Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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."

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.

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.

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

Associate Professor of Practice Susan Cushman works with a student studying coevolutionary species interactions by identifying insect larvae found inside goldenrod galls during an “Ecology” lab.

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

Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar shares a laugh with Christina Mohonta ‘27, Christian Donnelly ‘25 and Alberto Garcia De La Puente Stanley ’25 during “Sustainability, Fashion & Justice.”

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

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth and students discuss different painting techniques in "Contemporary Painting."

In this edition of This Week in Photos, we’ve selected some of our favorite photos of faculty doing what they do best – teaching and mentoring students. Here, Associate Professor of Sociology Kendralin Freeman assists students with a group activity during "Data Analysis."

Associate Professor of French, Francophone and Italian Studies Kanate Dahouda helps a student in “French for the Professions.”

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.

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

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