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An Alum Legacy: Julia Child Day at Smith College

On Thursday, Nov. 16, Smith College honored the legacy of Julia Child ’34 by bringing her recipes to life in dining halls across campus. This special tradition featured students feasting on an array of delicacies from her cookbooks, recreated by dining hall staff. Specific favorites included coconut macaroons, brie en croutes and chocolate hazelnut croissants.

Kara Jackson’s Debut Album: A Stirring Reflection on Love and Loss

In her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? 23-year-old Smith alum Kara Jackson grapples with colossal concepts of love, death, and self-worth, delivered with delicate hands and an eternally powerful voice. The prior Youth Poet Laureate has incorporated her skillful penmanship into a new medium, her hard-hitting lyrics underscored by smooth acoustics and flourishing arrangements of guitar, piano, and banjo. Pitchfork awarded her “Best New Album” with a whopping overall score of 8.2, a testament to her impressive musical abilities.

Beyond the Canon: Smith Alumna Returns in “Songs from Women of Pan America”

Mezzo-Soprano Dr. Rachel Day Velarde ‘94 returned to Smith on Feb. 19 to perform “Songs from Women of Pan America,” a recital featuring women composers from across North and South America, accompanied by Dr. Luis Rodriguez, a pianist and music educator at Grand Canyon University.

Four distinguished alumnae to be awarded the 2018 College Medal

Each spring Smith awards members of its alumnae with the Smith College Medal in recognition of their outstanding achievements in business and the world. This year, four distinguished alumnae will be awarded the medal Rochelle “Shelly” Braff Lazarus ’68, Ann Stringfellow Masten ’73, Rebecca Rabinow ’88 and Kimberly Scott ’91. 

Alum Spotlight– Victoria Schein

Alice Mungyu ‘19 Features Editor At four, Victoria Schein fell in love with cars and began reading any automotive car magazine she could get her…