International alumna inducted into new Athletic Hall of Fame

Paola Prins '86 will be among the first inducted into the Smith College Pioneers Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.

Smith recently announced the inaugural class of the Smith College Pioneer Athletic Hall of Fame. The 12 individuals and one team that make up the class will be officially inducted in a gala to [...]

International Smithie to receive honorary degree

Brinda Somaya M.A. '73. Photo courtesy of snkindia.com.

This weekend Smith College will award 652 baccalaureate degrees and 80 advanced degrees.  The college will also award honorary degrees to Commencement speaker Jane Lynch, Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat, pioneering financier Muriel Siebert, atmospheric scientist Susan Solomon, and architect Brinda Somaya M.A. ’73.

Brinda received a [...]

Alumna’s design firm named 2012 Designer of the Year

Sierra Bainbridge '99 has been working with MASS Design Group since 2009.

MASS Design Group was recently named 2012 Contract Designer of the Year by Contract Magazine.  Sierra Bainbridge ’99 works with MASS as a program director in Rwanda.  The organization builds structures that improve health and strengthen communities around the world.

Sierra graduated [...]