Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Aileen Gleason ’85, Managing Director at Bank of America, introduces herself to students interested in a career in finance and consulting during the Career Office Hours with the Board of Trustees.

Todd Feldman ’89 provides feedback to students during the capstone for Business Management & Entrepreneurship with Entrepreneurial Fellow Ed Bizari.

President Mark D. Gearan has a conversation on the future of our oceans with Vikki Spruill P’12, president and CEO of the New England Aquarium during the President’s Forum.

The 2026 STEM scholars pose for a photo following their induction ceremony with keynote speaker and Associate Provost at Xavier University Florastina Payton-Stewart.

This week, we highlight some of the alumni and special guests who visited campus during the spring semester. Here, political strategist and author Maya Rupert speaks to students in “Introduction to American Politics” with Associate Professor of Politics DeWayne Lucas before her President’s Forum discussion.

Climate change activist and musician in the band AJR Adam Met connects with students after serving as a guest lecturer in “Leadership and Learning in Entrepreneurial Ventures.”

Pitch judges Chris Zoladz ’81, Sabrina McKee Budd ’89, P’25, P’28 and Alan Worden ’87 pose for a photo before the start of the competition.

During “Leadership and Learning in Entrepreneurial Ventures,” Dan Rosensweig ’83, President and CEO of Chegg, speaks with WNBA star Lexie Hull and business partner Sara Guller about launching their new venture, Forta Cosmetics.

Hrithik Biswas ’23 speaks to students interested in the Peace Corps about his time serving in North Macedonia.

After sharing her path to becoming an Under Armor global ambassador and mountain climber, Saman Munir poses for a photo with Mary Gyamerah ’28 and Lina Hassini ’26 during the event hosted by the Muslim Student Association and Muslim Life Center.

President Mark D. Gearen welcomes former Trustee James F. Anderton IV ’65 and U.S. Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns and to campus before the Anderton Forum for Global Engagement.

During the Leader in Residence Speaker Series hosted by the Centennial Center, Emmy-winning Associate Producer for ESPN Mac Benson ’18 talks about his career following his time as a student at HWS.

Rhodes Chair in Digital Humanities and Associate Professor of English at Duke University Richard Jean So delivers the keynote lecture in the Fish Screening Room during the Creativity and AI Workshop hosted by Assistant Professor of Media and Society Iskandar Zulkarnain and Assistant Professor of Media and Society Harry Gu.

Ph.D. candidate in organizational behavior at the University of Pittsburgh Sam Allen ’20 leads a workshop on ethical approaches to leadership with the Centennial Center.

New York State trooper Emma Faso ’23, MSM ’24 speaks with Katie Ingle ’27 about her career path after graduation following the conclusion of “Sociology of Police and Policing” with Professor of Sociology Jim Sutton.

President Mark D. Gearan hosts a panel for admitted students with Tim Trakhachov '26, Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa, Agent at Topnotch Management Jett Wright ’23, Madison Ayers ‘28, Chair of the Board of Trustees and Partner and Managing Director at Solomon Partners Joe Stein ’85 and Kelly Howe ’26.