OpenFieldSmith College · Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Smith College is an internationally renowned private women's liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a distinguished member of the prestigious Seven Sisters and Five College Consortium. Smith is famous for establishing the Picker Program in Engineering Science—the first accredited engineering program at a women's college in the United States.
Smith College offers a flexible, open curriculum without distribution requirements, encouraging interdisciplinary intellectual exploration. Highlights include the Picker Engineering Program, the innovative Maya Lin-designed Neilson Library, the Botanic Garden, and world-renowned programs in political science, economics, computer science, and biological sciences.
Smith College practices holistic, test-optional undergraduate admissions for women, evaluating academic rigor, intellectual curiosity, essays, and leadership. The Smith College School for Social Work admits graduate students of all genders for its acclaimed MSW and Ph.D. clinical social work programs.
ABET-accredited engineering program combining rigorous mechanical, electrical, and environmental fundamentals with human-centered design through year-long industry Design Clinics.
Distinguished computing program exploring machine learning, computational biology, software engineering, and ethics in algorithms with cross-registration across the Five College Consortium.
Intensive block-plan clinical social work master's program alternating summer academic residencies with eight-month paid clinical internships across hospitals and mental health centers nationwide.
Interdisciplinary laboratory degree investigating neural circuitry, neuroendocrinology, psychopharmacology, and synaptic plasticity in modern Ford Hall research labs.
Studio-centered design program integrating architectural theory, spatial fabrication, sustainable landscape urbanism, and environmental conservation with Five College design studios.
Summer undergraduate research fellowship investigating renewable energy microgrids, water desalinization membranes, green building thermal dynamics, and environmental sensor arrays.
President & Professor of Sociology
Office of the President & Department of Sociology
Dr. Willie-LeBreton is the 12th President of Smith College, a prominent sociologist researching social inequality, gender dynamics, African American social thou...
View researcher profile ↗Director of the Design Clinic & Senior Lecturer in Engineering
Picker Program in Engineering Science
Dr. Howe oversees the year-long Capstone Design Clinic in the Picker Engineering Program, researching engineering design education methodologies, team dynamics,...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Howe conducts advanced research in computer vision, digital document image processing, optical character recognition for ancient manuscripts, and machine le...
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