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12 October 2021Make It, Don't Fake It
Ever wonder what it takes to lead a successful business? Sabrina Horn '83 offers valuable answers in her new book Make it, Don't Fake it.
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12 October 2021The Far and the Near Released This Year
David Lehner '80's fourth novel, The Far and the Near, explores the ramifications of cancel culture and the suppression of ideas.
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12 October 2021Werner's Stripped Named to Best Book List
Stripped, written by Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Maggie Werner and published by Penn State University Press, has been named to Book Authority's list of 20 best new rhetoric books for 2021.
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8 October 2021Remembering Alan Kalter '64, the Voice of Letterman's Late Show
Alan Kalter '64, the longtime announcer for the Late Show with David Letterman and beloved Class Correspondent since 1972, died on Monday.
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8 October 2021How We Get to Know Students
HWS Deans share how the first-year curriculum is tailored to show new students what interdisciplinary education means at the Colleges.
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7 October 2021NOAA Grant Supports New York's Climate Resilience
An environmental literacy grant from NOAA enables HWS and regional partners to engage young people in rural areas on climate change solutions.
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7 October 2021Danish Sights, Food and People
Tess Weber 23 colorfully describes her encounters in a travel blog. While studying abroad in Denmark, Tess Weber 23 is documenting new experiences in her blog Travels With Tess: Spending th
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6 October 2021Ten Years After Graduation: Where is Ben Ahearn Now?
Ben Ahearn 11 reminisces on his time at the Colleges and how the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend influenced his life and career journey. In the past few months, I hav
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2 October 2021Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship
HWS alums share a fresh, front-line perspective on launching business ventures in the new student-led podcast Entrepreneurial Endeavors.
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2 October 2021Challenging Social Inequalities
Allison Jordan '21 graduated magna cum laude in anthropology and sociology and joined Steps to Success at Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, an AmeriCorps program.
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2 October 2021Blockbuster on Seneca
After building it entirely from scratch, Matthew Nusom '23 launches his fishing boat on Seneca Lake and reflects on the two-year project.
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2 October 2021Can Progressives Make Progress?
Associate Professor of Political Science DeWayne Lucas on whats at stake in negotiations among Democratic lawmakers. In the Christian Science Monitor this week, Associate Professor of Political Sc
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30 September 2021Taking Flight to Columbia University
Through his award-winning research, physics major Dimosthenis Chrysochoou '22 is exploring how STEM subjects intersect with social and environmental awareness.
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30 September 2021Social Media Internship X 2
This summer, Zara Pyle '23 balanced two remote social media internships at companies run by Hobart and William Smith alums.
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30 September 2021McMillan '21 Chases the Wind
Tracking tornados in the field as an HWS undergrad prepared Patrick McMillan '21 for his graduate studies in meteorology at Ohio University.
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30 September 2021Jefferson, Melville and Democracy
Professor Crow shares his research on Thomas Jefferson, Herman Melville and U.S. legal history at the University of Missouris Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy.
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29 September 2021Reflecting on 9/11
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Khuram Hussain will participate in a retrospective panel discussion about the PBS documentary Lessons of September.
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24 September 2021Remembering Veronica Ashby '25
The Hobart and William Smith community will come together to remember the life of Veronica Ashby '25 on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.
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24 September 2021HWS Debate 8th in World in ESL
After qualifying for the quarterfinal round at the World Universities Debating Championships 2021, Sarim Karim 22 and Sreyan Kanungo 23 became the eighth place English as a Second Language team.
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24 September 2021From the Beyond: Geneva's Unheard Voices
HWS Theatre presents a history-based theatrical walking tour based on the real lives of past Genevans.
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23 September 2021Homecoming and Family Weekend
Join students, classmates, faculty and staff on campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2021.
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21 September 2021HWS Ranked No. 3 in Nation for Service
For the fifth year in a row, Hobart and William Smith Colleges are among the top five U.S. liberal arts institutions for service, according to Washington Monthly.
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21 September 2021New Blueprints: "To Help People See"
University of Rochesters Memorial Art Gallery features works by Associate Professor of American Studies Kirin Makker and G. Peter Jemison L.H.D. '20.
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20 September 2021Confessions of an Applied Psychologist
Lessons on guiding leaders through times of rapid and unpredictable change. Dr. Stephen Cohen '67 will visit campus on Monday, Nov. 1 to speak to students interested in careers in psychology.
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20 September 2021HWS Progresses Toward Climate Neutrality Goal
The Colleges have taken a significant step forward in the effort to become a carbon neutral campus, by acquiring carbon offsets for 10 percent of the institutions natural gas emissions.
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20 September 2021Paying it Forward: Breitfeld's Gift Boosts Geneva 2030
A three-year, $150,000 gift from former Genevan Dr. Philip Breitfeld will support Geneva 2030's efforts to foster success for local students.
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17 September 2021The African Diaspora in Italy
HWS professors design a new course on Black Italy after a summer workshop exploring the contemporary presence of the African diaspora in Italy. With an eye toward further diversifying the Italian c
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14 September 2021Pulteney Street Podcast: From Elizabeth Blackwell to the ERA
On the latest episode of the Pulteney Street Podcast, President Joyce P. Jacobsen and Professor of Womens Studies Betty Bayer delve into key figures, moments and policies in womens history i
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14 September 2021Pulteney Street Podcast: Hobart Football
Head Football Coach Kevin DeWall ’00 joins the Pulteney Street Podcast with President Joyce P. Jacobsen.
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14 September 2021Pulteney Street Podcast: An Internet in Your Head
The third season of Pulteney Street Podcast kicks off with Associate Professor of Psychological Science Daniel Graham, whose new book explores the parallels between the internet and the human brain.
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