An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. The abacus has been in existence in China since the second century BCE, although ...

The importance of shopping small is heavily emphasized during the holiday season, and both the Smith and local Northampton ...

Mrs. Dalloway traces the thoughts, memories, and emotions of one character through the course of a single day in the middle of June 1923. Woolf’s fourth novel, originally entitled “The Hours,” is set ...

Gary Hartwell (center), project manager in Facilities Management, explains the workings of the new North District geothermal ...

The Ada Comstock Scholars Program is a transfer program for those who did not follow a traditional path to college. Ada Comstock Scholars complete a bachelor’s degree at a realistic pace, either ...

For almost 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 ...

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 ...

Smith Precollege Programs are open to students entering 9th–12th grade in the fall of 2025. Smith is a residential women’s college. Our Precollege Programs offer a Smith experience for high school ...

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 ...

The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing—class time ...

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The Smith eDigest is sent to all campus e-mail accounts on Tuesday and Thursday each week during the academic year, and on Tuesday during the summer, providing important notices, college news, links ...