Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Anthropology Chris Annear meets with Chloé Woods ‘27, Najma Ahmed ‘26, Michelle Mangione ‘27 and Estelle Bignet ‘26 to discuss their research on Chinese engagement in Zambia.

Associate Professor of Music Charity Lofthouse and John Bewley '27 discuss Japanese pop music, with a specific focus on the musical connections between Japan, South America and the music scene of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Japanese artists in Japan.

Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Max Piersol works with students in “Intro to Digital Design” in the technology lab of the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center.

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.

Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Donna Davenport meets with Louis Karlovits ’28 in the FSEM “The Mindful Body” to discuss academic planning.

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.”

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.

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.

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

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.

Fireworks illuminated the sky during Reunion in June.

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.

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.

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.