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24 May 2024HWS Hosts Campus Visits for Geneva City School District Students
Annual campus visits bring Geneva students to a day of college and career exploration.
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21 May 2024Neighborhood Democracy's Role in Community Revitalization
With former Hobart Dean Richard Guarasci serving as the facilitator, HWS participates in a workshop on how civic engagement can help revitalize communities.
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19 May 2024Human Connections Across Difference
Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn urged students to take intentional action to create “authentic personal, curious, human connections made across difference” during her Commencement address at Hobart and William Smith on Sunday.
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15 May 2024The Enlightenment and Original Sin
Professor of History Matthew Kadane’s new book offers a novel interpretation of one of the most important periods in European history.
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14 May 2024Guard and Jacobsen in Chronicle of Higher Ed
HWS General Counsel Lou Guard ’07 and Professor of Economics Joyce P. Jacobsen explain why the “wildly expanded legal presence on campuses is here to stay” in an opinion piece drawn from their new book.
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13 May 2024Touching the Future
Coach, educator make memorable impacts on graduating seniors.
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13 May 2024Supporting First Generation Students
Funding empowers students’ liberal arts experience.
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10 May 2024Baccalaureate 2024 to Reflect on Life Lessons
Graduates and their families are invited to Baccalaureate, an interfaith celebration and opportunity for reflection on the eve of Commencement.
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10 May 2024Roberts '89 Establishes Doc Heaton Scholarship
Friendship with late religious studies professor motivates philanthropy.
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10 May 2024Scholarship Day of Donors Exceeds Goals
In its second year, the Scholarship Day of Donors receives gifts from more than 500 alumni, parents, families and students, contributing nearly $370,000.
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10 May 2024Aquatic Biology Students Take Local Approach
This semester, students in “Aquatic Biology” performed assessments of local freshwater systems taking a deep dive into stream ecology.
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9 May 2024Pattillo ’24 To Join Northern Trust Asset Management Team
Thanks to course work in economics and an internship experience, Sofia Pattillo ’24 is ready for the asset management team at Northern Trust.
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9 May 2024Provenzano Student Art Gallery Dedicated
Dominic Provenzano '72, P'04 was thanked for the impact the new student art gallery provides to the heart of campus.
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7 May 2024Hobart Club Hockey Entering Upstate New York Collegiate Hockey League
Hobart Club Hockey President Oliver Tauscher ’25 is looking for current and incoming students ready to engage in competitive ice hockey.
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7 May 2024Students Spearhead End-of-Year Donation Drive
Annual donation effort continues to support local community agencies.
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3 May 2024New Student Trustees Elected
Rex Eidlin ’26 and Hailey Galvan ’26 have been elected by their peers to serve as Junior Student Trustees.
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3 May 2024Mughal '25 Investigates Judaism in Medieval Spain
Abroad experience offers chance to explore cultural sites that highlight religion’s prominence and erasure.
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2 May 2024Vincent '83 Endows Scholarship
Life-changing experience paves the way to support students.
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1 May 2024The New Yorker "Best Book": All the Campus Lawyers
A new book by HWS General Counsel Lou Guard ’07 and Professor of Economics Joyce P. Jacobsen explores the legal controversies shaping the current higher ed landscape.
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1 May 2024Peace Corps Director Spahn to Deliver HWS Commencement Address
Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn will give the keynote address at Commencement 2024.
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29 April 2024Williams '23, MSM '24 Joins Protiviti
Zach Williams ’23 MSM ’24 will be launching his career in finance at global business consulting firm Protiviti.
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26 April 2024A New Appreciation
One of the first graduating members of HWS' new Master of Higher Education Leadership program, Jocelyn McKenzie ’18 reflects on returning to campus and how the program has prepared her to be a higher-ed leader.
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26 April 2024The Future of Finance
President of UBS Investment Bank Rob Karofsky ’89 considers the state of domestic and global economies, the impact of his time at HWS and the importance of organizational culture.
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26 April 2024Empowering Exploration, Creating Futures
A gift from Trustee JB Robinson ’96 boosts HWS Career Services and encourages students to explore the breadth of the liberal arts curriculum.
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26 April 2024Innus '27 Wins Holland Physics Competition
Project explores connections between sciences.
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25 April 2024Oswalt '24 Goes "All In" for Campus Democracy
In recognition of her dedication to civic engagement and voter participation, HWS Votes Co-President Katelyn Oswalt ’24 receives national honor. Oswalt will attend Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University this fall.
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24 April 2024Himmelhoch's "Remarkable," "Praiseworthy" Take on Agamemnon
Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies Leah Himmelhoch’s new translation of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon receives a rave review.
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22 April 2024Dobkowski Serves as Keynote at Finger Lakes Community College
Dobkowski examined the Israel-Palestine relationship throughout history and discussed current relations through a critical lens.
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22 April 2024Unpacking America's Political Traditions and Future
Major conservative thinker Patrick Deneen argues for a populist conservatism that reimagines the political and social dynamics of the nation.
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22 April 2024Meet the 2024 Orientation Coordinators
Jose Galicia Tello ’25 and Jill VanLare ’26 are ready to welcome the Class of 2028 to campus.
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