Hobart and William Smith Colleges

A student bikes by Gulick Hall.

Recent donations to the Collections of Hobart and William Smith Colleges - from the Agah Collection and the Stephanopoulos Collection - include a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr (1964) photographed by Flip Schulke and and Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller (1956) photographed by Ken Heyman.

Founder of Hempitecture Matthew Mead '13 was named to Forbes' 2020 30 Under 30 list for creating the products, methods and materials of tomorrow. Featured is the company's flagship design-build project The Highland Hemp House.

A map created in 1771 depicts Upstate New York. The PSS article, The Lay of the Land: The Seneca Nation, The Pulteney Estate and the Pre-history of Hobart and William Smith, by Andrew Wickenden '09, includes interviews with HWS faculty, and James Corwin, Ph.D., executive director of the Seneca Media and Communications Center and member of the Seneca Nation.

If it wasn't for Professor Woodworth as a mentor and supporter in who I am as a person, beyond the stage, I wouldn't have the work ethic and drive I do today, Nick Stewart '15 says. The feature Indelible Effects includes reflections from 8 other alums.

HWS alums celebrate the marriage of Rafael Rodriguez '07 (center) and Jillene Johnson.

Executive Director of Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) Pamela Harrington '89 is changing the national conversation about mental health. The organization's efforts include work to provide young people with the skills and vocabulary they need to talk about mental illness.

On Oct. 18, HWS community members celebrated the inauguration of President Joyce Jacobsen. In the PSS, an excerpt from her inauguration speech reads -a college still provides the single best bet for having a positive transformational experience that lays the groundwork for successful adulthood.

Recent acquisitions to the Colleges' archives include personal letters and family photos of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree after graduating from the medical school of Geneva College (Hobart's precursor) in 1849.

Members of the Hobart football team gather for a photo with students from Happiness House. The Statesmen volunteered to play with and read to the preschool students as part of the Touchdowns and Tackles program.

Kevin Lin '20, Hugh McKenny '20, MAT '21, Israel Oyedapo '20 and Quinn McFeeters '20 study in the Warren Hunting Smith Library. The photograph appears in the Hill & Quad.

Sasha Borenstein '14 is a patrol officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. She is also a member of the LAPD women's basketball team, where she participates in a department-sponsored youth program.

Professor of Political Science Jodi Dean lectures in Trinity Hall. Her new book Comrade examines political belonging in the 21st century and how solidarity is a vehicle for action.

Economics major Tanner Arnold 20 sits on the steps of his on-campus residence, Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Lauren Mercier '19, a biology and environmental science double major, conducts research in the Finger Lakes Institute, where she monitored the water quality of Seneca Lake in the summer of 2018. Mercier is continuing her studies in biodiversity, conservation and policy as a graduate student at the University of Albany.

Hugh McKenny '20 MAT '21, a mathematics and cognitive linguistics double major, studies in the basement of Merritt Hall. McKenny is conducting research in computational discrete mathematical modeling with Professor of Education Paul Kehle.