Hobart and William Smith Colleges

This week, we share photos from several of the HWS-led abroad programs occurring this summer. Here, students studying in Wales under the direction of Hobart Associate Dean David Mapstone ’93, P’21 learn of the importance of Bronze Age hillfort settlements in the Preseli Hills.

As part of “Outdoor Education: Theoretical Issues in Outdoor Pursuits” in Wales, students gather on a wall overlooking Carmarthen Bay.

John Haylock of University of Wales Trinity Saint David speaks to students as they make their way down Pen y fan, the highest peak in South Britain.

In Berlin, Professor of Sociology Jack Harris enjoys a meal with students who are participating in the “From Socialism to the Market Economy” program.

Students pose for a photo in the open-air East Side Gallery in Berlin.

Students learn about East Berlin architecture while traveling down Karl-Marx-Allee.

Led by Professor of International Relations Vikash Yadav, students view India Gate in Delhi, India.

Kinzong Bhutia, of the Kanchendzonga Conservation Committee, talks with students about the organization’s educational efforts in Yuksom, Sikkim.

Students and Professor of International Relations Vikash Yadav gather for a photo at Buddha Park in Ravangla, Sikkim.

As part of an educational and cultural experience to Portugal and Spain, the William Smith soccer team gathers with members of the Sporting Clube de Portugal, who were each given a William Smith shirt.

Members of the William Smith soccer team explore the streets of Cordoba, Spain.

William Smith Head Soccer Coach Aliceann Wilber P’13, L.H.D.’22 leads training in Seville, Spain.

As part of the March: Bearing Witness to Hope Trip, students visit Majdanek Concentration Camp. Photo by Ani Freedman '22.

Led by Professors of Religious Studies Richard Salter and Michael Dobkowski and former director of the Abbe Center Julianne Miller, students join with Holocaust survivor Georgine Nash in Krakow, Poland.

Students walk along the railway into Auschwitz concentration camp. Photo by Ani Freedman '22.

In Tokyo, Tucker Budd ‘25, Soleil Randall ‘25 and Professor of Theatre H May await the opening ceremony of Technos International Week, an intensive language and cultural exchange program.

After class, Tucker Budd ‘25 snaps a selfie with fellow Technos students in the intensive language and cultural exchange program at Technos International College in Tokyo.

As part of the Technos program, Soleil Randall ‘25 draws an image of a ghost for a workshop on using the arts to communicate across difference.