Each summer, Smith’s student services will also assist you with writing, quantitative learning, tech challenges, accessibility needs and much more. In your final summer, you’ll take advantage of our career services with mock interviews, resume help and on-campus job interviews.
Smith Libraries
Neilson Library is the Libraries’ central campus service hub and home to Special Collections. The Libraries’ circulating collections are distributed across the campus from three locations: Neilson Library, Hillyer Art Library and Josten Performing Arts Library. Additional study spaces and library services are located in Alumnae Gym. Current libraries' hours can be found on the Libraries' website. Requests for materials, research consultations with librarians and helpful guides are all available online.
Five College Libraries
Through an exchange with the Five College Consortium, School for Social Work students also have access to the library holdings at Amherst, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire colleges and the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus in Amherst.
The Sophia Smith Collection is an internationally-recognized repository of manuscripts, photographs, periodicals and other primary sources in women’s history.
The collection was established in 1942 to be the library’s distinctive contribution to the College’s mission of educating women. It has evolved from a collection of works by women writers into a historical research collection of material documenting the lives and activities of women. In 1946 it was named in honor of the founder of Smith College.
Today, the collection consists of over 7,500 linear feet of material in manuscript, print and audio-visual formats. The holdings document the historical experience of women in the United States and abroad from the colonial era to the present. Subject strengths include birth control, women’s rights, suffrage, the contemporary women’s movement, American women working abroad, the arts (especially theatre), professions (especially journalism and social work) and middle-class family life in 19th- and 20th-century New England.
The Grécourt Bookstore, located on the corner of Green Street and West Street, offers a convenient location to purchase textbooks. It is sometimes possible to rent textbooks from the bookshop as well. In addition to textbooks, the bookshop carries general books, stationary supplies, imprinted clothing and gifts.
The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life prepares Smith students to live and lead effectively in a world where religion matters. Religious and Spiritual life at Smith supports religious expression, encourages multi-faith dialogue and raises spiritual and ethical concerns for the campus at large. The office sponsors programs of interfaith learning and dialogue, provides community service opportunities and encourages students to take time for quiet and reflection. The staff are also available for guidance and help in times of need.
The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) provides resources, information, and support on an individualized basis to students who choose to register with our office. ARC works in close collaboration with SSW administration, staff, and faculty to facilitate necessary accommodations and modifications in policies and procedures as appropriate to the class, internship placement, or the general program. We also strive to proactively identify and mitigate structural barriers that might limit opportunities for full participation and inclusion as part of SSW’s Universal Access commitment. While the unique academic structure, condensed course time frame, and rapid pacing of the School for Social Work academic program offers many benefits, it can also pose challenges for students with learning, mental health, and other disabilities. It is important to prepare and plan well for your success at Smith by contacting ARC well in advance of your arrival. All students must take time to consider a range of factors in determining the type of graduate program that best supports their individual learning needs.
The Office for Equity and Inclusion supports the college’s belief that diversity in all aspects of the educational environment is necessary for achieving the highest level of academic excellence. Members of an educational community rich in varying perspectives, outlooks and values will be better prepared to deal with complexity and to participate productively in a pluralistic society.