News & Events

Check this page regularly to get the latest updates from the Jacobson Center. The center regularly schedules events and shares writing resources and inspiration. We welcome your ideas, too! Email jruseski@smith.edu.

Smith Writes

Smith Writes is currently accepting submissions. Review the submission guidelines.

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Meet the Staff

Learn more about working with the Jacobson Center. Meet the staff and learn about the center’s services in our “Introduction to the Jacobson Center” video.

Academic Workshops

Spring 2025

Study Skills

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.

With Ren Llewellyn

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Writing Anxiety

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.

With Sara Eddy and Ren Llewellyn

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Jacobson Center News

“For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak it.”
Audre Lorde

Featured Writing

Helen Bezuneh ’23

Helen Bezuneh ’23 majored in Africana studies as a Mellon Mays fellow at Smith. Read her article, “It’s Time We Talk About Blackfishing.”

Grace Huang ’24

In her essay “Feminism Between Generations,” written for Smith Writes, Grace Huang ’24 reflects on the significance of femininity in her life.

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Dana Chen ’20

For the class Writing Philosophy for the Public Sphere, Dana Chen ’20 wrote “Decrimininalizing Sex Work Is a Human Rights Issue.”

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