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26 June 2025Emma Faso '23, MSM '24 Joins New York State Police
HWS graduate trades lesson plans for a badge as she embarks on a career in law enforcement.
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24 June 2025HWS Earns Top Rankings for Alumni Network, Internships, ROI and Impact
The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings recognize Hobart and William Smith as a Best Value College, highlighting a strong Alumni Network, accessibility of Internships, outstanding Return on Investment and meaningful Student Impact.
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24 June 2025HWS Students Repurpose Items for Community Good
Sustainability meets service as students donate 10,000 pounds of goods to local nonprofits through this year’s Community Donation Effort.
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24 June 2025Reporting with Purpose: Pete Lambos '18 Elevates Local Sports Journalism
At the Finger Lakes Times, Lambos blends a love for sports and storytelling — winning 12 statewide journalism awards in the process.
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24 June 2025A Legacy of Gratitude
Impactful time for Dr. Michael Dick ’70, P’09 and his family inspire gift to empower future generations in the sciences.
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24 June 2025Conflicting Evidence May Not Change Minds but Strong Evidence Can
With support from her former student co-authors, Assistant Professor Stephanie Anglin’s research reveals that people are more open to changing their beliefs than previously thought—when presented with high-quality evidence.
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23 June 2025The Last Sweet Bite: A '99 Grad's Journey into the Cuisine of Conflict Zones
The debut book by Michael Shaikh ’99 was released on June 24 titled The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found.
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23 June 2025HelloFresh Joins HWS Dining Plan Options
Meal kits bring convenience to off-campus life.
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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.