Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Provost and Dean of Faculty Mary Coffey and Associate Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa congratulate Professor of Art and Architecture Lara Blanchard at a reception in her honor for winning the Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize, awarded by the Association for Asian Studies. Her book Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire: Gender and Interiority in Chinese Painting and Poetry was published in 2018.

Michael L. Opell 59 visits the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship. In March, Michael and his wife Ellen Levine Opell 60 announced a new fundraising challenge to help establish the HWS Student Entrepreneurship Fund, which will support current and future programs, workshops and student initiatives.

Izzy Friedman '23 skates past the defense during the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The William Smith College hockey team was edged by Manhattanville 2-1, concluding their season with an 18-9-0 overall record.

During Global Musicals, Assistant Professor of Media and Society Rebecca Burditt discusses the coronavirus pandemic with students and how to vet news sources.

Students leave class in Demarest Hall.

Jack Ledford '22 and Jeremy Atwater '22 take on Hamilton College in doubles at the Bristol Field House. The match was their last for season as the Liberty League canceled all remaining games due to the COVID-19 public health threat.

Students gather for a photo during the Russian Table to practice Russian language. Fulbright language instructor Olga Chueva (third, left) leads the session.

Isaiah Boone '21 declares his major in history as Elana Rose '22 looks on. Students were invited to learn more about choosing a major and minor during a tabling event in Scandling Campus Center.

Director of the Abbe Center for Jewish Life and Hillel Adviser Julianne Miller speaks at the HWS Shabbat dinner in the Vandervort Room on Friday.

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force gathers for a photo after handing out micro-grants to faculty, students and staff who submitted projects to create a more inclusive campus environment. Eight micro-grants were awarded.

Brian Salazar '20, Nathan Cary '20 and Jackey Shen '20 present their findings for a delivery service for Sweet Acres Creamery (a local dairy co-op and creamery scheduled to open in Geneva this summer) during Entrepreneurial Studies Capstone with Visiting Instructor of Entrepreneurial Studies Drury MacKenzie '03.

Associate Professor of Political Science Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Alla Ivanchikova, Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus and Provost and Dean of Faculty Mary Coffey speak at the Public Leadership Education Network breakfast in the common room in Scandling Campus Center.

Former Congressional representatives Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) speak with students in Juvenile Delinquency taught by Associate Professor of Sociology James Sutton. Their visit was part of the Congress to Campus initiative.

In the Office of Admissions on South Main Street, counselors assemble packets for the students accepted into the Classes of 2024.

Associate Professor of Theatre Chris Woodworth informs the cast and crew of Metamorphoses that the show has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was scheduled to run in April.

Students study in the lobby of Stern Hall before Spring Break.