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22 August 2025Meet the Class of 2029!
Orientation Week welcomes new students with exploration, service and a touch of Disney magic.
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18 August 2025HWS 2025 Convocation: Honoring Walt Disney Imagineering Architect Richard "Toby" Pugh '67
As the new academic year begins, the HWS community welcomes students back and awards distinguished Vietnam Veteran, Architect and Alumnus Toby Pugh ’67 with the Hobart Medal of Excellence.
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18 August 2025Exploring the Universe with Rubin Observatory Images
With access to new data through a revolutionary telescope and camera, students dive into asteroid detection—merging computer science with cosmic discovery.
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29 August 2025Service and Education are in his DNA
For a career devoted to narrowing the achievement gap, Brendan Csaposs ’09 is one of 11 nationally to win the 2025 Service Year Alum Award.
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26 August 2025Tanaka Funds Hong Kong Internship and Kabuki Research
Sandeep Tissaaratchy ’26 and Johnny Bewley ’27 were awarded the Tanaka Fellowships.
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25 August 2025HWS Launches Frelinghuysen Summer Program in Washington, D.C.
A recent gift from former U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen ’69, L.H.D. ’01 (R-NJ) will expand public service, policy and advocacy internship opportunities for Hobart and William Smith students.
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25 August 2025Career Trajectory: Nathan Deller '27 at Gallagher
Nathan Deller '27 lands a summer internship with Gallagher as a sales intern.
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21 August 2025From Statesmen to Educator: Inspiring the Next Generation
Jamie Anderson ’06 Named Ontario County Youth Bureau School Employee of the Year.
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21 August 2025Behind the Curtain: Learning the Art of Production
Anna Pedone ’27 and Azure Sage ’27 experience the teamwork, creativity and community that powers local performances during her internship at the Smith Center of the Arts.
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18 August 2025Surrounded by Support: HWS Earns National Recognition
Hobart and William Smith is #20 in the Nation for Best Student Support and Counseling Services.
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18 August 2025Startup-Inspired Device Targets Nighttime Seizures
At the intersection of business and biomedical innovation, one undergraduate’s prototype could change epilepsy care.
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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.

Jacobsen in Yahoo! News on Bill

Professor of Economics and former HWS President Joyce Jacobsen talks in a Yahoo! News article about how President Trump’s recently passed spending bill will impact women with children.

Wattenberg '55, L.H.D. '75 Profiled in the Washington Examiner

The late Ben Wattenberg '55, L.H.D. '75, a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson and later a political commentator and author, is remembered in a biography in the Washington Examiner.

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