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The newly established Smith College Training School for Social Work had four training courses: medical social work, psychiatric social work, community service, and an advanced course in child welfare for individuals already engaged in social work with children. [2] Classes in psychology and sociology were required of all students. [2]
A view of Smith's campus c. 1900. The college was chartered in 1871 by a bequest of Sophia Smith and opened its doors in 1875 with 14 students and 6 faculty. [13] When Smith inherited a fortune from her father when she was age 65, she decided that leaving her inheritance to found a women's college was the best way for her to fulfill the moral obligation she expressed in her will: [14]
She served as the coordinator of the Black Studies program for 11 years and chair of the department of sociology and anthropology for 6 years at Swarthmore College. [2] [3] In 2018, she was appointed provost and dean of faculty. [3] On July 1, 2023, Willie-LeBreton became the 12th president of Smith College, succeeding Kathleen McCartney. [2]
Kathleen McCartney (born 1956) is an American academic administrator, who served as the 11th president of Smith College.She took office as Smith's president in June 2013. [1] [2] Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a liberal arts college and one of the Seven Sisters colleges. [3]
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Jean Gurney Fine Spahr, 1883, social reformer associated with the Rivington Street Settlement; Gloria Steinem, 1956, founder of Ms. magazine, founding editor of New York Magazine, noted feminist and political activist; Helen Rand Thayer, 1884, co-founder and president of the College Settlements Association; Mary van Kleeck, 1904, social feminist
Housing at Smith College is provided for students to live in while completing their studies. Smith requires most undergraduate students to live on-campus in order to aid social cohesion. As women's colleges in the United States were relatively rare in 1875 when it opened, Smith had to decide how to properly house young women students. Unlike ...
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