advances in science and technology accessible, with the goal of engaging, informing and inspiring a nonspecialist audience.”

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

Spring Bulb Show to feature student art

Prof. Carrie Baker: What Congress should do on the ERA

Rally Day returns in person

Prof. Andrew Zimbalist on impact of college sports betting

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