Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee ’90 to teach in Hong Kong

Smith alumnae Jeannie Cho Lee '90 (left) was recently appointed professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Jeannie Cho Lee ’90, Asia’s foremost expert in wines, was appointed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Professor of Practice (Wine) at its School of Hotel and Tourism Management this fall.

The first Asian Master of [...]

President Christ interviewed on China Central Televison

President Christ with Yang Rui on the set of "Dialogue".

This June, Smith College President Carol T. Christ visited Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Taipei, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing. As part of her visit, President Christ participated in a number of interviews with newspapers and television shows.

At the end of her tour, President Christ [...]

Students from Hong Kong join School for Social Work

Two Ph.D students from Hong Kong University have joined the Smith College School for Social Work. Fu Fang and Nin Qin will spend this term auditing classes while pursuing their interests in research, teaching, and social work.

The Smith College School for Social Work (SSW) has approximately 375 enrolled students. Since its inception nearly a [...]

President Christ begins a six-city tour in Hong Kong

Smith College President Carol T. Christ was in Hong Kong in early June to meet with members of the Smith community and to speak at some events.  Here are some photos from her visit.

Alumnae, current students, and parents joined President Christ, Professor Mahnaz Mahdavi, and Smith College staff at an event in Hong [...]

Smithies invited to receptions this summer in Asia

This June, Smith College President Carol T. Christ will visit mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.  Smith alumnae, students and their parents, and other friends of the college are invited to join the president at receptions in six cities.

The receptions will feature refreshments, mingling among guests, panel discussions, and the opportunity to hear [...]

Smithies in Shanghai

Smithies gather in Shanghai, November 2011.

Director of International Advancement Kim Albright ’72 is spending most of November traveling throughout Asia for Smith.  So far on this trip she has visited Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai.  She also plans to visit Hong Kong and Taipei before heading off to London and then back to [...]

Praxis interns share their stories

As summer ends and students return to campus, stories about Praxis internships return to campus as well.

Administered by the Career Development Office, the Praxis program allows sophomores and juniors access to a one-time stipend of up to $3,500 that can be used to participate in a summer internship.

Kelsey “Kat” Black ’13, recently wrote [...]

Students from China spend first week at Smith

On Tuesday, August 30, Director of International Advancement, Kim Albright '72, welcomed new students from China to Smith.

For the past week, the International Students’ Preorientation program has been a whirlwind of activities for incoming Smithies.

On Tuesday, new students from China gathered at the Alumnae House to meet International Advancement staff and Trustee [...]

Jeannie Cho Lee ’90 releases “Mastering Wine for the Asian Palate”

This summer Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee ’90 promoted the launch of her new book, Mastering Wine for the Asian Palate.

Jeannie, who was born in Seoul and is now based in Hong Kong, became a Master of Wine in 2008.  In doing so, she joined fewer than 300 others with the title and [...]

Smith’s SSW announces partnership with Asian universities

Smith College’s School for Social Work (SSW) is internationally recognized for its specialization in clinical social work. This summer, three Asian social work scholars are observing SSW classes in order to develop some best practices for their home universities.

Two of the visiting scholars—Sha Wei and Li “Joyce” Jie—are doctoral students at the University of [...]