Today is Julia Child Day

Today the Smith campus celebrates the third annual Julia Child Day! Smith is serving a sampling of Child’s in dining rooms around campus and a faculty panel is happening tonight titled “What I Learned in the Kitchen.”

Julia Child '34 donated her home in Cambridge, MA to Smith, and in 2002 proceeds from the sale of the home were used to help fund the Campus Center. Her name is etched in honor on a window of the Campus Center Café.

The best part is that Smith has published a few of Julia's recipes on their website. Everything looks so tasty and is making me really hungry!

Julia Child Day
The Recipes

"Life itself is the proper binge." - Julia Child

Conducting her destiny

Another wonderful article about our own Carolyn Kuan appeard in the Seattle Times over the weekend. Congratulations Carolyn!

Conducting her destiny
Smith alumna Carolyn Kuan '99, the new assistant conductor of the Seattle Symphony, said that although she considered a career in computer science, musical conducting drew her because "it was the thing I understood the least. In the process of sharing what you learn with people, you see how music moves people and makes life more beautiful."

Read the entire article about Carolyn

'Sisters' don't want a future in coeducation

This article appears in sunday's Boston Globe and was written following a meeting a week ago at Smith about the future of women's colleges.

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'Sisters' don't want a future in coeducation
By April Simpson, Globe Staff | November 5, 2006

They were established in the 19th century, when women had fewer opportunities than men to earn a strong liberal arts education.

Now student leaders at the colleges still known as the "Seven Sisters," even though their number has dwindled to five, are joining forces to discuss the future of women's schools. Last weekend, they gathered in Northampton and agreed that they had an obligation to maintain the traditions upon which their institutions were founded.

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Karen Zaidberg's Wedding

Karen Zaidberg married her partner Rachel Emmons-Bradley in Lenox, MA this October. From left to right, are Rachel Potter '01, Caroline Fournier '02, Carmen Wheeler, Eleanor Cartelli '99, and bride Karen Zaidberg '99.

Congratulations Karen and Rachel!

Cute Squirrels and Sylvia Plath

Hello Class of '99
A few things of note this week. I didn't intend to save them all up, but it has been a crazy work week.

A few weeks back we were in Northampton for the day and stopped by the Alumnae House to check out the class locker. We are currently sharing the locker with the class of 1938. The photo is of the cute little squirrel/fish that graces our locker. Sadly, the only real thing we have in our locker is the orientation photo from first year. The class of 1938 on the other hand had some amazing scrapbooks, photo albums and banners. So I issue a call to arms. Is there anyone out there interested in being a class historian? If so, EMAIL me and lets talk!


A sonnet that Sylvia Plath wrote while at Smith College, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby," has been discovered and is appearing the online literary journal, Blackbird. It was not discovered at Smith, but I think it is pretty amazing that they found previsiously unknown work. If you are ever back in Northampton and have never seen the Smith rare book room's Plath collection I would high reccommend a visit.


New York Times Article
Washington Post Article


More posts to come in the next week and have a great weekend!
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