Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Academics News

New Reader's College Series Established

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Five new spring courses offered by the Centennial Center for Leadership With goals of connecting academic work with important world issues and enhancing students' ability to think independently and critically, foster a greater commitment to public and civic life, and be a leader in their chosen field, the Centennial Center for Leadership presents a spring...

Deutchman on Gay Marriage

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Iva Deutchman, professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges was recently interviewed by a reporter for the Daily Messenger for an article about Gov. David Paterson's recent urging of lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. The article features the views of college students, legislators and Deutchman in regards to whethe...

Cody '10 Works for Voting Parity

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Most students were interested in last year's historic Presidential election, but Alex Cody '10 made the extra effort to learn more about the election process by landing an internship at a non-profit organization MASS Vote, which turned out to be the experience of her lifetime. She is a public policy and Spanish major focusing on foreign policy. MASS Vote ...

Geoscience Class Visits Weather Service

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Jeffrey Frame, assistant professor of geoscience, recently took his Geoscience Weather and Climate class to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. The trip was sponsored by a grant from the Center for Teaching and Learning which sponsored several class trips this semester. "I kept in contact with the people working in Buffalo's weather office since Aug...

Perkins and Craig Deliver Research

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This week, Wesley Perkins, professor of sociology, and David Craig, professor of chemistry, along with Jessica Perkins, doctoral student in Health Policy at Harvard, delivered three research presentations at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. All three studies are based on their extensive survey research of tho...

Sharing Summer Research

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The 2009 Summer Science Research Program, just finishing its 21st year, placed more than 50 students from variety of majors in various research positions both on and off campus this summer. Students had the opportunity to show off their intensive projects on Friday, Oct. 23, sharing their work with classmates, professors, and visiting parents. "Every hu...

Experiencing Shakespeare on Stage

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"Shakespeare's plays can be studied in myriad ways: as fine examples of poetic language, as cinematic adaptations, as historical artifacts, and perhaps most importantly, as dramatic stage productions," says Assistant Professor of English Rob Carson. His course, Shakespeare's Tragedies in Performance, encourages students to critically view performances in ...

Computer Science Students Compete

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Two HWS teams recently travelled to SUNY Fredonia to compete in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) computer programming contest. The annual ACM contest required student teams to design and write computer programs to solve nine problems in five hours. The regional programming competition leads to the World finals held in Harbin, China, in the sp...

Bonner Leaders Attend VA Conference

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Active members of the community, Michael Austerlitz '10 and Clifford Gardner '10, recently conducted a workshop on Race, Class and Gender at the Bonner Conference at the University of Richmond, Virginia. Bonner Leaders, such as Austerlitz and Gardner, are part of a movement of students dedicated to service. The workshop, according to Gardner, was "All a...

LAX Film, Stickmaking Captivated All

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The second event of the Colleges Native American Conference, "Lacrosse: The Creator's Game" took place on Thursday, Oct. 29, with a film screening of "Sacred Sport" by Jordan Kligerman and presentation by Onondaga Nation stickmaker, Alf Jacques. The event, sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Affairs is intended to convey the development and connect...