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4 June 2026Guard Receives NACUA Fellow Award
HWS Vice President and General Counsel Lou Guard ’07 Honored for National Leadership in Higher Education Law and Governance.
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28 May 2026Barnes to Moderate NY-24 Congressional Primary Debate
Longtime Debate Director Eric Barnes to moderate Congressional Forum at Smith Opera House.
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28 May 2026Finding Her Voice in Bilingual Education
After gaining hands-on experience in bilingual education, Emely Martinez ’25 has been accepted into Hunter College’s M.S. in Bilingual Education program.
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26 May 2026Debating a World Without Rules
Former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns sparks campus-wide conversations on global instability, democracy and the future of international order.
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22 May 2026HWS Launches Student-Powered Campus Store
HWS will operate the campus bookstore with a new, innovative and student-led model.
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20 May 2026Designing the Future: Architectural Studies Majors Head to Top Graduate Programs
From Yale to Brown and UVA and Columbia, HWS graduates are continuing their studies at top-ranked programs across architecture, design and planning disciplines.
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18 May 2026HWS Holds Special Commencement for Baseball Seniors
The 13 seniors on the Hobart baseball team that missed Sunday’s Hobart and William Smith Commencement ceremony to compete in the NCAA Salisbury Regional championship game, officially received their diplomas in a special ceremony Monday morning.
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18 May 2026Davenport Delivered Keynote Address at Baccalaureate
Hobart and William Smith graduates and their families attended the annual interfaith celebration and opportunity for reflection on the eve of Commencement.
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With Bill Pulte, Trump Is Sending a Dangerous Message

John Sipher '83 writes a guest essay in the New York Times Opinion where he says the law establishing the Director of National Intelligence is explicit and unambiguous. Candidates must have extensive national security expertise, and that requirement exists for good reason. Anything to the contrary sends a dangerous message.

Tyler Terens ’16 will voice play-by-play for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Niskayuna grad, Fulbright Scholar Rebecca Barr heads to Indonesia

Rebecca Barr ’25, MAT ’26, a dual Education and Sociology major, discusses her next chapter as a 2026 Fulbright Scholar, English Teaching Assistant.

After a Secret Was Revealed, Their First Wedding Was Canceled

The New York Times features Negarin S.Sadr Hashemi Najad '10 wedding announcement

Freight Rail Firm Mullins Law Group Welcomes Mark Sidman as Of Counsel

North America Today and 55 similar outlets report that Mark Sidman '77, a Hobart College economics graduate, has joined Mullins Law Group as Of Counsel.

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