Hobart and William Smith Colleges

“Whether you know it or not, and whether we know fully what this means or not, you have been and are being formed and forged in a crucible of hardship. Not yours alone, that of others. And you and the generation of which you are a part, have learned and reminded the rest of us about sacrifice.”

“So, I came here today to say thank you. But I guess I shouldn't have been surprised about you. After all, the Lord didn't put you here just to consume the oxygen. So don't give up, don't give in, don't you quit because it gets kind of hard.”

“Because, as Langston Hughes said in the poem Mother to Son, we're still climbing. We must continue to climb. In life, for you, ain't been no crystal stair.”

“Class of 2020, God love you, God bless you. And now you go out into that world. And don't you quit.”

Students make bird feeders in the Scandling Campus Center.

Molly Doris-Pierce '15 and Morgan Hopkins '10 meet up in Houston, Texas for an All* Above All Action Fund Panel, featuring reproductive rights justice leaders.

Emma Hardee '21 and friends go to the beach while studying abroad in New Zealand.

Students celebrate Diwali.

Organized by Marilu Segura ’07, students in “Bilingual Education” with Professor Farnsworth participate in the Dia de Muertos celebration at the Geneva Library.

Students grab a bite at the Macarolin Food Truck.

Students enjoy Thai food at the Caucus Family Food Night in IC.

Students meet Camilo Romero, founder of ReGeneracion Colombia.

Students learn how to make Spanish tortilla at the JPR kitchen.