History News
3 April 2025Exploring History: Sabine Cadeau on the Haitian Massacre of 1937
The annual Huff Lecture Series sponsored by the HWS History Department will welcome McGill University Professor Sabine Cadeau on Thursday, April 10.
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18 February 2025Hobart and William Smith Awarded $500K Mellon Foundation Grant to Launch New “Matters of Memory” Program
Mellon Grant will support the launch of an interdisciplinary certificate and fellowship program led by Chair of the Department of History and Director of Law and Society Professor Matthew Crow.
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28 January 2025Understanding Race and Identity in the Dominican Republic
Immersive study abroad course allowed students to explore multiple aspects of life in Santo Domingo.
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5 November 2024Exploring Elections in the Classroom and Community
Students in POL 221 have been examining the different issues and aspects of the 2024 election through guest speakers and interactive projects.
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24 September 2024Jones '25 Curates Exhibit Featuring Afroperipheral Artists
Kisean Jones ’25 takes his exhibit of Afro-Brazilian art from the Provenzano Student Gallery to Philadelphia.
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17 September 2024Stern '03 Makes a Play for State Attorney
Sam Stern ’03, trial lawyer, educator, author and HWS Trustee, is running for State Attorney in Palm Beach’s 15th Judicial Court.
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10 September 2024Scheines '79 on Freedom of Expression in the Academy
Carnegie Mellon University Dean Richard Scheines '79 returns to HWS to offer an inside perspective on the issue of free speech on college campuses.
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