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16 January 2025Honoring Dr. King: HWS and Geneva Unite for a Day of Justice, Inclusion and Community
Hobart and William Smith in partnership with the Geneva MLK Committee will once again honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a series of community-wide events celebrating the vision of equality, justice and service.
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20 December 2024New Science Center to be Named for Alumna Cynthia Fish
Hobart and William Smith honors Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82, L.H.D. ’23 and John F. Fish for their $25 million gift to key academic priority.
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17 January 2025Discovering Finance in New York City
HWS students immersed themselves in the world of finance through the NYC Finance Trek, held Jan. 6-8.
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15 January 2025Talmage Explores Breweries and Community Development
Associate Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Craig Talmage discusses his research regarding the impact breweries can have on community development in The Academic.
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14 January 2025Casting Connections
HWS Fishing Club brings the excitement and interest of fishing to campus while emphasizing conservation and a love for the outdoors.
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9 January 2025HWS Debate Competes at World Championship in Panama
Hudson Chou '27 and Fairooj Suhita '27 competed at the World Universities Debating Championship in Panama City. Sandeep Tissaaratchy ’26 and Director of Debate Daniel Schonning ’16 served as adjudicators at the tournament.
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8 January 2025Guard and Jacobsen's 'All the Campus Lawyers' Earns Praise in Legal Scholarship
In the Journal of College and University Law, Phi Beta Kappa Society CEO and Georgetown Law Center lecturer reviews the well-received book.
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7 January 2025Exploring Marine and Urban Ecology
A faculty-led study abroad program brought students to Queensland, Australia, one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world.
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3 January 2025Clinical Psychology Students Attend NAMI Conference
Students in Professor of Psychological Science Jamie Bodenlos’ PSY 353 class explored the dual diagnosis of mental health and substance abuse at the National Alliance on Mental Illness Conference.
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20 December 2024Highlights from 2024
Look back at the exciting news and accomplishments that shaped the year, from HWS’ #4 ranking in the Wall Street Journal to extraordinary momentum behind “Further Together: the Campaign for our Third Century.”
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19 December 2024NYC, Boston and D.C. Career Treks
This winter break features four career treks, offering insights into careers in communications and marketing, business management, finance, politics and public policy.
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Sipher ’83 Featured in NYT on Trump and Intelligence Community

John Sipher ’83, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former member of the CIA, examines in the New York Times how President-Elect Donald Trump could affect intelligence agencies.

Gale '69 on EVs and Deep-Sea Mining

Steven Gale '69, a senior strategic advisor at Global Foresight Strategies LLC and former senior foresight advisor at USAID, explores how electric vehicle demand is driving mineral mining on the ocean floor.

Teaching Elections On Campus

President Mark D. Gearan, Associate Professor of Politics DeWayne Lucas and Will Jones '26 were guests on "Connections with Evan Dawson" talking about the Gearan and Lucas co-taught class "Elections and Voting in America" offered this semester.

Dorman '14 Speaks to CNN about Virgina's Voter Rolls

Anna Dorman ’14, who serves as counsel to Protect Democracy, speaks to CNN’s Rene Marsh in a segment about Virginia’s voter rolls.

Horowitz ’98 Featured in IndieWire

MTV Correspondent Josh Horowitz ’98 profiled in “What Does the Next 10 Years of ‘Happy Sad Confused’ Look Like? Josh Horowitz Is Eyeing an International Expansion.”

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