She visited ten of the smallest countries in the world, inspired by John Sack's' Report from Practically Nowhere (1959).

She later served as chair of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts at the American University in Cairo.

[4][5] When Haring-Smith retired, the Magellan Project had spent $1 million to fund 500 student trips.

[6] Haring-Smith led a capital campaign that raised more than $100 million for Washington & Jefferson College to support students, faculty and update campus facilities.

[7] She also questioned the "peer assessment" portion of the rankings and suggested that college presidents are rarely aware of educational improvements in their peer institutions; she noted that Washington & Jefferson College's ranking has remained the same for a number of years, even while the college made significant improvements in acceptance rates and overall selectivity, added academic programs, and constructed additional buildings.