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15 September 2026Acclaimed Poets Headline Trias Reading Series
Trias Writer-in-Residence Dan Beachy-Quick opens a fall series featuring National Book Award finalist Ann Lauterbach and T.S. Eliot Prize winner Peter Gizzi.
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10 September 2026Wall Street Technology Arrives at HWS
New Bloomberg Terminals put real-time financial data, professional analytics and a $1 million global trading challenge in students’ hands.
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7 September 2026HWS Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11
The HWS community came together to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 and remember the lives lost, including Andrew H. Golkin ’93, Scott W. Rohner ’01 and Michael J. Simon ’83, P’11, P’13.
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6 September 2026Putting Economics to Work
Professor Joyce Jacobsen launched an SIE exam preparation program for HWS students and delivered the Eastern Economic Association’s presidential address on the economics of higher education.
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3 September 2026From the Office of the President: Remembering Professor Emeritus of Economics Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12
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2 September 2026Every Gift Counts: HWS Celebrates Record Year of Giving
Thousands of members of the HWS community came together to invest in today’s students and help build the foundation for the institution’s future.
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1 September 2026Expanding the Screen
Lisa Patti’s new book brings together more than 40 scholars to explore new approaches to writing about today’s evolving media landscape.
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1 September 2026Metz Selected for Senior Leadership Academy
Professor of Geoscience and Associate Provost Nicholas Metz will exchange ideas with higher education leaders from across the country through a yearlong leadership program.
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Collectors who helped furnish Legacy Hall share passion for bringing history alive

The Pirates hosted Stephen Wong '89 and Denny Heindl to share their passion for baseball, its history and their extensive collection with fans at Legacy Hall.

UWTSD Outdoor Adventure students inspire and support visiting international cohort

Students on the BA (Hons) Outdoor Adventure Education programme at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) used their skills beyond the classroom to support visiting students from Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) as they settled into life on campus and in Wales during the recent annual Summer Programme.

With Bill Pulte, Trump Is Sending a Dangerous Message

John Sipher '83 writes a guest essay in the New York Times Opinion where he says the law establishing the Director of National Intelligence is explicit and unambiguous. Candidates must have extensive national security expertise, and that requirement exists for good reason. Anything to the contrary sends a dangerous message.