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28 January 2025Understanding Race and Identity in the Dominican Republic
Immersive study abroad course allowed students to explore multiple aspects of life in Santo Domingo.
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24 January 2025The 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.
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24 January 2025Exploring the Value of Purpose-Driven Careers
During winter break, HWS students learned from alumni in Boston the value of aligning core values to their work.
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23 January 2025Seeing and Feeling
Associate Professor of Psychological Science Dan Graham’s most recent research explores the connections between what people see and how they feel about what they’re looking at.
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23 January 2025Fostering Unity
HWS to host a campus event inspired by Dr. King’s vision of non-violence and community building.
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22 January 2025Dahouda Publishes on African Diaspora in America
Professor Kanaté Dahouda authors a book chapter in a new anthology featuring 15 prominent scholars in the field of African Diaspora Studies.
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21 January 2025Honoring Dr. King: HWS and Geneva Unite for a Day of Justice, Inclusion and Community
Hobart and William Smith, in partnership with the Geneva MLK Committee, once again honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a series of community-wide events celebrating the vision of equality, justice and service.
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17 January 2025Discovering Finance in New York City
HWS students immersed themselves in the world of finance through the NYC Finance Trek, held Jan. 6-8.
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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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