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15 November 2023HWS Model African Union Earns Outstanding Delegation Award
During the Southeast Model African Union Conference, the HWS MAU team received the Outstanding Delegation Award and individual honors.
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15 November 2023Heaton/Dr. Franks Celebrated
New endowed professorship enhances Religious Studies curriculum and study of human rights, genocide and social justice.
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14 November 2023Synnott ’22, MSM’23 Pursues Career in Construction Management
After completing the Master of Science in Management program last year, student athlete Mark Synnott has begun a career with Suffolk Construction.
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14 November 2023Asante '23 Thrives Through Immersive Experience in Georgia
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects provides an opportunity to learn Georgian culture.
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14 November 2023Rowing across the Atlantic
Four Hobart rowers will cross the Atlantic Ocean in “the World’s Toughest Row” to raise $550K for Boys and Girls Club chapters in their hometowns and Geneva.
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10 November 2023Zhou on Biden-Xi Meeting and U.S.-China Relations
Will U.S.-China relations get back on track? Associate Professor of Asian Studies Jinghao Zhou explores the complexities in several recent articles.
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10 November 2023Yoga Sun Salutations
In conjunction with the campus’ Year of the Sun celebration, Professor of Dance Donna Davenport will lead a yoga session on Nov. 27.
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10 November 2023HWS Wins CASE Awards
For excellence in videography and design, Hobart and William Smith won Best CASE District II Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
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Amestoy ’11 Recent Appointment Featured on NBC News
Christina Amestoy ’11 was recently hired as communications director for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Think Big America campaign.
Fact-Checking Social Media Posts Amid Israel-Hamas War
Assistant Professor of Media and Society Harry Gu discusses disinformation on social media with Eriketa Cost on News10 NBC in Rochester.
Sutton Shares Stats on Domestic Violence
The Buffalo News published an editorial by Professor of Sociology James Sutton titled “Another Voice: Domestic Violence Month is a symbolic campaign, but it does raise awareness.”
Gayle Lends Historical Perspective to New Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial
In an interview in New York Amsterdam News following the dedication of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial, honoring 146 victims of the 1911 fire, Assistant Professor of History Janette Gayle reflects on the media’s response to the tragedy, the slow implementation of safety regulations following the fire and the experiences of Black women in the garment workforce.
Zhou Authors Article on China’s Economy
Published by The Diplomat on Sept. 9, Associate Professor of Asian Studies Jinghao Zhou discusses China’s economy and Xi Jinping’s presidency.
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Finalist for the $25K Prize at Haydenfilms Institute 5.0
Director and screenwriter Rachel Thomas-Medwid’s ’91’s film In the Company of Crows is a finalist in Haydenfilms Institute 5.0 and could win a 25K prize.
Frank ’23 Enters Environmental Studies Grad Program
With aspirations for a career in habitat management, Benjamin Frank ’23 is working in the Environmental Studies Graduate Program at the University of Akron.
Research Published in Scientific Journal Helps Shaw '22
As a student, JoAnna Shaw ’22 researched harmful algal blooms, work that has since been published in the science journal Water.
Knoll ’06 Authors New Thriller
Author Jessica Knoll’s ’06 new novel earned a spot on the New York Times’ list of New Fiction to Read This Fall. She was also recently profiled in Time magazine.
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Meet the AIC Graduate Student Assistants
Two students in the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership program have graduate assistantships in the Adams Intercultural Center.
Students Explore Scientific Research Working at Cornell Lab
Professional experience prepares students for science careers.
Tissaaratchy ’26 Shares Sri Lankan Unheard Voices
NGO internship focused on rewriting the narrative of Black July, a period of rioting and massacres in 1983 that triggered Sri Lanka’s civil war.
Students Catalogue Public Art at HWS
Two students explored the history of the Colleges’ public art this summer.
