When making decisions about the future, “think back to this moment, right here, on the cusp of graduation,” Levine advised.

I entered Smith in 1949, uncertain and unsure. I graduated in 1953, confident and more aware of who I was. During those in-between years, I struggled mightily for several reasons.

Sarah Peskin ’71 credits Smith with inspiring her mission to preserve Frances Perkins’s historic home I often tell people ...

Abby Allen ’19 grew up in Minnesota, where her family belonged to a conservative Jewish congregation and she attended Jewish ...

Megan Gardner ’98 doesn’t mince words: “Financial aid at Smith changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of my two sisters.” After launching her career on Wall Street, Gardner branched out into ...

Did you ever have trouble deciding on a major? What, ultimately, helped you decide? When I originally came to Smith, I knew that I wanted to be a STEM major, but I had no idea where that would lead me ...

In 2024, I spent the summer working on climate change communications for the Office of Protected Resources in National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. With guidance from my ...

Naomi Miller teaches in the department of English as well as the Study of Women & Gender. Her teaching interests include Shakespeare, early modern women authors, lyric poetry of all periods and ...