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27 August 2026Tapper ’64 Gifts $4.5 Million to Expand Summer Science Research at HWS
Planned gift will endow summer research opportunities for HWS students and honor Tapper’s legacy in the new Fish Center for the Sciences.
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25 August 2026The Next Chapter Begins
Record-setting interest and a more than 20 percent increase in first-year enrollment bring a vibrant new class to campus.
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18 August 2026HWS Earns Top Rankings for Accessible Faculty, Internships and Impact
From Most Accessible Professors to Happiest Students, HWS Earns National Recognition for Academics, Community Engagement and Student Experience.
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2 September 2026Every Gift Counts: HWS Celebrates Record Year of Giving
Thousands of members of the HWS community came together to invest in today’s students and help build the foundation for the institution’s future.
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1 September 2026Expanding the Screen
Lisa Patti’s new book brings together more than 40 scholars to explore new approaches to writing about today’s evolving media landscape.
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1 September 2026Metz Selected for Senior Leadership Academy
Professor of Geoscience and Associate Provost Nicholas Metz will exchange ideas with higher education leaders from across the country through a yearlong leadership program.
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31 August 2026Learning Your Way Forward
At Convocation, the Class of 2030 is encouraged to embrace curiosity, vulnerability in relationships and the messy process of learning their way forward.
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28 August 2026Bringing Hidden Histories to Light
Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz connects scholarship on transgender history and media with contemporary theater and national conversations.
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21 August 2026Convocation 2026 Begins Academic Year
HWS community members to offer reflections on opportunities in the year ahead.
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20 August 2026Dahouda Publishes on Aimé Césaire, America, and Black Consciousness
Dahouda explores Césaire’s engagement with the Harlem Renaissance and representations of race, identity and Black consciousness.
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19 August 2026Pursuing Truth
Following a national seminar on liberal arts education, Associate Professor Jessica Hayes-Conroy reflects on the questions and perspectives that shape her courses and the public health program she chairs.
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UWTSD Outdoor Adventure students inspire and support visiting international cohort

Students on the BA (Hons) Outdoor Adventure Education programme at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) used their skills beyond the classroom to support visiting students from Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) as they settled into life on campus and in Wales during the recent annual Summer Programme.

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.