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31 October 2024Alumni Launch New Podcast
Listen and subscribe to CTFO, a podcast for young professionals hosted by HWS alumni featuring CEOs, founders and other standout guests.
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31 October 2024Poole Family Names Hobart Head Soccer Coach Position
The generosity of Honorary Trustee Thomas B. Poole ’61, P’91, L.H.D. ’06 and Mary Jane Poole P’91 is the latest in a long history of philanthropy benefitting HWS.
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30 October 2024Cooks Honored with Salisbury Award
During the annual Cook Parents Circle dinner, Honorary Trustee Lang Cook P’99, P’05, L.H.D. ’12 and Lyn Cook P’99, P’05 were recognized with the Salisbury Award for their service to HWS.
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29 October 2024NYT: How Ben Wattenberg ’55 Helped Explain the 2024 Election — in 1970
The late Ben Wattenberg ’55, L.H.D. ’75, who served as an aide and speechwriter to President Lyndon B. Johnson, pointed to the importance of working-class voters in his 1970 book The Real Majority. As the New York Times notes, the book “was prophetic” in the 1970s and ’80s — and may be again today.
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29 October 2024Anderton Economic Policy Symposium: Kartik B. Athreya
New York Fed research director Kartik B. Athreya joins the HWS community for a conversation about the nation’s economic outlook.
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29 October 2024ALAA Mentorship Program Fosters Growth and Connection
The Afro-Latino Alumni Association’s mentorship initiative connects dedicated alumni and eager students.
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24 October 2024Art on the Move Across Campus
SPARK course inspires dialogue through a new mural.
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23 October 2024HWS Graduates Serve with AmeriCorps
Hobart and William Smith recent graduates serve with AmeriCorps, making a lasting impact on communities.
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Sensational Statesmen
The Hobart hockey team was featured on News 10 to discuss their dominance in Division III, including back-to-back national championships and a 42 game unbeaten streak.
Sipher ’83 Featured in NYT on Trump and Intelligence Community
John Sipher ’83, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former member of the CIA, examines in the New York Times how President-Elect Donald Trump could affect intelligence agencies.
Gale '69 on EVs and Deep-Sea Mining
Steven Gale '69, a senior strategic advisor at Global Foresight Strategies LLC and former senior foresight advisor at USAID, explores how electric vehicle demand is driving mineral mining on the ocean floor.
Teaching Elections On Campus
President Mark D. Gearan, Associate Professor of Politics DeWayne Lucas and Will Jones '26 were guests on "Connections with Evan Dawson" talking about the Gearan and Lucas co-taught class "Elections and Voting in America" offered this semester.
Dorman '14 Speaks to CNN about Virgina's Voter Rolls
Anna Dorman ’14, who serves as counsel to Protect Democracy, speaks to CNN’s Rene Marsh in a segment about Virginia’s voter rolls.
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Coaching Where it All Began
The journey of HWS alumni leaders.
The Karofskys Make An Unrestricted Gift of $1 Million
Rob ’89 and Ann Karofsky commit $1 million. Their gift will be directed to advances in the sciences.
Patterson ’04 Takes the Lead on Strategic Initiatives at Us Against Alzheimer’s
Catherine Patterson ’04 has been named Director of Strategic Initiatives at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.
Cruz ’11 Explores Cultural Crosscurrents in “Carry on Tradition”
New mixed media works by Walter Cruz ’11 fuse diasporic histories and contemporary experience.
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HWS Debate Competes at World Championship in Panama
Hudson Chou '27 and Fairooj Suhita '27 competed at the World Universities Debating Championship in Panama City. Sandeep Tissaaratchy ’26 and Director of Debate Daniel Schonning ’16 served as adjudicators at the tournament.
Tauscher '25 to Join Willis Towers Watson
Oliver Tauscher ’25 will serve as a health benefits analyst in the financial, actuarial and analytics group at Willis Towers Watson following graduation.
Weier ’25 Interns with J.Crew Group
Tabitha Weier ’25 reflects on her experience with J.Crew Marketing.
Foley '25 Attends UN Climate Change Convention in Azerbaijan
As part of his Honors work on renewable energy solutions, Finn Foley ’25 is attending the 29th meeting of parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Azerbaijan.
