Hobart and William Smith Colleges

As part of the fourth annual New York 6 Regional Model African Union Conference, students from HWS, Hamilton and Colgate discuss topics ranging from women’s rights to sustainable environmental development.

David Reinharz ’19 works on his American studies assignments in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Students listen to Shannon Savard '15 MAT '16 give a talk titled Inside Jokes: Queer Humor, Community Building, and Activism.” The discussion focused on LGBTQ+ performance and how it has served as a space for community, resistance and healing.

America Reads volunteers Alex Cottrell ’20, Catherine Sherwood ’20 and Gabriela Martinez ’22 gather in the Rosensweig Learning Commons in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Julia Adams '21 and Eleanor Burn '21 stroll through a colorful Quad between classes on Tuesday.

An aerial view of Coxe Hall and the Hobart and William Smith campus.

Suicide survivor, filmmaker and author Kevin Hines shares his story with HWS community members in the Vandervort Room.

Students watch a screening of “I Am Not Your Negro,” a documentary based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, Remember this House as part of “Perspectives of Education” with Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Jacob Bartholomew.

Anna Krajewski '22, Mary Mazzarella '22 and Anna Rider '22 meet outside of Napier Hall early Tuesday morning.

Students work in groups during lab for “Calculus I” with Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Jennifer Biermann.

Shaamar Samuel ’19 and Caitlin Stabler ’19 participate in the creation of a shared live-stream collective document where students pose questions to each other and share comments relating to the themes examined in the documentary.

Wyatt Hathaway '22 reads comments from fellow students during Perspectives in Education with Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Jacob Bartholomew.

Members of CAB and the LGBTQ+ Resource Center pose with drag performers Dizzy DeScretion, Cassanova and Natasha Champagne after the show.

Cassanova performs in Bartlett Theatre during the annual Drag Show” hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, the Campus Activities Board and Pride Alliance.

Program Associate for the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) Bridget Sakowski '14 discusses careers in philosophy as a part of the Professionals in Residence series. A double major in philosophy and international relations while at the Colleges, Sakowski now manages human rights and inclusion programming alongside local activists across the Middle East and North Africa.

International student representatives from the New York Six colleges gather for a photo on the steps of the President's House during a visit to Hobart and William Smith.