Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Elizabeth Anderson '19 leads students in making paper beads as part of the Kenyan Crafts edition of the Global Cafe.

Reggae band “Qwister” performs in Saga on Friday. The performance was broadcast live on WHWS 105.7 FM and was hosted by Austin Kennie ’19 and Jordan Raivel ’20.

Carolyn Martinez-Diaz ’19, Gavin Gross ’19 and Program Coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning Shayne Feinberg meet in the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education.

Students and Associate Professor of Anthropology Christopher Annear (right) make paper beads as part of the Kenyan Crafts edition of the Global Cafe.

Associate Professor of Media and Society Leah Shafer speaks to students during her FACx Talk titled, “Cat Videos and the Superflat Cinema of Attractions,” in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center.

As part of Labor Economics, Assistant Professor of Economics Christina Houseworth discusses the participation of women in the global labor force.

Young alums and members of the Classes of 2019 gather for a happy hour event in the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship on Saturday.

William Smith Alumnae Association President Julie Bazan '93 and the Hon. Ludwig Gaines '88 welcome young alums to the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship.

A fresh snowfall blankets the Quad.

Erica Luciano '19, Carl Wagner ‘19 and Shruthi Shyam ’19 examine fruit fly larvae under a microscope during lab for Neurobiology.

Elizabeth Hawes ’19 and Alexus Spann ’19 perform a test on fruit fly larvae under a microscope. The lab tested the larvae's neuron connections in response to both blue than white light.

After being announced as the next President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen welcomes a standing-room-only audience in the L. Thomas Melly ’52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Jacobsen is the first woman to serve as HWS President.

Students in History of the English Language with Associate Professor of English Laurence Erussard evaluate Western-derived conceptions and mythologies about the English language in Demarest Hall.

Amanda Bruha '20 studies in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68, L.H.D. '18 welcomes Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen to the podium for her first address as President-Elect. Jacobsen was unanimously and enthusiastically elected to serve as the next president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges by the Board of Trustees. They are joined on stage by Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12, Trustee Aileen Diviney Gleason ’85 and Vice Chair Andrew G. McMaster Jr. ’74, P’09.

President-elect Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen answers questions from news media during a press conference following her public introduction as the 29th President of Hobart College and the 18th of William Smith College.