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20 December 2024New Science Center to be Named for Alumna Cynthia Fish
Hobart and William Smith honors Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82, L.H.D. ’23 and John F. Fish for their $25 million gift to key academic priority.
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16 December 2024Unveiling Curiosities at FSEM Symposium
First-year students showcase their semester of learning
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6 December 2024HWS Delegates Earned Top Awards at Model African Union Conference
HWS attends 27th Annual Southeast Model African Union Conference at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
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20 December 2024Highlights from 2024
Look back at the exciting news and accomplishments that shaped the year, from HWS’ #4 ranking in the Wall Street Journal to extraordinary momentum behind “Further Together: the Campaign for our Third Century.”
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19 December 2024NYC, Boston and D.C. Career Treks
This winter break will feature four career treks, offering insights into careers in communications and marketing, business management, finance, politics and public policy.
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18 December 2024A HWS Connection to Olympics Equestrian
Christopher ’94 and Robert Desino ’94 are the owners of Cooley Nutcracker, a horse that competed in Equestrian Eventing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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17 December 2024Mental Health Matters: Kelliher ’11 Encourages Students to Seek Support
Katy Wolfe Kelliher ’11, a staff counselor at the HWS Counseling Center, shares insight into the support available to students.
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17 December 2024Tauscher '25 to Join Willis Towers Watson
Oliver Tauscher ’25 will serve as a health benefits analyst in the financial, actuarial and analytics group at Willis Towers Watson following graduation.
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16 December 2024Schonning Featured in Best New Poets Anthology
Director of HWS Debate Daniel Schonning ’16 will be included in the next edition of the Best New Poets anthology.
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13 December 2024Leading the Charge: HWS Students Inspire High Schoolers at Climate Summit
Hobart and William Smith students led environmental sustainability workshops for high school students during the annual Finger Lakes Youth Climate Summit.
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12 December 2024Mapping the Self Exhibit
Students in “Drawing for Study and Storytelling” exhibit work at the Provenzano Student Art Gallery.
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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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