Center for Global Education News
7 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.
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2 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.
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17 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.
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14 February 2018Tour Japan on All-Paid Trip
The Center for Global Education (CGE) is seeking first-year and sophomore students interested in representing the Colleges on a two-week, all expenses paid tour of Japan through the Technos International cross-cultural exchange program. Sponsored by Technos International College in Tokyo and the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust, this year's Technos International Week will be held from June 11 to June 24. Two HWS students will be selected and will be accompanied by an HWS faculty or staff member.
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12 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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3 January 2018Adventures in Russia
In an exploration of culture and language, Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway is leading 20 students through Russia during winter break.
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22 November 2017Sipher '83, P'19 on Russia, Truth and Intelligence
In recent articles in the New York Times and The Atlantic, John Sipher '83, P'19 discusses the dangers that Russian intelligence operations pose to the safety and security of the United States.
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