Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Director of the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship Craig Talmage and President Mark D. Gearan pose with the Pitch Contest winner David Charles II, “Duke” ’27.

Manuela Taff-Freire ’27 receives feedback on her artwork from Professor of Art and Architecture Phillia Yi during “Intaglio Printing.”

In this edition of This Week in Photos, we relive some of the best moments from the 2025-2026 academic year. Here, students pose for a photo while cheering on the Hobart football team during Homecoming and Family Weekend.

During the HWS Day community lunch in Saga, students joined the “Each One Teach One: Dance and Drum” West African dance performance led by Associate Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Kelly Johnson.

Chair of the Board of Trustees Joe Stein ’85, Partner and Managing Director at Solomon Partners, speaks with students interested in a career in finance and consulting during the Career Office Hours with the Board of Trustees.

During “Leadership and Strategy in Entrepreneurial Organizations,” author and former COO of Meta Sheryl Sandberg, James Beard award-winning chef Dan Kluger and venture capitalist Katie Stanton joined class. Here, Kluger takes a selfie with President Mark D. Gearan, Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Tom Drennen, CEO of Chegg Dan Rosensweig ‘83, Stanton and students.

Students studying abroad in Auckland, New Zealand with Associate Professor of Economics Keoka Grayson pose for a photo at Mount Albert Park.

Prominent journalists Ruth Marcus, from The New Yorker, and Hugh Hewitt, the conservative talk show host, were the featured guests of the Stern Family Forum. Their conversation was moderated by HWS Trustee Bill Whitaker ’73, L.H.D.’97, an award-winning CBS News correspondent with “60 Minutes.”

In Lake Placid, the Hobart and William Smith Alpine ski teams celebrated the victories of Aspen McAuley '29 and Will Patton ’28. McAuley earned the women’s slalom national championship while Patton won the men’s slalom national championship.

Team physician for the 2026 U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey team Dr. Allyson Shirtz Howe ’94, P’25 receives a hug from Snoop Dogg while at the Milan Cortina games.