Smith’s newest class—the class of 2027—was chosen from the largest and most diverse applicant pool in the college’s history. Smith received a record-breaking number of applications this year and its admission rate dropped to 19%, down from 30% in 2021.

Smith Professor Loretta Ross was selected as a 2023 National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee for her scholarship and activism. Ross is also featured in the National Women’s History Museum’s exhibition “We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC.”

In this episode of NPR’s My Unsung Hero, Laura Holmes Haddad ’97 tells her story about undergoing treatment for breast cancer and the kindness of a stranger. “[He] made a terrified cancer patient feel, well, beautiful,” she says.

Learn about the Common Goods Resource Center, founded in the fall of 2021 by Carrie Weil ’22 and Emma Ryan ’22 with the goal of providing “dignified access to resources for students who find themselves in need.”

In this interview, Nolvia Delgado ’11, executive director of Kaplan Educational Foundation, talks about affirmative action and the importance of strengthening the pipeline from community colleges to four-year institutions.

Calling all Smith alums: Your class could be the recipient of the 2023 Friends Reunion Award on Ivy Day! Join one or more Friends groups—Athletics, the Botanic Garden, the Libraries, and/or the Museum of Art—and the class with the most members in any group will receive the award.

On April 14, check out Playdates at SCMA—a new artful adventure program designed for 2–5 year olds and their caregivers. Playdates will also be offered on May 5 and June 9. The theme for the April 14 program will be “Lines and Curves.” Register here.

Watch this video of a recent Smith College alum event in New York City in which a panel of three leading financial experts—Ka’Neda Bullock ’06, Gitanjali Faleiro ’00, and Lisa Stone ’91—discuss the power of financial literacy.

Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra ’96 recently unveiled a capital improvement plan that includes the 21st-century Classroom Technology project—largely funded by the $500,000 gift from Smith in December 2021—which helps modernize classroom equipment and offers more interactive learning opportunities.

Smith NewsTracker

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

Prof. Loretta Ross honored in new exhibit of black feminists

Nikki Finney on a poem written for Smith’s Cromwell Day

Prof. Elisabeth Armstrong on little known anti-colonial feminist gathering

Prof. Steven Heydemann: Dark days for Syria’s earthquake-hit northwest

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