Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Keira Potvin ’25, Cayden Smith ’24 and Elle Grillo ‘25 create a reaction using a liquid-liquid extraction while conducting research with Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey.

Katherine Broderick ’26 races to a third place finish in the slalom event at Bristol Mountain. The William Smith Alpine skiing team sits third in the USCSA Mideast Conference standings.

Hosted by President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan, Trish C. Preston P’20 and John T. Preston '71, P’20 speak to students about mentorship during a recent Open House. The Gearans open their home to the HWS community every Friday from 5 – 6:30 p.m. for conversation and refreshments.

Professor of Economics Feisal Khan teaches the course “Principles of Economics.”

Daudi Aden ’26, Taha Elhaddad ’25 and Emmanuel Appiah ’26 study in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Hannah Dickinson teaches “Writer’s Seminar” in Smith Hall.

While attending game night in The Cellar Pub, Rachel Morton ’26 and Gianluca LoPorto ’25 play Sorry!

Students walk to and from class outside Stern Hall.

Andrew Painton ’25 climbs a rock wall during the Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Program’s weekend trip to the Central Rock Gym in Syracuse, N.Y.

A snow-covered Quad on a sunny winter day.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Matthew Church works with Olufisola Babalola ‘27 and Zu Reyes ‘26 to measure the energy released and consumed by different kinds of chemical reactions using calorimetry.

Allie Hayward ‘25, Abby Soika ‘25 and Mary Baillos ‘24 walk to lunch on a snowy day.

Professor of Sociology Jack Harris thanks Madison Hoke, owner of YourStay Hospitality, and Michael Gantcher '92, Managing Director of Boosted.ai, for sharing career insights with students in “The Sociology of Business & Management.”

Spectators take in the Hobart squash match against Franklin & Marshall at the Smith Squash Center.

Borromini Institute Academic Director Tom Rankin leads a lesson for students studying in Rome with Associate Professor of Sociology Ervin Kosta at Ostia Antica Archeological Park.

In “Cell Biology,” Professor of Biology Sigrid Carle shares a personal story about being the daughter of a chemistry professor.