Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Psychological Science Daniel Graham works with students during a lab for the “Capstone in Perception.”

Hazel Rodriguez ’26 and Tabitha Weier ’25 work on a design project based around Odell’s Pond during “Architecture Design Studio” with Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship.

Associate Professor of Economics Joshua Greenstein assists students with a problem set in "Statistics."

Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus displays a thermite reaction that forms molten iron when ignited for students in “Inorganic Chemistry I.”

Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Carolina Travalia helps students prepare for a mock debate in "Spanish for Conversation and Debate."

Students learn microphone placement and audio capture methods during "Introduction to Music Production and Recording" with Instructor Dennis Mariano in a third-floor music room of the Gearan Performing Arts Center. The room is named in honor of Andreanna A. Doering ’84.

Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa leads a lesson about the book "Hagakure" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo during “Making of the Samurai.”

Professor of Practice and Director of HWS Debate Daniel Schonning ’16 discusses techniques in "Creative Writing."

Assistant Professor of History Virgil Slade and students in "Lives of Consequence" discuss nationalism.

Associate Professor of History Janette Gayle discusses the Great Migration during “African American History II.”

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Chris Fietkiewicz leads “Computational Neuroscience.”

During an Admitted Student Day open house, students and their families examine a stream table with Associate Professors of Geoscience Tara Curtin and David Finkelstein.

Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Kathryn Cowles leads a found-text art workshop at Houghton House.

Professor of Philosophy Eric Barnes explains various shot options to Johnnie Clay ’28 during “Billiards,” a no-credit course offered to the HWS community through the Recreation Department. Barnes explains that the best shot here seems to be a three ball combination, shot firm with a bit of draw.

Outside Demarest Hall, Michelle Martin-Baron, Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectional Justice, works with students to make zines during a capstone class.

Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Donna Davenport leads alumni in a “Breath & Stretch” class on Saturday.