Commencement 2026

Hobart and William Smith will celebrate Commencement 2026 on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 9 a.m. on the Quad.

DAME LOUISE RICHARDSON TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

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Dame Louise Richardson

Dame Louise Richardson, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, an accomplished higher education leader and internationally recognized expert on terrorism, will deliver the keynote address at Commencement on Sunday, May 17 at 9 a.m. She will also receive an honorary degree and the Elizabeth Blackwell Award in recognition for her distinguished service to expanding access to higher education and her contributions to the study and understanding of terrorism and foreign policy. Three additional individuals will also receive honorary degrees: community advocate Lillian Elizabeth Williams Collins, Father Thomas P. Mull and Lt. General John “Jack” L. Woodward Jr. ’68.

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