Who are the Smithies in the class of 2029? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students. All data is for students entering in the fall of 2025 as of August 1, 2025.

Isabel Strauss is an architectural designer and independent curator. Her research commingles architectural history and African American cultural history, specifically on the south side of Chicago.

Hamdan is the founding attorney of Hamdan Law Firm PLLC in New York City. She also serves as co-executive chair of Human Rights First’s Emerging Leaders Advisory Board. Hamdan previously served as ...

The Wurtele Center for Leadership (WCL) offers a range of workshops, speaker events and other co-curricular experiences that offer students an opportunity to grow their own capacity to lead ...

At the Wurtele Center for Leadership, we are in a constant state of learning and exploration around the nuances and strategies of collaborative leadership. Below are some resources that we have either ...

Joseph F. Cozza is an Assistant Professor of Government with an emphasis in public law and comparative politics. His research and teaching interests include constitutional drafting and amendment, ...