Center for Global Education News
3 April 2019Asian Studies Focus on Religion and Environment
Concluding a pair of talks organized by the Asian Studies Department, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Davidson College Syed Rizwan Zamir spoke on “Muslim Orientations Toward Death, Apocalypse, and the World-to-Come” on March 25 in the Sanford Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.
Read More15 February 2019Studying Russia's History, Language and Culture
During winter break, 11 Hobart and William Smith students flew to Moscow to delve into the depths of Russian history, language and culture through a 10-day experience curated and led by Associate Dean for Curricular Initiatives and Development and Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway, along with Associate Professor of Psychology Emily Fisher.
Read More14 December 2018Lorimer '20 at NATO HQ
Radicalization, terrorism, refugee resettlement. This semester in Belgium, Emily Lorimer '20 is studying some of the most challenging crises facing Europe today and working with her peers and international experts to explore their causes and discover solutions.
Read More7 November 2018Fisher Center: Revolution in Russia and Latin America
In the final talk of the Fisher Centers fall lecture series, Columbia University Professor Bruno Bosteels presented Viewing the October Revolution from the Land of Zapata.
Read More2 November 2018HWS Awarded 5th Fulbright-Hays Grant in Russian Studies
For the fifth time since 2006, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Russian Area Studies program has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Read More17 July 2018Computer Science Majors Study in Edinburgh
During the spring semester, two computer science majors studied abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland where they took courses in their field while exploring new passions for travel, photography and adventure.
Read More12 February 2018German Fluency Starts Here
The German Area Studies Department is kicking off the semester with weekly study tables on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Cellar Pub. Known in German as stammtisch, “the regulars’ table” allows students to converse with each other and the Julius G. Blocker ’53 Teaching Fellow Anna Meinig, a native of Dresden, Germany.
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