In a first-person essay for the Smith Quarterly, recent graduate Kayara Hardnett-Barnes ’23 reflects on life after college and transitioning from who she was to who she wants to be. “My expectations, originally sources of hope and inspiration, began to bite at me for all my shortcomings,” she writes. “I design my life every single day, and I know now to do it in pencil.”

As this year’s interns, Adline Dely ’26, left, and Dina Alam ’27 will partner on projects about conservation work and sustainability. “Science is all about collaborating,” says Dely. “I like that [this internship] is a mix of independent study as well as outdoor activity and team collaboration.”

Tomorrow, April 10, is the 2025 Athletics Giving Challenge. Donate today or tomorrow—to a specific team or to the general athletics program—to ensure Smith’s student-athletes have the resources they need to compete at the highest level.

Established in 2024 by head coach Lynn Hersey, the Playmakers Club offers leadership workshops, basketball clinics, and other free activities to young girls. “I wanted to use our program and platform to elevate their confidence, self-esteem, and belief in themselves,” says Hersey.

At Reunion 2025, the class with the most members of any of the Friends groups—Athletics, the Botanic Garden, the Libraries, and the Museum of Art—for the current fiscal year will have a chance to win an award. Support Smith and join one or more of the groups at smith.edu.

Becky Raymond Millard ’02 wrote an original song in spring 2001 for a contest, which asked Smithies to pitch new music celebrating the college. Her song, “Students of Smith,” was one of the winners and has since been a staple at events including Commencement, Reunion, and Rally Day. “It feels amazing,” says Millard of the song’s popularity. “I hope [it] continues to be meaningful to Smith students for years to come.”

Tomorrow at 5 p.m. EST in the Klingenstein Browsing Room, join Moss for a lecture titled “Excavating the Image: Dispersed Connections.” Commemorating a collaboration between the Kahn Institute and the Smith College Museum of Art, the lecture will examine pieces by the late Chinese artist Hung Liu.

On April 15 at 6:30 p.m. EST, Archer will discuss her new book, Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality, during an event at The New York Historical. A 2022 Smith medalist and current Smith trustee, Archer focuses her book on examining racism in relation to transportation infrastructure.

Recently, journalist Miranda-Silva received a share of $945,000 as a recipient of the Andy Warhol Foundation Grant, which supports those writing about contemporary art. She plans to use the grant to support her writing projects about the intersection of design and visual culture with politics and society.

Director of the Wurtele Center for Leadership, Cohn recently launched Facit Saltus, a Substack newsletter examining the environment and animals through research and literature, drawing connections between nature and the structures of modern life.

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