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28 October 2025President's Forum Welcomes Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman
From social worker to nuclear arms negotiator, Wendy Sherman brings her experience advancing and protecting human rights and U.S. interests to campus for the President’s Forum.
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24 October 2025Eric Stein '89 Helps Finance Students Raise Their Game
Interview prep sessions and two-day bootcamp, combined with a longstanding NYC Career Trek, help students land internships in finance.
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24 October 2025HWS Awarded $5M State Grant to Fuel Construction of Fish Center for the Sciences
State partnership supports new era of science at HWS.
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30 October 2025Studio Art Majors Explore New York City's Art World
Professor Christine Chin leads ARTS 480 students on a weekend of museums, galleries and alumni connections, supported by the Jonas Wood ’99 Fund.
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29 October 2025From Sculpture to Surgery and Back
From the operating room to the studio bench, Dr. Bruce Bauer ’70 has spent a lifetime sculpting beauty—whether from living tissue, lapis or opal.
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29 October 2025HWS Students Explore Mental Health Advocacy at NAMI Conference
Psychological Science students join a regional dialogue on resilience and wellness at the National Alliance on Mental Illness conference in Syracuse, N.Y.
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24 October 2025Volunteer Leadership Summit Highlights Service and Connection
During a day of celebration and service, alumni and parent volunteers strengthened ties with students, shared expertise and reaffirmed their commitment to HWS.
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24 October 2025Midnight in the Justice System
During the Stern Family Forum, journalists with conflicting views - Hugh Hewitt and Ruth Marcus - confronted the cost of fear in the justice system.
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22 October 2025From Seneca Lake to the North Atlantic
Fiona Howes ’27 charts a future in oceanography.
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21 October 2025McConnell '12 Named Scholar of the Year at Florida Atlantic University
Scholarship, teaching and mentorship earn HWS alumnus top faculty honor.
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13 October 2025Connolly ’27 Named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar
Recognized for her leadership in inclusive education, Jacqueline Connolly ’27 has earned the prestigious Voyager Scholarship, one of the nation’s most selective awards for emerging public service leaders.
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Elizabeth Blackwell in BBC History Magazine

Janice P. Nimura, author of The Doctors Blackwell, examines the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to graduate with a medical degree in the United States and a 1849 graduate of Geneva Medical College, the predecessor to Hobart and William Smith, and why she became a doctor.

Parsons ’16 Joins Tully Rinckey Law Firm

An article in Buffalo Business First featured the career trajectory of Thomas A. Parsons ’16.

Phillips '62 Honored in Avenue of Heroes

Dr. Steven J. Phillips '62, a retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Army Reserve who served two tours during the Vietnam War and held a career in medicine, was featured in the Coronado Eagle and Journal's Avenue of Heroes.

Q and A with Gregory '07 in The Daily Record

Peter J. Gregory '07, a partner at Goldberg Segalla, answers questions on real estate law for The Power List in The Daily Record.

McNally '96 Named Bellow Scholar

The Association of American Law Schools’ Committee on Lawyering in the Public Interest has recognized Laura McNally ‘96 for her efforts in uncovering the rampant “tangled title” problem plaguing estate law.

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