This weekend, Smith College announced Women for the World: The Campaign for Smith. The principal goal of the $450 million campaign is to increase access to a Smith education through financial aid.
“With a larger financial aid endowment, we can lower the economic barriers to higher education for middle- and low-income families from around the world,” said Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard ’69, chair of the college’s board of trustees. “That’s a critical step toward making Smith an even more global and diverse campus—and community—than it is today.”
By increasing its endowed financial aid funds by $200 million, the college can invest an additional $10 million annually in direct assistance to students and families. Eveillard noted that $200 million has already been raised toward the goal during the campaign’s leadership phase, which began July 1, 2009.
In addition to financial aid, the campaign will focus on a range of investments under the broad theme of reimagining the liberal arts. Campaign funds will support named faculty positions, curricular and research funds, expanded internships in the U.S. and abroad, enhanced opportunities for language study, environmental education, leadership programming, and development of the college’s unique collections and resources, including the Smith College Museum of Art.
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