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10 July 2025Where Does Lake Effect Snow Begin? HWS Students Investigate
Decades of data help reveal the surprising origins of cold air over the Great Lakes.
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10 July 2025Career Trajectory: Godson-Kemfon Umoren '25 at [s]Cube Inc.
Godson-Kemfon Umoren ’25 landed a full-time job at the software development company where he started interning in 2021. In addition, he is working toward his Master of Science in Software Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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9 July 2025The Mathematics of Music
HWS students explore the science behind sound.
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11 July 2025Olivieri's Approach to Music Composition and Mentorship
From Bogotá to Fort Worth, Composer and Associate Professor of Music Mark Olivieri performs his works while balancing teaching, composing and coordinating international performances.
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11 July 2025The Legacy of Summer of Service
Since 2011, HWS students have contributed more than 30,500 hours to the Finger Lakes Region. This year’s cohort continues that tradition of meaningful community engagement.
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10 July 2025In Germany's Eco-Capital, Students Learn to Tell the Climate Story
In the Black Forest, students tune into nature and craft stories about a more sustainable future.
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10 July 2025Schwartz '12 Wins Emmy
Documentary Producer Emma Schwartz ’12 was honored for her work exposing the monopolization of food and water.
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10 July 2025Turning Passion into Practice: MacShara's Path to Digital Engagement
Inspiring classes and hands-on work through Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership provides invaluable opportunities to start a career as a digital engagement officer.
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8 July 2025Shafer Helps Shape Global Media Conference on Digital Futures
Through her leadership in the #IFM conference, Associate Professor of Media and Society Leah Shafer fosters global collaboration and innovation in the ever-evolving world of media and technology.
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3 July 2025Honoring a Legend: Aliceann Wilber
Led by Chip Carver ’81 and Anne DeLaney, HWS announces fundraising effort to name head coach position in honor of Aliceann Wilber.
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3 July 2025Fulbright-Hays Award Immerses Students in Georgian Culture
A seven-week summer program takes students to Georgia where homestays, language study and personal research provide contrast to the U.S. and deepen learning.
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Jacobsen in Yahoo! News on Bill

Professor of Economics and former HWS President Joyce Jacobsen talks in a Yahoo! News article about how President Trump’s recently passed spending bill will impact women with children.

Wattenberg '55, L.H.D. '75 Profiled in the Washington Examiner

The late Ben Wattenberg '55, L.H.D. '75, a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson and later a political commentator and author, is remembered in a biography in the Washington Examiner.

Gibbs' Commencement Speech Highlighted in NY Times

Former TIME Editor in Chief, presidential historian and Harvard professor Nancy Gibbs' L.H.D. ’25 HWS Commencement address is highlighted in an article by the New York Times analyzing the themes of this year's graduation speeches.

Jacobsen Featured in FL Times on Tariffs

Professor of Economics and former HWS President Joyce Jacobsen speaks in the Finger Lakes Times on the impact of Walmart raising its prices from tariffs enacted under President Donald Trump.

Doctoral Candidate Tanquary '17 Receives Graduate Student Teaching Award

Nicole Tanquary ’17, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English at Dietrich College, studies rhetorics, political discourse and public accountability.

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