Smith College
Massachusetts women's university
Smith College is a private women's liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1871.
One of the prestigious Seven Sisters colleges—the female counterparts to the formerly all-male Ivy League—Smith is known for rigorous academics and a tradition of producing accomplished graduates: She's a Smithie.
The college has admitted transgender women since 2015.
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- dormitoriesCommunal student lodgings
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
- house systemInstitutional subdivision for competition
traditions · Convocation · undergraduates · seminars · clubs · extracurricular · networking · fellowship
Single-sex undergraduate institution
- Seven SistersFamous open star cluster
- single-sexLimited to one gender
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
leadership · advocacy · equality · independence · mentorship · sisterhood · trailblazers · pioneers
Non-vocational higher education
- humanitiesStudy of culture
- sciencesOrganized bodies of knowledge
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
engineering · archives · special collections · honors · thesis · study abroad · Amherst · Hampshire
Having high standing
- selectiveChoosing with care
- eliteSuperior select group
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
distinguished · respected · top-tier · accredited · influential · notable · ranking · admissions
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- dormitoriesCommunal student lodgings
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
house system · traditions · Convocation · undergraduates · seminars · clubs · extracurricular · networking · fellowship · Northampton
women's college
Single-sex undergraduate institution
- Seven SistersFamous open star cluster
- single-sexLimited to one gender
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
empowerment · leadership · advocacy · equality · independence · mentorship · sisterhood · trailblazers · pioneers · activism
Gloria Steinem
Nancy Reagan · Barbara Bush · Margaret Mitchell · Madeleine L'Engle
liberal arts
Non-vocational higher education
- humanitiesStudy of culture
- sciencesOrganized bodies of knowledge
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
curriculum · engineering · archives · special collections · honors · thesis · study abroad · Amherst · Hampshire · UMass
prestigious
Having high standing
- selectiveChoosing with care
- eliteSuperior select group
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
renowned · distinguished · respected · top-tier · accredited · influential · notable · ranking · admissions · competitive
Smith CollegeMorehouse College
Private HBCU for men
military academies · West Point · The Citadel · Yale University · VMI
Smith Collegecommunity college
Two-year public institution
trade school · for-profit college · state university · research university · public university
Smith CollegeUCLA
Westwood public university
University of Miami · Arizona State University · Columbia University · University of Hawaii
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