Housed in the Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection is overseen by Professor Kiki Smith ’71 (above) and is the subject of her new book, Real Clothes, Real Lives. Pieces from the collection will also be on display later this year in New York City. Ahead of the exhibition, our multipart series will explore what makes the collection worthy of the fanfare it’s now receiving. In part one, view dozens of garments from the collection and learn how the collection came to be.

After clinching the 2024 NEWMAC Championship, the Pioneers closed out an impressive season on June 1. Ahead of the most recent championship, three members of Smith’s crew team spoke to Cincinnati’s WKRC about preparing to compete at the highest level.

Celebrating 16 classes of Smithies, spanning from 1944 to 2019, this year’s Reunion festivities broke attendance records and attracted alums from 43 states and 14 countries. Look back at photos from Reunion I and II and read about highlights from the weekends in this article.

A tango instructor in Massachusetts and Vermont, Grandi invited Argentinian guitarists Juan Villarreal and Patricio Crom to perform at a recent dance recital. Their music, she tells the Valley Advocate, creates an enjoyable ambience for dancers and onlookers alike.

Following the spring exhibition, students are invited to a bouquet-cutting event in the Lyman Plant House & Conservatory, after which the remaining potted bulbs are donated to local organizations. See snapshots from the post–bulb show efforts on Instagram.

On July 1, Gallagher begins a five-year term as the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs. In a statement, Notre Dame’s President the Rev. John Jenkins calls Gallagher a leading political scientist who “will be an outstanding addition to our senior leadership.”

Developed in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a new method employs spatial microsimulation to provide insights into the distributional consequences of carbon taxes. Smith Professor Susan Sayre collaborated on the research with Nathan Chan of UMass.

In April, Bishop was appointed Martha Brandis Term Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law. According to a statement, she has been a faculty member at the school for more than a decade and most recently served as director of its immigration clinic.

On June 13 at 5:30 p.m. EST, Yolen will sign books and read for an audience at Bank Square Books in Mystic, Connecticut. Author of a 2024 compilation of poetry called In and Out the Window, Yolen is also known for such releases as The Emperor and the Kite and Owl Moon.

The lead researcher on a University of Colorado study, Rando explains in this ABC affiliate article that accurate dog DNA testing is possible, but that not all DNA tests are created equal. For example, Rando notes, “We found that Accu-Metrics was less accurate than artificial intelligence at predicting the breed of the dog.”

Earlier this year, Stark became an associate for the firm’s intellectual property litigation group. According to a statement, she represents innovator companies across a range of industries in disputes related to technology.

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