Featured on the cover of the Spring 2023 Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Osborn has led the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance since 2021. Both professionally and personally, she’s helping make the world more equitable for fat people through education, advocacy, and support. One recent example of this, as Time reports, was when she testified in support of a New York City ban on weight discrimination.

On April 27 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Pioneers placed first after winning three races and tallying 42 points. The team will now advance to the NCAA Division III championship for the first time in 14 years. The national contest takes place May 31 and June 1 in Bethel, Ohio.

In this column for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Willie-LeBreton stresses that Smith’s endowment is earmarked for helping develop leaders to address society’s challenges. She also references the many ways Smith contributes to its neighboring community.

Of the eight students recently named Kahn fellows, four will focus on unearthing humanism’s botanical roots via the Vegetal Forms: Knowing Place and Time Through Plants project, while the other four will explore the intersection of AI and the human experience.

On April 25, Jackson kicked off her national tour with a sold-out show in Chicago. The poet and singer-songwriter, who was featured in the Summer 2023 issue of the Smith Alumnae Quarterly, is touring in support of her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

A former Oakland youth poet laureate, Mottley wrote her bestselling debut, Nightcrawling, when she was only 16. For this “Shelf Life” feature in Elle, she shares what helped her become a better writer, the book she’d love to see turned into a TV show, and 13 reading recommendations.

On Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Alumnae House, a gathering for the Smith community will be held in honor of Grunfeld’s new exhibition, The Radiant Energy of Color. The exhibit will remain on display at the Alumnae House until July 19.

According to Playbill, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize honors female and nonbinary playwrights who have written English-language plays. Recognized for her full-length play K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Moïse was one of 10 finalists who received $5,000 on March 11.

Also featuring singing from Professor Paige Graham, the Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble concert takes place at 7 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College. Tickets are now available online from $25.

An early career scientist advocate, Muirhead was the subject of a recent Genetics Society of America feature. She spoke to GSA about her passion for science and some of the ways she’s mentoring high school students.

Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Wescoat spoke to the publication about her time at Smith, why archaeology is a “living field,” and the path that ultimately brought her to Greece.

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