Hailed by BuzzFeed Books as one of “32 Essential Asian American Writers,” Ocean Vuong is a biographer of violence, dislocation, and an immigrant, queer America that carries trauma from other lands, ...

Many of the women Plath met at college became her friends for life. This letter to her college roommate, Marcia Brown, was written a week before her death. Plath and Ted Hughes had separated the ...

Gerald Stern is an American master. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1925, Stern himself had no mentors. He grew up in a home without books, a child of immigrant parents, and studied philosophy ...

Who are the Smithies in the class of 2030? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students. All data is for students entering in the fall of 2026 as of July 15, 2026. The enrolling class is ...

And by my sophomore year, I’d developed a strong interest in research and writing.” Xu’s Reunion lecture, “The Rebel's ...

Smith welcomes and supports qualified students from all economic backgrounds. As part of the college’s commitment to access, affordability and equity, Smith has eliminated loans from its undergraduate ...

Winner of both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award for his Selected Poems, and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, Galway Kinnell has been a major figure in American poetry for over four ...

One of the most coveted summer internships for Smith students is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—a UNESCO World Heritage ...

Founded in 1997, The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College has a core mission to bring poets of national and international stature to campus to inspire students and the Smith community. All ...

Smith Precollege Programs are open to students entering 9th–12th grade. Smith is a residential women’s college. Our Precollege Programs offer a Smith experience for high school students. Review our ...

Mountain Day is a surprise break from classes. The president chooses a beautiful fall day and announces the holiday by ringing the college bells. Classes scheduled before 7 p.m. are canceled. During ...

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 ...