Speeches & Writings
Selected Speeches, Interviews and Messages
- State of the College Address, May 18, 2013
- Remarks to the Foreign Correspondents Club, Hong Kong, June 7, 2012
- State of the College Address, May 19, 2012
- "Powering Up: Smith Women in Business," Remarks Given to Alumnae in Los Angeles, March 24, 2012
- Interview on "Speaking Freely," KRUU Radio, November 15, 2011
- State of the College Address, May 14, 2011
- Remarks to the Senior Class at Baccalaureate 2011, May 14, 2011
- A video message about the college's financial position, July 2, 2010
- State of the College Address, May 15, 2010
- Remarks to the Senior Class at Baccalaureate 2010, May 13, 2010
- State of the College Address, May 16, 2009
- State of the College Address, May 17, 2008
- What is Happening in Liberal Education? A Speech to the Mellon Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education, Union College, May 9, 2008
- Commencement Address to the Clarke School for the Deaf, June 15, 2007
- State of the College Address, May 19, 2007
- Remarks to the Greenfield Community College Foundation, September 27, 2006
- Speech to Financial Executives International, Houston, September 19, 2006
- Remarks by President Carol T. Christ at Opening Convocation, September 6, 2006
- Speech to the Council of Social Agencies, September 16, 2005
- State of the College Address, May 20, 2006
- State of the College Address, May 14, 2005
- "Inside the Clockwork of Women’s Careers," a Speech to the Chautauqua Institution, July 21, 2004
- "Accountability and the Academy: Demands and Expectations," a Speech to the CASE Annual Assembly, San Diego, July 12, 2004
- State of the College Address, May 15, 2004
- "Smith's Civic Mission": Northampton 350th Convocation, June 5, 2004
- State of the College Address, May 17, 2003
- Inaugural Address by Carol T. Christ, 10th President of Smith College, October 19, 2002
Writings and Columns
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2013: Mothers, Daughters and Aspirations
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2012-13: A Campaign to Change Lives
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2012: Potential for World-changing Leadership
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2012: A Compelling Response to Prejudice
- Myth: A Liberal Arts Education Is Becoming Irrelevant; American Council on Education Magazine, Spring 2012 (PDF)
- The Power of Strategic Thinking: Trusteeship Magazine, March/April 2012
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2011–12: The Pulse of Smith
- Association of International Education Administrators "Presidential Perspectives": A World College for the World's Women
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2011: Smith at 2020, and Beyond
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2011: Smithipedia
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2011: Honing the Art of Teaching
- A Letter in Support of the DREAM Act
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2011: Partners in Global Education
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2010: Crossing Borders and Cultures
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter/Spring 2010: Toward a Sustainable Future
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2009: Stories of Life
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2009: Ensuring a Bright Future
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2009: Time for Bold Choices
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2008-09: Global Leaders
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2008: A "Perennial Blessing"
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2008: Sustainable Smith
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2008: Ensuring Equal Access
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2007-08: Their Moment in History
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2007: Design for Learning
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2007: Life Stories
- The Boston Globe, June 21, 2007: Retro Reform at UMass
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2007: Bonds of Sisterhood
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2006-07: A World View
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2006: Reimagining the Liberal Arts
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2006: Science, Politics and Speaking Out
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2006: What's On Your Mind
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2005-06: Revealing Demographics
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2005: The Smith Potential
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2005: The Last Frontier
- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Smith College and Northampton
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2005: A World of Experiences
- The Springfield Republican, January 24, 2005: Eighty-Hour Week an Arbitrary Standard for Career Success
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2004-05: The Balance of Time
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Fall 2004: Faithful to the Core
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 2004: Crossing Intellectual Boundaries
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Spring 2004: What Makes College Valuable?
- The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 26, 2004: Living in Public
- Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2003-04: Moving Forward While Minding the Budget
- The Christian Science Monitor, October 11, 2002: The Excellent Student Scarcity Myth