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  • HWS Debate Varsity Squad Finds Continued Success

    11 December 2020HWS Debate Varsity Squad Finds Continued Success

    Despite the global pandemic forcing tournaments to move online, the HWS Debate squad has continued to show they are very competitive against the strongest schools on the North American circuit.

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  • Blanchard Honored with Joseph Levenson Book Prize

    11 December 2020Blanchard Honored with Joseph Levenson Book Prize

    Described by the Association for Asian Studies as a “triumph of intertextual and intervisual methods in gender studies,” Professor of Art and Architecture Lara Blanchard is the winner of the 2020 Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize (China).

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    3 December 2020Language Exchange from Geneva to Tokyo

    Through a virtual version of the HWS Japanese Programs weekly language table, students on campus are learning with and from their peers in Tokyo. This fall, Kyoko Klaus, the Tanaka Lecturer in Asi

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  • Rodrguez Mansilla Publishes on Lope de Vega

    3 December 2020Rodrguez Mansilla Publishes on Lope de Vega

    Associate Professor of Spanish Fernando Rodríguez Mansilla’s reconstruction and analysis of a 17th-century work by Spanish playwright Lope de Vega has been published in Parte XIX Comedias de Lope de Vega (Part 19 of Lope de Vega’s Complete Plays).

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  • Eight Blocker Fellows Conduct Cultural Research on Germany

    17 November 2020Eight Blocker Fellows Conduct Cultural Research on Germany

    With support from the Julius G. Blocker 53 Endowed Fund, HWS students pursue cultural research in Germany each semester and, upon their return to campus, present their insights and experiences to the HWS community at the annual Blocker Showcase.

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  • HWS Launches LGBTQIA+ Alum Network

    11 November 2020HWS Launches LGBTQIA+ Alum Network

    This fall, Hobart and William Smith Colleges are launching a new initiative to connect graduates across class years and regions who identify among the LGBTQIA+ community.

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  • The Substance (and Science) Behind the Art

    3 November 2020The Substance (and Science) Behind the Art

    From painting and literature to comedy and country music, first-year students at HWS probed the making and meaning of a wide range of artistic media.

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  • Appleton '23 Completes Basic Training

    16 October 2020Appleton '23 Completes Basic Training

    How do you follow up a strong first semester at Hobart College? If you’re Jacob Appleton ’23, you take a semester off to complete basic training to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserves.

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  • Across the Galaxy with HWS Physics

    16 October 2020Across the Galaxy with HWS Physics

    During Homecoming and Family Weekend 2020, a virtual panel discussion explored some of the research that HWS faculty, staff and alums are undertaking to unravel the mysteries of space.

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  • Black Holes, Astrophysics and the 2020 Nobel

    15 October 2020Black Holes, Astrophysics and the 2020 Nobel

    This month, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists whose research on black holes has pushed astrophysics into new territory, recognizing “areas of physics that have become critical for our fundamental understanding of the universe,” says Associate Professor of Physics Steven Penn, whose work supported the discoveries honored with the Nobel in 2017.

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  • HWS Finishes Top 16 in the Country

    14 October 2020HWS Finishes Top 16 in the Country

    This past weekend the HWS Debate Team made history when they hosted the first online United States University Debate Championships (USUDC).

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  • HWS Awarded NSF Grant on Evolution in Cities

    9 October 2020HWS Awarded NSF Grant on Evolution in Cities

    A new grant from the National Science Foundation will support a collaborative research project that, through a study on eastern gray squirrels, will explore the ways cities shape animal evolution.

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  • Williams '21 Engages with Global PPE Compliance Project

    7 October 2020Williams '21 Engages with Global PPE Compliance Project

    Despite the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic, for Kelsey Williams '21, it has opened a door to a rewarding internship experience.

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  • Cornell Law School Info Session for HWS Students

    7 October 2020Cornell Law School Info Session for HWS Students

    Hobart and William Smith undergraduates are invited to attend an information session about the Law Early Admissions Program (LEAP) on Saturday, Oct. 10.

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    6 October 2020Learn About The Pitch Competition

    The Pitch, an entrepreneurial leadership competition, gives student entrepreneurs the chance to transform their idea for a business or nonprofit into a reality.

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  • Žigelytė Co-Curates Stonewall Exhibit

    28 September 2020Žigelytė Co-Curates Stonewall Exhibit

    The Rochester region has a rich LGBTQ history worth celebrating, says Visiting Assistant Professor of Media and Society Lina Žigelytė, who recently served as co-curator of the Rochester Public Library’s exhibit “Stonewall: 50 Years Out.”

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  • Honoring and Serving on Sept. 11

    14 September 2020Honoring and Serving on Sept. 11

    This year marks the 19th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. To commemorate the victims of the attacks, as well as their loved ones and families, the Center for Community Engagement and S

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    11 September 2020Sept. 11, 2001: First Day as NYC Firefighter

    Robert Rob Serras first day as a New York City firefighter was Sept. 11, 2001. Having completed the FDNY training on Sept. 10, the 2001 Hobart graduate expected to have the day off. On his way t

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  • HWS Announces Critical Sexuality and Queer Studies Program

    8 September 2020HWS Announces Critical Sexuality and Queer Studies Program

    Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Department of Education have approved the renaming of the LGBT Studies Program as the Critical Sexuality and Queer Studies Program, reflecting the contemporary state of the field and the current curriculum.

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  • HWS Debate Success at Malaysian Institute Tournament

    28 August 2020HWS Debate Success at Malaysian Institute Tournament

    HWS Debate once again showed its caliber as Sarim Karim ’22 and Sreyan Kanungo ’23 ranked in the top six teams competing in a tournament hosted by the Malaysian Institute for Debate and Public Speaking.

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  • Martin-Baron Edits Book on Queer Motherhood

    27 August 2020Martin-Baron Edits Book on Queer Motherhood

    With her first book, Visiting Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric Sherri Martin-Baron and her coeditors explore the complex, multifaceted, and legally and culturally variable realities of queer parenthood.

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  • Alumnae Launch Women in the Real

    26 August 2020Alumnae Launch Women in the Real

    Hannah Bini ’20, Chloe Emler ’20 and Addison Gilbard ’20 want to change the way women are portrayed in the media — and they want women to contribute to how that change happens.

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  • Making Music, Pursuing Finance with Mukkamala '20

    21 August 2020Making Music, Pursuing Finance with Mukkamala '20

    Dhiraj Mukkamala '20 (pictured above on right) has been accepted to a comprehensive development program at Prudential Financial.

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  • Williams '20 Earns Fulbright to Germany

    7 August 2020Williams '20 Earns Fulbright to Germany

    Ruby Williams '20 is the recipient of a 2020 U.S. Student Fulbright Award to Germany, where she will serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA).

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  • Data from Perkin Observatory Confirms Existence of New Exoplanet

    27 July 2020Data from Perkin Observatory Confirms Existence of New Exoplanet

    Observations with the Colleges’ Richard S. Perkin Observatory have been used to help confirm the existence of a new extra-solar planet, according to an article co-authored by Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb that appears this month in The Astrophysical Journal.

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  • Barrall '22 Lands Internship at Boston Preservation Alliance

    23 July 2020Barrall '22 Lands Internship at Boston Preservation Alliance

    Architectural Studies major Mackenzie Barrall '22 is interning this summer with the Boston Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works to protect Bostons architectural heritage.

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  • Herons Named Scholar-Athletes

    7 July 2020Herons Named Scholar-Athletes

    Six members of the William Smith College rowing team were recently named Scholar-Athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. It’s the most Herons honored by the CRCA since six were recognized in 2015.

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  • Round Robin Set for September

    1 July 2020Round Robin Set for September

    The 2020 HWS Round Robin will take place on Sept. 12-13.

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  • Biswas and Rudolph Secure Summer Internships with Ayco

    25 June 2020Biswas and Rudolph Secure Summer Internships with Ayco

    This summer, Hrithik Biswas 23 and Zach Rudolph 21 have landed internships with Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company.

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  • Honors Students Demonstrate Academic Rigor

    25 June 2020Honors Students Demonstrate Academic Rigor

    Twenty-eight students in the Classes of 2020 have graduated with Honors, demonstrating academic rigor and excellence in written and oral communication.

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  • Exploring Views on GMO Produce in Ireland

    23 June 2020Exploring Views on GMO Produce in Ireland

    According to Lindsay Lesniak '21, who studied farmers views on genetically modified potatoes through a Student International Initiative Fund (SIIF) grant during her semester abroad, GMO foods are accepted in Ireland.

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  • Crow on Empire, Oceans, Law and Melville

    17 June 2020Crow on Empire, Oceans, Law and Melville

    In two new publications, Associate Professor of History Matthew Crow tracks the history of legal thought across empires and oceans, discussing contemporary questions of law and authority in the context of American literature and history.

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  • Easton '20 Wins Hobbs Sportsmanship Award

    16 June 2020Easton '20 Wins Hobbs Sportsmanship Award

    Hobart College sailor Kyle Easton 20 is the 2020 Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award winner as announced by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association over the weekend.

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  • Alum Connection Lands Law Internships

    15 June 2020Alum Connection Lands Law Internships

    When they began looking for internship opportunities, Ashley Mitrow ’22 and Joshua Hylkema ’21 made the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education an early stop. Through the work of the Center, they shadowed Peter Troxler ’94, an attorney with Koehler & Isaacs, LLP, in New York City, and both subsequently earned an invitation to intern with the company.

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  • Striuli '22 to Intern with Bremer Law Firm

    5 June 2020Striuli '22 to Intern with Bremer Law Firm

    Maya Striuli '22 has landed an internship at Bremer Law & Associates in Providence, R.I., a firm specializing in immigration law.

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  • Bayer to Moderate Women in Medicine Discussion

    4 June 2020Bayer to Moderate Women in Medicine Discussion

    Professor of Women’s Studies Betty Bayer, the immediate past president of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, will lead the Hall’s inaugural book club discussion of The Power of Rare by Victoria Jackson.

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  • Konradi '24 Interns with Dallas Mavs, Competes in Euro Lax Championship

    3 June 2020Konradi '24 Interns with Dallas Mavs, Competes in Euro Lax Championship

    As an intern for the Dallas Mavericks in 2019, Alexander Konradi '24 gained professional experience in both information technology and community relations.

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  • Rawlins '80 Discusses UX and the Brain

    2 June 2020Rawlins '80 Discusses UX and the Brain

    HWS Trustee Michael Rawlins ’80, P’16, principal user experience (UX) design architect for the Walt Disney Company, will conduct a talk on UX and the brain on Thursday, June 4 from 12-1 p.m. via Zoom.

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  • HWS Ranks Top 8 at International Debate Tournament

    2 June 2020HWS Ranks Top 8 at International Debate Tournament

    Last month, HWS Debate had its debut experience with online debating as Club President Reed Herter ’22 and Reed’s debate partner, who prefers to remain anonymous, competed in the Asian Queer Open (AQO) and Christopher Costello ’22 served as a judge.

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  • Fisher '18 Elected President of GW Law Student Bar Association

    29 May 2020Fisher '18 Elected President of GW Law Student Bar Association

    Second-year George Washington University Law student Jacqueline Fisher '18 has been elected president of the Student Bar Association for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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  • Hobart William Smith College

    26 May 2020Karofsky '89 Supports Study Abroad with Gift to McGuire Fund

    Robert Karofsky '89 was already an economics major when he had his first class with former Interim President and Professor Emeritus of Economics Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. '12. "Taking that class accelerated my learning and excitement for the discipline," says Karofsky, who today serves as Co-President of the Investment Bank at UBS and a member of the UBS Group Executive Board. "He's the most extraordinary professor I have had. I believe I owe a lot to him."

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  • Birkas-Dent '22 Explores French Street Life

    5 May 2020Birkas-Dent '22 Explores French Street Life

    International relations major Freya Birkas-Dent '22 is fascinated by European culture and, especially, street life.

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  • Owens '20 Accepts Position at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

    1 May 2020Owens '20 Accepts Position at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

    Psychology and philosophy double major Gillian Owens '20 has accepted a position with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in Denver, Colo.

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  • Poretz '18 Accepted to Emory University Law School

    29 April 2020Poretz '18 Accepted to Emory University Law School

    Zachary Poretz '18 will begin his J.D. at Emory University School of Law this fall.

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  • Fowle '19 Accepted to Georgetown University Grad School

    29 April 2020Fowle '19 Accepted to Georgetown University Grad School

    Beginning in the fall, Adelaide Fowle 19 will continue her post-graduate career in the Health and the Public Interest Program at Georgetown University.

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  • Fleurizard '20 to Join UnitedHealth Group

    24 April 2020Fleurizard '20 to Join UnitedHealth Group

    Philosophy and Africana Studies double major Edens Fleurizard '20 has accepted a position with UnitedHealth Group (UHG) as a Senior Healthcare Economics Analyst.

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  • Merk '97 Provides Free Software for COVID-19 Research

    20 April 2020Merk '97 Provides Free Software for COVID-19 Research

    When Dana Merk ’97 heard about the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium — created by the White House to provide access to the world’s most powerful high-performance computing resources to support COVID-19 research — he knew Data Expedition, Inc. had a role to play in fighting the pandemic.

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  • Bell ΓÇÖ06 Using Distillery to Make Hand Sanitizer

    16 April 2020Bell 06 Using Distillery to Make Hand Sanitizer

    A craft distillery in Windsor, Vt., has a unique response to the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to the efforts of head distiller and production manager Erin Bell 06. Producers of vodka, gin, whiskey

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  • National Literary Magazine Features Fredericks Nonfiction

    7 April 2020National Literary Magazine Features Fredericks Nonfiction

    Abbey Fredericks '20 creative nonfiction piece, titled Bearings and Borrowings, was recently featured in Louisiana State Universitys literary magazine NDR.

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  • Gonzalez '20 To Join Bozzuto Group

    1 April 2020Gonzalez '20 To Join Bozzuto Group

    Double major in media and society and English Gianna Gonzalez '20 has accepted a position with the Bozzuto Group as a sales and marketing associate in Boston, Mass.

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  • Blocker Fellows Present Abroad Projects

    27 March 2020Blocker Fellows Present Abroad Projects

    At the spring Blocker Showcase, eight recipients of the fellowship, which enables students to study abroad in Germany while researching a cultural studies project of their interest, presented their projects on post World War I and II memorials, sustainability, health and wellness, and fashion to the campus community.

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  • Pandemic Explained: Linton on COVID-19 Response and What to Expect Next

    17 March 2020Pandemic Explained: Linton on COVID-19 Response and What to Expect Next

    A national authority on the history of medicine and immunology, Professor of History Derek Linton reflects on the international response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and what history can — and cannot — tell us about the new pandemic.

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  • Michele Martin-Baron

    12 March 2020Six Members of HWS Faculty Earn Tenure

    At its most recent meeting, the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of President Joyce P. Jacobsen, approved tenure and promotion.

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  • Camara '19 Attends Asian American Pacific Islander Summit

    21 February 2020Camara '19 Attends Asian American Pacific Islander Summit

    John Matthew Camara '19 was one of 19 young leaders selected from across the country to attend the fifth annual Asian Americans Advancing Justice Youth Leadership Summit.

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  • Penn Earns NSF Grant to Improve LIGO Capability

    14 February 2020Penn Earns NSF Grant to Improve LIGO Capability

    Associate Professor of Physics Steven Penn and Syracuse University Professor of Physics Stefan Ballmer are leading a new project funded through a National Science Foundation Grant to develop improved instrumentation for detecting gravitational waves.

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  • Apply Now: Technos Program in Tokyo

    31 January 2020Apply Now: Technos Program in Tokyo

    The Center for Global Education is accepting applications from Hobart and William Smith students to attend an intensive language and cultural exchange program at Technos International College in To…

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  • Csaposs '09 Takes on New Role in Nairobi

    30 January 2020Csaposs '09 Takes on New Role in Nairobi

    Brendan Csaposs '09 is no stranger to packing his bags and heading out to try something new.

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  • Digging into the Martian Past with Grotzinger ΓÇÖ79

    29 January 2020Digging into the Martian Past with Grotzinger 79

    Billions of dollars, millions of miles, uncertain outcomes. Why are we doing this? Its about this question of life on Mars, John Grotzinger 79, Sc.D. 13 told the audience gathered for his lect

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  • An Epic Conversation on Women's Activism

    16 January 2020An Epic Conversation on Womens Activism

    In conjunction with the fourth annual Women March and coincident with the centennial year of women’s suffrage, Professor and Chair of the Women’s Studies Department and former director of the National Women’s Hall of Fame Betty Bayer will moderate a panel discussion on everyday activism every day with leading activists from across the USA.

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  • Beyrer '81 on Confronting AIDS in the New Decade

    15 January 2020Beyrer '81 on Confronting AIDS in the New Decade

    In a December interview, internationally renowned epidemiologist Dr. Christopher C. Beyrer ’81 discussed healthcare, human rights and the primary challenges facing the HIV community ahead of AIDS 2020, the International AIDS Conference.

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  • Careers in the Capitol: Day on the Hill 2020

    13 January 2020Careers in the Capitol: Day on the Hill 2020

    Each January, the Day on the Hill program takes students inside governmental organizations, non-profits, NGOs and other Washington, D.C. institutions.

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    9 January 2020Tate '23 Coaches Robotics Team

    With seven years of experience as a member and leader of FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams, Joseph Tate '23 was a natural candidate when FLL Coach Sandra Chu decided to start a team for Geneva school children.

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  • Announcing the Fisher Center Spring Series

    20 December 2019Announcing the Fisher Center Spring Series

    The Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice continues its 2019-20 exploration of the theme, “The Drowned World: Water, Politics, and the Future,” with speakers and events throughout the s…

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    20 December 2019Pulteney Street Podcast: Astrophysics and the Observable Universe

    Episode 11: Steven Penn In the final episode of the fall semester, President Joyce P. Jacobsen sits down with Associate Professor of Physics Steven Penn on the Pulteney Street Podcast to discuss bl

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  • Conklin '02 Interviewed in The Asian Entrepreneur

    3 December 2019Conklin 02 Interviewed in The Asian Entrepreneur

    Renee Conklin 02 has called Hong Kong home since 2006 when she moved for an assignment and stayed, eventually starting her own company, RC HR Consulting.

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  • Steinfeldt '20

    22 November 2019Steinfeldt '20 Wins State Sociological Competition

    National surveys of what employers are looking for in recent college graduates reinforce how crucial it is that undergraduates develop excellent communication and research skills, says Professor of Sociology Renee Monson. For sociology students, the “Pro Present” course taught by Monson helps students hone these skills as they prepare for presentations at regional and state-level conferences.

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  • HWS and Cornell Establish Law Program

    20 November 2019HWS and Cornell Establish Law Program

    A new memorandum of understanding will enable Hobart and William Smith students to earn their bachelors degree at the Colleges and their law degree from Cornell University.

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  • Germany Explored with Blocker Funding

    13 November 2019Germany Explored with Blocker Funding

    While abroad, these students recorded their experiences by blogging and presented posters at the annual Blocker Showcase in the Vandervort Room in October.

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  • A Celebration of Dance at Koshare 2019

    30 October 2019A Celebration of Dance at Koshare 2019

    Koshare, Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Dance Collective, will showcase upwards of 150 dancers in more than twenty diverse pieces on the Smith Opera House stage on Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16.

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  • Eli Clare on Disability, Illness and Environmental and Social Justice

    29 October 2019Eli Clare on Disability, Illness and Environmental and Social Justice

    In November, writer, activist and educator Eli Clare will explore the intersections of social justice, environmental injustice, disability and chronic illness in a two-day visit to the HWS campus.

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  • Penn Elected Chair of LIGO Scientific Collaboration

    18 October 2019Penn Elected Chair of LIGO Scientific Collaboration

    This month, Professor of Physics Steven Penn was elected Chair of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), an international group of more than 1,300 researchers focused on the direct detection of gravitational waves as a means to explore the fundamental physics of gravity and to advance astronomical discovery.

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  • Pulteney Street Podcast with Jodi Dean

    16 October 2019Pulteney Street Podcast with Jodi Dean

    Jodi Dean, professor of political science and director of the Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice, joins President Joyce P. Jacobsen on the latest episode of the Pulteney Street Podcast, discussing Dean’s newest book Comrade, published this month, as well as her other work around politics, technology, democratic society and extraterrestrial life.

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  • DeVaney Named Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations

    8 October 2019DeVaney Named Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations

    Chevanne J. DeVaney '95, P'21, P'23 has been named the Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations.

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  • Curtis '20 Publishes Russian to English Translation

    2 October 2019Curtis '20 Publishes Russian to English Translation

    The art of translation requires far more than the simple ability to speak that language, says Alexandra Curtis '20.

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  • Art & Memory in Germany

    17 September 2019Art & Memory in Germany

    This summer during a program co-led by Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D’Angelo and Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Alysia Kaplan, 13 students studied abroad in Berlin. While designed for architectural studies and studio art students, the program also encompassed a range of disciplines and explored the intersections of architecture, art, memory and space within Germany.

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    11 September 2019September 11 Remembered

    In remembrance of those who lost their lives during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Hobart and William Smith will observe the somber day by inviting members of the HWS community to listen to the StoryCorps Sept. 11 Initiative.

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  • Convocation 2019:

    29 August 2019Convocation 2019: "Get Out There and Explore"

    In his address at the 2019 Convocation ceremony, paleontologist Matt Lamanna '97 advised HWS students to explore who you are, and who you'd like to become.

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  • Cavanaugh '20 Returns to Russia

    28 August 2019Cavanaugh '20 Returns to Russia

    A study abroad experience in 2018 to Barnaul, Russia was all it took to inspire Sarah Cavanaugh '20 to return to the thriving Siberian city.

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  • H.I.V., Justice and the Law: Beyrer '81 in NYT

    28 August 2019H.I.V., Justice and the Law: Beyrer '81 in NYT

    Dr. Christopher C. Beyrer ’81, a past president of the International AIDS Society and an internationally renowned epidemiologist, co-authored a New York Times op-ed this month, decrying the gap between scientific understanding of H.I.V. and the attitude of the legal and criminal justice system toward people living with the disease.

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  • Polentes '21 Named NOAA Hollings Scholar

    13 August 2019Polentes '21 Named NOAA Hollings Scholar

    Jack Polentes '21 has been awarded the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, giving the geoscience major a paid 10-week internship with researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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  • HWS Welcomes Newest Phi Beta Kappa Members

    29 May 2019HWS Welcomes Newest Phi Beta Kappa Members

    Phi Beta Kappa, the nations oldest and most prestigious academic honors society, has elected 30 new members from Hobart and William Smith Colleges into its Zeta Chapter this year.

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  • Schrader '21 Wins Holland Prize

    16 May 2019Schrader '21 Wins Holland Prize

    Andrew Schrader ’21 was recently named the winner of the Physics Department’s 2019 Albert Holland Physics Lecture Competition, after the delivery of his presentation, “Archimedes’ Principle: What Else Will Float Your Boat?”

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  • Sipher '83 in The Atlantic, NPR: Russia Investigation Continues

    16 May 2019Sipher '83 in The Atlantic, NPR: Russia Investigation Continues

    In an article in The Atlantic and an NPR interview this month, retired Central Intelligence Agency officer John Sipher ’83, P’19 discusses the questions about Russia’s election interference that remain following the release of the Mueller Report. Sipher will serve as this year’s keynote speaker for the Hobart Launch on Friday.

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  • HWS Celebrates Six 2019 Fulbright Award Winners

    17 April 2019HWS Celebrates Six 2019 Fulbright Award Winners

    This year, six Hobart and William Smith students have been selected to receive awards from the U.S. governments flagship international educational exchange program.

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  • HWS Hosts NY Lt. Gov., State Leaders for Women's Justice

    12 April 2019HWS Hosts NY Lt. Gov., State Leaders for Womens Justice

    On Tuesday, April 23, Hobart and William Smith Colleges will welcome New York State Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and other panelists from the state government to discuss with the campus and community the 2019 Women’s Justice Agenda.

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  • Asian Studies Focus on Religion and Environment

    3 April 2019Asian Studies Focus on Religion and Environment

    Concluding a pair of talks organized by the Asian Studies Department, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Davidson College Syed Rizwan Zamir spoke on “Muslim Orientations Toward Death, Apocalypse, and the World-to-Come” on March 25 in the Sanford Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

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    13 March 2019Witness to Innocence

    Hobart and William Smith welcomed two speakers from Witness to Innocence, a national organization that empowers exonerated death row survivors to advocate for the end of the death penalty.

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  • Studying Russia's History, Language and Culture

    15 February 2019Studying Russia's History, Language and Culture

    During winter break, 11 Hobart and William Smith students flew to Moscow to delve into the depths of Russian history, language and culture through a 10-day experience curated and led by Associate Dean for Curricular Initiatives and Development and Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway, along with Associate Professor of Psychology Emily Fisher.

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  • Spelling Bee Fundraiser for Literacy

    1 February 2019Spelling Bee Fundraiser for Literacy

    Members of the Hobart and William Smith community are preparing for the 17th annual Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates (LVOY) Spelling Bee, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Geneva High School. Proceeds from the event will fund important literacy initiatives in the region.

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  • Mays '06 Named to Top Economic Development Post

    18 January 2019Mays '06 Named to Top Economic Development Post

    Amanda Mays 06 has been named regional director of Empire State Development for Western New York and executive director of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.

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  • Day on the Hill 2019

    18 January 2019Day on the Hill 2019

    Throughout the nations capital, 20 HWS students met with the alums, parents and friends of the Colleges who work as dedicated lawmakers, activists, economists and politicians.

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  • Gregory '07 Named Partner at Rochester Law Firm

    10 January 2019Gregory '07 Named Partner at Rochester Law Firm

    Peter J. Gregory '07 was promoted to the role of partner for the Rochester-based law firm McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C. this year.

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    8 January 2019Rosenbaum '86 Named Jurist of the Year

    The New York State Supreme Court Judges Association presented the Honorable Matthew A. Rosenbaum '86, with the Jurist of the Year award.

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  • Endowed Professor Spotlight: Jodi Dean

    21 December 2018Endowed Professor Spotlight: Jodi Dean

    Professor of Political Science Jodi Dean, who held the Donald R. Harter ’39 Professorship of the Humanities and Social Sciences from 2013 to 2018, is the author or editor of 12 books, including Blog Theory, The Communist Horizon and Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies.

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  • Lorimer '20 at NATO HQ

    14 December 2018Lorimer '20 at NATO HQ

    Radicalization, terrorism, refugee resettlement. This semester in Belgium, Emily Lorimer '20 is studying some of the most challenging crises facing Europe today and working with her peers and international experts to explore their causes and discover solutions.

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  • Jennings '19 Showcases No Exit

    6 December 2018Jennings '19 Showcases No Exit

    Austin Jennings 19 concludes a component of his Honors project with a performance of No Exit in collaboration with the student-led theater group, the Phoenix Players at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 in Williams 200.

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  • Fisher Center: Revolution in Russia and Latin America

    7 November 2018Fisher Center: Revolution in Russia and Latin America

    In the final talk of the Fisher Centers fall lecture series, Columbia University Professor Bruno Bosteels presented Viewing the October Revolution from the Land of Zapata.

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  • HWS Awarded 5th Fulbright-Hays Grant in Russian Studies

    2 November 2018HWS Awarded 5th Fulbright-Hays Grant in Russian Studies

    For the fifth time since 2006, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Russian Area Studies program has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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  • German Studies Welcome

    20 September 2018German Studies Welcome

    To celebrate the beginning of the semester, new and returning members of the German Area Studies Department attended the annual Welcome Dinner to discuss the year ahead over traditional German food.

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  • Sustainable Community Development Rethinks Castle Street

    20 September 2018Sustainable Community Development Rethinks Castle Street

    With proposals for a quarter-mile stretch along the Castle Street Corridor in Geneva, students in the spring 2018 Sustainable Community Development (SCD) capstone course have created a series of inclusive, celebratory and innovative designs informed by and tailored to the daily lives of the city’s residents.

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