Every year, Hobart and William Smith Colleges' President Mark D. Gearan offers the valedictory address at Commencement. Throughout the year he provides the community with updates on the Colleges by way of his column "Lakeviews" in the Pulteney St. Survey.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark D. Gearan was one of an impressive list of speakers to present at a national conference on public service titled "What's Wrong with Public Service? A Challenge for Higher Education" held at Dickinson College in February. Gearan, former director of the Peace Corps and a member of the Board of Directors for the Corporation for National and Community S... More >>
When the Colleges' community gathered for cheerful conversation and good company at the annual holiday reception hosted by President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan, HWS faculty, staff, alums and friends also gathered for a good cause. Carrying on a Colleges' tradition, guests contributed food and monetary donations to the Geneva Community Lunch Program.
Jan Kenny, who oversees the program ... More >>
Colleges President Mark D. Gearan is quoted in a Finger Lakes Times article about the local reactions to the likelihood that Sen. Hillary Clinton will be named secretary of state.
Gearan served in the White House as Assistant to the President and Director of Communications, as well as Deputy Chief of Staff, during President Bill Clinton's administration. During the 1992 presidential campaign, he w... More >>
Tonight as the votes come in and the states swing red or blue, President Mark D. Gearan will lend his expert analysis on the election as the guest of "Capital Tonight Decision 2008" broadcast from Albany, N.Y. across New York State by Time Warner Cable. Gearan will join "Capital Tonight" host Brian Taffe. The show will air live at 9 p.m. Locally, it can be viewed on RNews, channel 14, in Rochester... More >>
On Thursday, October 16, join President Mark Gearan and three history department faculty for a panel discussion on the 2008 Presidential election.
Professors Clifton Hood and Daniel J. Singal and Assistant Professor Laura Free will examine past critical elections as a way of gaining perspective on this year's landmark race. All three professors specialize in American history and together cover th... More >>
In the 2008 Presidential race, Democratic candidate Barack Obama promises change. Examining what kind of change Obama could bring as well as what kind of change the U.S. needs is Vanderbilt University's Lucius T. Outlaw Jr., the next guest in the President's Forum Series.
Outlaw, professor of philosophy and of African American and Diaspora studies and associate provost for undergraduate education ... More >>
