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24 June 2025HWS Earns Top Rankings for Alumni Network, Internships, ROI and Impact
The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings recognize Hobart and William Smith as a Best Value College, highlighting a strong Alumni Network, accessibility of Internships, outstanding Return on Investment and meaningful Student Impact.
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13 June 2025Igniting Global Futures: Five Students Awarded with Salisbury International Internship Stipend
Funded by the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend, students get on-the-ground experience abroad.
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12 June 2025Career Trajectory: Jackson Mischler '24 at Harvard Law School
Diverse academic and practical experiences provide a strong foundation for a career in public policy.
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27 June 2025Leadership Celebrated
The HWS community gathered to recognize students completing HWS leadership programs and their mentors.
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26 June 2025Career Trajectory: Tess Weber '23 Accepted to Top-Ranked Ph.D. Program in Chemistry
HWS grad will hang up her lab coat at Mass General Brigham to further her career goals at the University of Buffalo.
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26 June 2025Emma Faso '23, MSM '24 Joins New York State Police
HWS graduate trades lesson plans for a badge as she embarks on a career in law enforcement.
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24 June 2025HWS Students Repurpose Items for Community Good
Sustainability meets service as students donate 10,000 pounds of goods to local nonprofits through this year’s Community Donation Effort.
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24 June 2025Reporting with Purpose: Pete Lambos '18 Elevates Local Sports Journalism
At the Finger Lakes Times, Lambos blends a love for sports and storytelling — winning 12 statewide journalism awards in the process.
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24 June 2025A Legacy of Gratitude
Impactful time for Dr. Michael Dick ’70, P’09 and his family inspire gift to empower future generations in the sciences.
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24 June 2025Conflicting Evidence May Not Change Minds but Strong Evidence Can
With support from her former student co-authors, Assistant Professor Stephanie Anglin’s research reveals that people are more open to changing their beliefs than previously thought—when presented with high-quality evidence.
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23 June 2025The Last Sweet Bite: A '99 Grad's Journey into the Cuisine of Conflict Zones
Michael Shaikh ’99 is set to release his debut book on June 24 titled The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found.
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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.
Gibbs' Commencement Speech Highlighted in NY Times
Former TIME Editor in Chief, presidential historian and Harvard professor Nancy Gibbs' L.H.D. ’25 HWS Commencement address is highlighted in an article by the New York Times analyzing the themes of this year's graduation speeches.
Jacobsen Featured in FL Times on Tariffs
Professor of Economics and former HWS President Joyce Jacobsen speaks in the Finger Lakes Times on the impact of Walmart raising its prices from tariffs enacted under President Donald Trump.
Doctoral Candidate Tanquary '17 Receives Graduate Student Teaching Award
Nicole Tanquary ’17, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English at Dietrich College, studies rhetorics, political discourse and public accountability.
Marinucci '06 Appointed Library System COO and Deputy Director
Angela Marinucci '06 has been appointed as the chief operating officer and the deputy director of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System.
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Reunion 2025: Celebrating a Record-Setting $12M in Support for HWS
Reunion 2025 reminded us of what it truly means to go Further Together. From celebrations on the Quad to engaging moments back in the classroom, it was a weekend full of connections and tradition.
Reunion Radio: The Class of '75 Brings the Beat Back
Spearheaded by alumni DJs, Reunion Radio will stream retro sounds – from Led Zeppelin to the Decemberists—across the Quad to celebrate classes ending in 0 and 5.
HWS to the Workforce: A Tradition of Alumni-Powered Opportunity
Fellowship Home Loans Branch Manager Brian Schiele ’02 and Senior Loan Officer Joe Escamilla ’18 continue a proud legacy of mentoring and hiring HWS students.
Nancy Gibbs to Deliver 2025 Commencement Address, Receive Blackwell Award
Former Editor in Chief of TIME magazine, presidential historian and Harvard professor, Nancy Gibbs to offer the 2025 Commencement address on May 18.
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Global Experience, Local Impact: Students Earn Prestigious Bickley Internship Awards
With support from the Bickley International Internship Award, three HWS students will pursue hands-on professional experiences in the Czech Republic, Spain and the U.K., advancing their academic and career goals on a global stage.
Four Members of the Class of 2025 Join Peace Corps
HWS seniors will serve two-year positions in Africa, South America and the Caribbean, continuing HWS’ long-standing commitment to service abroad.
Iasenza to Play Professionally in France
Forward on the three-time national champion Hobart Statesmen hockey team Matthew Iasenza '25 will play with the Dogs de Cholet.
Quint '21 Named a 2025 Knight-Henessy Scholar
Meg Quint ’21, current medical student at Stanford School of Medicine, earns prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue a master’s at Stanford, advancing groundbreaking work in LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming care, intersex health justice, homeless health access, harm reduction, sexually transmitted infection prevention and plastics and reconstructive related surgical education and research.
