Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In Trinity Hall, students discuss the origins of memory and meaning during Racial Regimes and Antiracisms with Assistant Professor of American Studies S. Ani Mukherji.

Professor of Art and Architecture Phillia Yi speaks to students during Woodcut Printing in the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center.

Associate Professor of Physics Ileana Dumitriu (left) and Professor of Environmental Studies John Halfman deploy a buoy on Owasco Lake. Part of a Finger Lakes Institute research project, the buoy monitors fluctuations in environmental conditions and water quality. This data supplements data acquired from weekly sampling on the lake regarding nutrient levels, algal and toxin concentrations and water chemistry.

Meg Quint '21 chats with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Elana Stennett in Rosenberg Hall. Quint and Stennett are researching the relationship between fluorescently-labeled proteins and the biofouling of membranes during desalination.

Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Richard Salter 86, P15 discuss the book The Red Tent and compare interpretations of biblical stories, predominantly of Dinah, to the text of the Tanakh, during Torah and Testament in Coxe Hall.

Associate Professor of English Laurence Erussard grades exams after the end of the semester while her dog Houdin rests on the rug in her office.

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Steven Lee leads a lecture.

Associate Professor of Psychology Julie Newman Kingery conducts a Developmental Detectives activity, where students are asked to guess the age of visiting children after observing their motor and language skills.

Dean of Hobart College and Associate Professor of Education Khuram Hussain leads a lecture for Teaching Equity, a class he co-taught with Professor of Education James MaKinster.

Dante Kimbrough '22 meets with his adviser, Professor of Dance Donna Davenport, in Davenport's office in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kanate Dahouda reviews vocabulary during Intermediate French II in Demarest Hall.

Professor of Biology James Ryan researches human anatomy in his office. This year, Ryan co-authored the Horos User Guide, a manual for Horos project software that has enabled medical professionals to view MRI, CT and PET scans and utilize those 3D images in medical diagnostics.

Brice Winder 20 gets a helping hand from the The Venerable Tenzin Yignyen during Tibetan Mandala Painting, in the Sanford Room in Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar engages students in a class discussion during Facets of Islam.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we share incredible teaching moments and cutting-edge research being conducted in the classrooms, labs and offices of the Colleges top-rated faculty. Above, Associate Professor of Sociology Kendralin Freeman teaches a data analysis course during Maymester.

Carly Pruitt '20, Darby Johnson '19 and Richie Andes '19 work with Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird in the Barron Multimedia Lab at the Warren Hunting Smith Library.