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31 Smithies named Fulbright Finalists

In the 2014-2015 competition year, Smith College had a record 42 candidates, of which 31 have been named finalists for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship.

The finalists, who hope to impact 23 countries, have the support of 250 Smith faculty and staff members in the form of 45 Faculty Fulbright Mentors, 101 recommenders, 78 consultants, and […]

Indian filmmaker on campus to screen documentary

Today, Tuesday, September 30, filmmaker Pankaj Rishi Kumar will be on campus to screen his 2003 documentary The Vote, an examination of the democratic process and its challenges in India, one of the world’s largest democracies. Kumar’s visit is being sponsored by the Film Studies Program, the South Asia Concentration and the Smith College Lecture […]

Spend J-Term at the Central University of Tibetan Studies in India

Smith students who are interested in spending J-Term focusing on Tibetan Studies in India are invited to an information session to be held Thursday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center 205.

No previous experience or prerequisites are required to apply to the Five College Tibetan Studies Program, but applicants must have a […]

Smith sends 15 Fulbright Fellows around the world this year

Noa Gutterman ’14 is one of 15 Fulbright Fellows from Smith College this year.

Recent Smith graduate Noa Gutterman ’14 is one of this year’s 15 Fulbright Fellows from Smith College. Noa will be conducting anthropology research in Ethiopia throughout the next year for a project titled “Affirming the Economic, Environmental & Socially […]

Honorary degree recipients have international ties

Yesterday, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney announced that the college will award honorary degrees to five distinguished guests at the 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2014. The recipients are Ela Bhatt, Eric Carle, Swanee Hunt, Evelyn Fox Keller, and Ruth Simmons.

Two of the recipients—Ela Bhatt and Swanee Hunt—have strong international ties.

Ela […]

IS Day attracts Smith community’s attention

On Monday, the International Students’ Organization and the Office of International Students and Scholars hosted its 68th annual International Students’ (IS) Day. Many Smithies, faculty, and staff members of the Smith community attended.

Smith students made food from their home countries. More than 2,000 tickets were sold prior to the event and the line to […]

Profile: Ria Deshpande ’16 of India

Ria Deshpande ’16 came to Smith from Pune, India.

Ria Deshpande ’16, a prospective biology and computer science double major, always wanted to come to the United States to study. Ria is a first generation college student; before arriving at Smith, she knew she wanted to come to a small liberal arts college, […]

Study abroad photo contest and exhibit premieres this week

This year’s study abroad photo contest kicked off with a reception on October 21.

Yesterday, a reception was held for the Study Abroad Photo Contest. Many students were at the reception, examining their peers’ photos taken around the world. Each picture seemed to have a story behind it.

For instance, Ashley Tulbert ’14, […]

Global Salon features Indian alumna

At last week’s Global Salon, Women in Indian Bureaucracy: an Uncertain Glory, Smith alumna, Aditi Mehta ’75 addressed a wide audience of current Smithies.

Aditi discussed her rise in ranks from the Indian Civil Service in 1976 to eventually working alongside high authority ministers as the leader of government assistance for VIP profile cases, such […]

Upcoming events address India

There are three upcoming events at Smith College in the coming days that have to do with India.

First, on Tuesday, September 24, Maya Joshi, associate professor in the Department of English at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi, will give a talk entitled Missionaries in Colonial India: The Case of Satyanand […]