Hobart and William Smith Colleges

American poet Claudia Rankine gives a reading of her work “Citizen: An American Lyric” at the Smith Center for the Arts on Wednesday. The book was this year’s Common Read for the first year experience at HWS and has inspired campus dialogue around issues of race and racism.

Mark Curiel ’17 views a piece from “Into the AfroFuture” by Stacey Robinson in the Solarium Gallery in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House.

MacArthur Fellowship winner Claudia Rankine (center) talks to Brandi Taylor '19 and President Mark D. Gearan during the student art exhibit “From Slave to Citizen” held in the Davis Gallery in Houghton House.

Green and white lanterns hang from the rafters as part of the 2016 Founder's Day celebration in the Bartlett Theatre. The keynote speaker was Lucy Kaylin ’81, the Editor-in-Chief of O, The Oprah Magazine.

Lucy E. Kaylin '81 speaks to students after accepting the Alumnae Achievement Award, which is bestowed to a William Smith alumna who has brought honor and distinction to her alma mater through her outstanding accomplishments. She said: “I really am very clear on the fact that my career and my life would not have taken the course that it did – this very satisfying course – had it not all begun here.”

Lucy E. Kaylin '81 discusses her career with Taylor Murray '17, editor of the Herald and President of the HWS Debate Team. Now the Editor-in-Chief of O, The Oprah Magazine, Kaylin spent nearly two decades working at the men’s magazine GQ, where she contributed more than 100 articles and dozens of cover profiles.

Liam Brooks ’17 and Patrick Kuncio ’17 study in the Scandling Campus Center café for their class “Human Values and the Environment” with Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Elizabeth Johnson.

Students gather for a photo with Alumna Achievement Award recipient Lucy E. Kaylin '81 during a reception in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center.

Stacey Robinson, an artist and educator who creates art based on the history of Black oppression and resistance in America, delivers a talk following the opening of his exhibit “Into the AfroFuture” at Houghton House.

Gabrielle Eure ’17 and Marilyn Buck ’17 view a poster project by Lauren Stevenson ’17 and Cassidy Carrafiello ’19 from the English class, “Story and History,” with Associate Professor of English Melanie (Conroy-Goldman) Hamilton.

Professor of Political Science Kevin Dunn shares a thought during a political science faculty panel discussion in the Sanford Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

In the Fisher Center, Audrey Bates ’17 voices a question during “Women's Studies Tea,” an open forum on gender issues for students and faculty. At center is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Michelle Martin-Baron.

2016 Padnos Global Award recipient Danielle Gosselin ’19 poses for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the Padnos Award offers a funded short-term abroad opportunity to a student with an interest in pursuing a sustainability internship or research experience. Gosselin will head to Nepal.

Professor Tim McCay from Colgate University presents his research Earthworms in natural environments of the Northeast: The good, the bad, and the ugly as part of the Biology Department Seminar Series in the Sanford Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

William Smith ice hockey teammates Maura Mulligan '19 and Krista Federow '18 work in the Scandling Campus Center café.

Paige Pierce '17 and Yellie LaBare '19 celebrate Founder's Day with none other than William Smith himself in the Scandling Campus Center on Thursday.