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25 November 2024DeSimone Jr. '89 Honors Parents with Endowed Scholarship
With a $1 million gift, Joe DeSimone Jr. ’89 establishes a scholarship in honor of his parents, who are also HWS alumni.
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25 November 2024Patchett '88 Endows Summer of Service
Inspired by his time spent tutoring as a student at Hobart and William Smith, Tom Patchett ’88 establishes service-learning endowment.
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21 November 2024Foley '25 Attends UN Climate Change Convention in Azerbaijan
As part of his Honors work on renewable energy solutions, Finn Foley ’25 is attending the 29th meeting of parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Azerbaijan.
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21 November 2024Transgender Day of Remembrance
The LGBTQ+ Resource Center hosted a Trans Day of Remembrance in the Seneca Room on Nov. 20.
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21 November 2024HWS Debate to Compete at Worlds in Panama
Hudson Chou ’27, Fairooj Suhita ’27, Lamia Nur Rahman ’26 and Sandeep Tissaaratchy ’26 have been selected to represent HWS at the World University Debate Championship in Panama.
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20 November 2024Kinetic Dance Collective Puts on Yet Another Captivating Showcase
This semester, more than 120 students took center stage for the Kinetic Dance Collective’s annual fall showcase.
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20 November 2024Post-Graduation Pathways: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Fellowships
Rodman Stout ’24, who serves as a post-baccalaureate clinical fellow at McLean Hospital, returned to campus on Nov. 1 to discuss her post-baccalaureate fellowship.
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20 November 2024Beyond the Sheltering Sky
The Hobart and William Smith Wind Ensemble will present “Beyond the Sheltering Sky” on Friday, Nov. 22. at 7:30 p.m. in the Vandervort Room.
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Sipher ’83 Featured in NYT on Trump and Intelligence Community

John Sipher ’83, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former member of the CIA, examines in the New York Times how President-Elect Donald Trump could affect intelligence agencies.

Gale '69 on EVs and Deep-Sea Mining

Steven Gale '69, a senior strategic advisor at Global Foresight Strategies LLC and former senior foresight advisor at USAID, explores how electric vehicle demand is driving mineral mining on the ocean floor.

Teaching Elections On Campus

President Mark D. Gearan, Associate Professor of Politics DeWayne Lucas and Will Jones '26 were guests on "Connections with Evan Dawson" talking about the Gearan and Lucas co-taught class "Elections and Voting in America" offered this semester.

Dorman '14 Speaks to CNN about Virgina's Voter Rolls

Anna Dorman ’14, who serves as counsel to Protect Democracy, speaks to CNN’s Rene Marsh in a segment about Virginia’s voter rolls.

Horowitz ’98 Featured in IndieWire

MTV Correspondent Josh Horowitz ’98 profiled in “What Does the Next 10 Years of ‘Happy Sad Confused’ Look Like? Josh Horowitz Is Eyeing an International Expansion.”

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