Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hamdan Ahmed '20, Tori Swanson '20, Carly Kelly '20 and Zohaib Ahmad '20 enjoy the After Dark Series event on Friday.

During the class Introduction to Architecture Design: II, Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship discusses a site plan that would pay tribute to Geneva musician Scott LaFaro, an influential American jazz double bassist. The students will come up with a proposal for a performance space or memorial that will be presented to the City of Geneva for approval or for fundraising.

Led by Associate Professor of Geoscience Nan Arens, Mikhail Fischer '17 and Caroline Carr '17 present their research on fossil leaf floras during the 2016 Geological Society of America conference in Denver, Colo.

The illuminated Welles Tower of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Writing and Teaching/Learning Specialist Susan Hess discusses best practices for writing essays for graduate school, study abroad and internships during Career Chat in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Eduardo Peñalver, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law at Cornell University, talks with Professors of Philosophy Steven Lee and Scott Brophy’78, P’12 during a reception in the Common Room in Scandling Campus Center. Peñalver visited campus as part of the Colleges’ observance of Constitution Day.

Eduardo Peñalver, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law at Cornell University, delivers a talk titled Varieties of Diversity in Constitutional Lawmaking in the Sanford Room of Melly Academic Center. The talk was part of the Colleges’ observance of Constitution Day.

Students walk into the Warren Hunting Smith Library on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.

Dusk falls over the Scandling Campus Center.

Danzlear Johnson '19 poses a question during the event Perspectives on Police Violence sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Africana Studies, Anthropology and Sociology, Political Science, American Studies and the Office of Campus Safety.​

Assistant Professor of History Janette Gayle speaks during the Perspectives on Police Violence panel discussion with Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Passavant (left), Advocacy Program Manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights Nahal Zamani (right center) and Founder of Law Enforcement Psychological Associates Dr. Jay Supnick (right) in the Geneva Room.

Eban Goodstein, director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, discusses How to Get a Job Saving the Planet: Sustainability Leadership Careers in NGO’s, Business and Policy” in the Geneva Room.

Rajeev Raizada of the University of Rochester presents a talk on his brain imaging work on vision and language processing, as well as his innovative machine learning approaches to data analysis during the spring Psychology Colloquium. The event was sponsored by the Psychology Department, Office of the Provost and the Martin J. Kelly Endowed Discretionary Fund.

Paige Andrews '16 and Taylor Lopez-Balboa '16 prepare for a microeconomics exam in Eaton Hall on Tuesday evening.

Fiona Mulholland '17, Mary Nolan '18 and Jacob Pfarrer '18 relax on the Quad on Monday afternoon.

President Mark D. Gearan talks about the impact of an HWS education with admitted students and their families during one of the Colleges’ spring admitted student days on Saturday morning.