Hobart and William Smith Colleges

At the Bozzuto Boathouse, Associate Professor of Geoscience David Finkelstein and Kate Abdalla '26 titrate lakeshore water to decipher groundwater flow into Seneca Lake.

In Stern Hall, Leia Brunt ’26 and Professor of Sociology Jim Sutton discuss Brunt’s research project creating a secure database of accounts from victims and survivors of crime.

Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Kathryn Cowles chats with Nadir Khan ’27 while leading a found-text art workshop held at Houghton House.

Associate Professor of History Janette Gayle and Alexandra Dickinson ‘27 examine the Mapping Harlem Digital Project, studying settlement patterns and neighborhood formation in Harlem, with a focus on Black self-employed dressmakers from 1900-1920.

While aboard the William Scandling Research Vessel during “Parched” with Associate Professor of Geoscience Tara Curtin, Jubayer Ansary ’29 and Nigel Presume ’29 discuss the pH and total dissolved solids in water sampled from Seneca Lake.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth provides feedback to students as they complete observational paintings of a skeleton during “Representational Painting.”

Associate Professor of Economics Joshua Greenstein assists students with an in-class problem set in "Statistics."

During “Data Analytics and Visualization,” Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Tom Drennen reviews students’ findings regarding ChatGPT’s ability to plot data.

Christian Kneaskern '28 examines an ancient coin with Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies Jim Capreedy in "Ancient Epigraphy."

At the Henry Hanley Biological Field Preserve, Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander works with Katie Crandall ’26 to record data, band and release birds as part of a new migration project. Permits for this work are provided by the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory and NYDEC to Professor Deutschlander, and birds are handled using ethical guidelines from the North American Banding Council.

Professor of American Studies Elizabeth Belanger discusses data visualizations with students in "Storytelling Through Data."

March brought a third consecutive NCAA Division III National Championship to the Hobart Hockey team.

Nadir Khan ’27 crowd surfs during the Folk Fest concert held in April. Before more than 1,000 students, the indie rock band Arcy Drive headlined Folk Fest. HWS Student Government organized the revival of the cherished tradition held on campus from 1976-2001.

In February, it was announced that L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02 and Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. ’16, generously donated $70 million to HWS.

October brought distinguished guests - conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt and liberal columnist Ruth Marcus - to 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 a special year-end edition of This Week in Photos, we selected one photo to encapsulate each month of the year. In early January, Professor of Economics Feisal Khan and Senior Associate Director of the Salisbury Center for Career Services Shayne Feinberg join students on the finance career trek for a photo with the charging bull on Wall Street.