American Studies News
28 May 2026Finding Her Voice in Bilingual Education
After gaining hands-on experience in bilingual education, Emely Martinez ’25 has been accepted into Hunter College’s M.S. in Bilingual Education program.
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5 September 2025Exploring Womanhood Through Art and Dance
Professors Kelly Johnson and Kirin Makker partner for a performance that weaves movement, installation and reflection on identity.
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24 April 2025Humphrey '23 Finds Peace Corps Service in Viet Nam Rewarding
HWS Grad combines passion for cultural immersion, service to others and academic interests on assignment in Viet Nam as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
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21 March 2025Makker Authors New Book on Pioneering Planning Organization
Professor Makker’s research explores the Laurel Hill Association, founded by Mary Hopkins Goodrich in 1853, which reshaped the village of Stockbridge in the Berkshires into a model American town.
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17 March 2025HWS Acquires Basket Belly Sculpture through Art Intern Purchase
Students have selected a powerful new sculpture by Native Haudenosaunee artist Natasha Smoke Santiago to join Hobart and William Smith’s permanent art collection.
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12 December 2024Mapping the Self Exhibit
Students in “Drawing for Study and Storytelling” exhibit work at the Provenzano Student Art Gallery.
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14 November 2024Womb Chair Speaks at Winterthur Museum
Professor of American Studies Kirin Makker’s collaborative artwork Womb Chair Speaks is on display at the Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware through Sunday, Jan. 5.
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