Hobart and William Smith Colleges

21 July 2026HWS Awarded $3 Million State Grant to Advance Fish Center for the Sciences

NYS funding supports next phase of transformative science facilities project and strengthens HWS' impact on students, research and the Finger Lakes economy.

7 July 2026Rodríguez-Mansilla Named 2026-27 Kinghorn Global Fellow

Spanish, Latin American and Bilingual Studies professor recognized for advancing global citizenship through scholarship, teaching and community engagement.

20 July 2026Shafer attends National Puppetry Conference

Insights from the National Puppetry Conference will shape Associate Professor Leah Shafer's Fall 2026 First-Year Seminar, “Puppet Cultures.”

16 July 2026Beneath the Surface

Environmental Science major Ryan Agans '28 is helping study one of the Great Lakes' oldest fish while preparing for a future in environmental research.

16 July 2026New Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell to be Displayed in the Blackwell Room

A newly acquired photograph of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell offers a rare glimpse of one of the institution's most historic figures during her years as a student at Geneva Medical College.

14 July 2026Career Trek Leads to Congressional Internship

After visiting Capitol Hill with Career Services, Bella Diamandis ’28 is spending the summer interning in Congressman Jim McGovern's district office.

14 July 2026The Power of Play in Teaching

Professor of Religious Studies Richard Salter has been selected for a national faculty roundtable examining how play can inspire creativity, curiosity and deeper learning in the classroom.

14 July 2026Shafer Curates Global Media Conference

As program curator for #IFM 2026, Associate Professor Leah Shafer helped shape an international discussion on digital media, technology and culture.

13 July 2026Engineering Joint Degree Program with Dartmouth

Maryfei Berrigan ’27 and Jake Romney ’26 reflect on their experience in the HWS-Dartmouth engineering joint-degree program.

10 July 2026From the Office of the President: Remembering Professor Emerita of English Claudette Kemper Columbus