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French art and film on campus

This evening, Thursday, April 25, Smith’s Ciné-Club Français presents Les Adieux a la Reine, a film based on the novel by Chantal Thomas. Les Adieux a la Reine depicts the French Revolution and the last days of Marie Antoinette through the eyes of Sidonie, the queen’s personal reader and very close friend.

The film is [...]

Youth Voices in the Arab World: Arts as an Agent of Social Change

On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Smith College will present Youth Voices in the Arab World: Arts as an Agent of Social Change.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner (first come, first served) and a panel discussion (open to all) on the role of arts as agents of social change in the Arab World. [...]

Study abroad fair draws large crowds

Smith College’s study abroad fair took place this Tuesday, offering students the opportunity to learn about Smith’s numerous study abroad options and partner programs. Nearly half of Smith students study abroad for either a semester or two during their junior years. Many Smithies also participate in summer study abroad programs.

Jessica Hodder '14 speaks [...]

“Dreaming in French” to be read this summer

Each year Smith College selects a book to be read by all entering students. This year, the college has chosen Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis by Alice Kaplan.

Dreaming in French tells the story of how a year in Paris changed the lives of three [...]

Friday: Global Salon with senior advisor at UN Foundation

Gillian Sorensen '63 will share her insider perspective on international issues when she speaks at Smith on March 30.

This Friday, the Global Studies Center will host a Global Salon From Exception to Equality—Empowering Women & Girls, with Gillian Sorensen ’63, senior advisor at the United Nations Foundation.

Gillian, who graduated from Smith [...]

Dreaming in French: Lecture

Next month Alice Kaplan, an author and John M. Musser Professor of French at Yale University, will give a lecture based on her soon-to-be-released book: Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis.

The book offers a historical perspective on the experience of study abroad, and an account [...]

Fellowships and funds available for Smithies studying French

Smithies who are studying French have the opportunity to apply for fellowships and funds related to their studies.

The Blumberg Fellowship funds up to five students on the Smith College JYA programs who design a project to be carried out during the summer after their academic year on the JYA program. The fellowship provides the [...]

‘Debussy’s Paris’ exhibit opens next month at SCMA

Odilon Redon's "With Closed Eyes" from the SCMA.

On Friday, February 3, Debussy’s Paris: Art, Music, and Sounds of the City opens at the Smith College Museum of Art.

The exhibition will explore the “soundscape” of Paris during the lifetime of composer Claude Debussy and is organized in association with the Smith College Music [...]

Class of ’97 alumna unites refugee children

Luma Mufleh '97 was awarded a 2010 Smith Medal for her work with the Fugees.

Luma Mufleh ’97, graduated from Smith College with a degree in anthropology, moved to Atlanta, and held a number of odd jobs post-graduation. While in Georgia, Luma noticed a diverse group of boys playing soccer in the street just [...]

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