President Sarah Willie-LeBreton is the featured speaker for Syracuse University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration ...

Leslie and Julia Stephen’s second child was born on 8 September 1880. Julian Thoby Stephen (1880-1906), was named after his mother and Julia’s uncle, H. Thoby Prinsep. As a small child, Julia lived ...

Our mission at the class deans office is to help you make the most of your time at Smith. The class dean is responsible for your overall academic program. You are encouraged to see your dean privately ...

This exhibition of Virginia Woolf's manuscripts and Hogarth Press first editions was mounted in conjunction with the Thirteenth Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf, held June 5-8, 2003 at Smith ...

The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, ...

For 150 years, Smith has stood as a beacon for knowledge, equality, and progress—while at the same time upholding unique traditions that have come to define the Smith experience. A college rich in ...

Bentley's Miscellany was a general interest magazine, issued monthly from January 1837 until 1868. Charles Dickens was its first editor, and in the "Prologue" at the start of volume 1, he outlines the ...

The potter's wheel was widely used by the beginning of the third phase of the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BCE. Pottery cannot be made by hand modeling or coiling without the potter either turning the ...

Our employees are a key part of what makes Smith College a world-class institution. We value the importance of not only hiring and retaining skilled employees, but also providing them the support they ...

Who goes to Smith? We could quote statistics on geographic distribution, class rank and College Board examination scores. But statistics do little to give you a sense of the vibrancy, intelligence and ...

The Smith community comes together for events throughout the year. From the first Rally Day in 1876, to Julia Child Day and the Sherrerd Teaching Prizes, begun in 2004, the college's annual events ...

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...