Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Greta Paasch '27 and Mia Tetrault '25 (center) work with Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice Betty M. Bayer (right) and Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Juilee Decker to arrange photos for an exhibition at The National Women's Hall of Fame titled “The Rollercoaster for Women’s Rights, Equality, and Freedom.”

Professors of International Relations Vikash Yadav and Stacey Philbrick Yadav talk with Rafael Aguilar ‘25, Kelly Howe ‘26 and Sandeep Tissaaratchy ‘26 during Weekly Donuts, an event hosted by faculty members for students doing research during the summer.

Hannah Angelico '25 collaborates on the Seneca Review’s ‘Beyond Category’ online database with Geoffrey Babbitt, Associate Professor of Writing & Rhetoric and English & Creative Writing.

Hobart hockey Captains Jonah Alexander ’24, Matthieu Wuth ’24, Artem Buzoverya ’24, Jared Patterson ’24 and Luke Aquaro ’25 raised the national championship trophy for the second time in March.

In February – in anticipation of the Total Solar Eclipse – Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb tested her telescope to examine sunspots with Andy Dinh '27. Yes, it really was warm enough in February for a t-shirt!

In a special year-end edition of This Week in Photos, we selected one photo to encapsulate each month of the year. In early January, campus was blanketed with snow.

The Northern Lights put on a spectacular showing over Seneca Lake in October.

Back in the classroom in September, students walked to class.

In December, Ruth Hotaling ’26 hyped up the William Smith soccer team before their victory over Emory in the NCAA Final Four in Las Vegas.

Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Vandervort Room for an election night watch party hosted by HWS Votes.

The Class of 2028 formed their class year on Bristol Lawn in August during Orientation.

In May, Professor of International Relations Vikash Yadav, Lt. Col. John E. Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02, L.H.D. ’24, Dylan Rawlins ’16, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Cassandra Naylor Brooks ’89, Jessica Knoll ’06, L.H.D. ’24 and Student Trustee Anjalee Wanduragala '25 waited for the start of the Commencement processional.

During the inaugural HWS Day held in April, students joined an Africana dance performance led by Associate Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Kelly Johnson in the Great Hall of Saga.

Aboard the William Scandling this July, Jaylynn McCarthy ‘26 retrieved a sample from a plankton net to analyze under a microscope while doing research with the Finger Lakes Institute.

Fireworks illuminated the sky during Reunion in June.

Staff gather for a photo before serving students a traditional Midnight Breakfast to start finals week.