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  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    10 August 2022Moreau ’13 Takes Center Stage at Essence Festival

    Performing as Lynda Starr, singer-songwriter Youdlyn Moreau ’13 dazzled judges at the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans this summer, winning the Center Stage showcase of emerging artists.

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    5 August 2022Cohen ’67 Provides Strategies, Insights into Talent Development Consulting

    A new book by Dr. Stephen Cohen ’67, an expert consultant in the talent development field, provides strategies and insights into how businesses within the field can develop strategies and grow.

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    5 August 2022HWS Wins National Awards for Branding, Website, Admissions

    Hobart and William Smith were awarded a gold and two silver Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

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    3 August 2022HWS Community Mourns Dean Banks

    Dr. Cerri Banks, former dean of William Smith College and member of the Education Department, has passed away.

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    18 July 2022“I’m on the side of Truth:” Whitaker ’73 Honored with L.A. Press Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award

    Whitaker, a renowned journalist and HWS Trustee, earned the Los Angeles Press Club’s highest recognition this month, when actress Rita Moreno presented him with the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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    18 July 2022Rep. Lowenthal ’62 to Retire

    After a decade in Congress, Rep. Alan Lowenthal ’62 recently announced that he will be retiring after the end of his current term.

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    15 July 2022Anderton Establishes Symposia on World Affairs and Economic Policy

    Two new speaker series invite international experts to campus, thanks to gifts from former Trustee James F. Anderton IV ’65.

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    15 July 2022Black Woman Be Whole: Alums on Prioritizing Self-Care and Mental Wellness

    Ednesha Saulsbury ’00 and Kimberly Moore ’00, the cofounders of “Black Woman Be Whole,” led a self-care workshop on campus.

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    15 July 2022The Grassroots Initiative that Grew into America Reads

    Grounded in a rich culture of student initiative at HWS, the founders of America Reads made a lasting impact at HWS.

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  • Cohen ’81 Donates HWS Debate Case

    14 July 2022Cohen ’81 Donates HWS Debate Case

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  • HWS Celebrates Support for Pell Grants

    23 June 2022HWS Celebrates Support for Pell Grants

    Along with colleges and universities across the country, Hobart and William Smith will recognize the 50th anniversary of the National Pell Grant on Thursday, June 23.

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    21 June 2022Studying Community Development at London School of Economics

    Emma Falkenstein ’21 calls on HWS research experience at the London School of Economics.

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    3 June 2022Reunion 2022 Kicks Off During Bicentennial Year

    This year, Hobart and William Smith will host two Reunion celebrations. It’s two parties this year!

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    22 May 2022Commencement 2022: “Your Education Matters More than Ever”

    During his Commencement address to graduates, Dr. Christopher Beyrer ’81, Sc.D. ’22 emphasized the vital role of education and critical thinking in fostering democracy, validating truth and combatting disinformation.

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    20 May 2022Wickenden ’76 Wins 2022 Christopher Award

    The Agitators by Dorothy H. Wickenden ’76, L.H.D. ’14 is one of six nonfiction books for adults recognized this year for affirming “the highest values of the human spirit.”

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    20 May 2022Dr. Christopher Beyrer 81 to Deliver 2022 Commencement Address

    The epidemiologist, recently named Director of the Duke University Global Health Institute and HIV/AIDS expert, will also be awarded an honorary degree at this year’s graduation ceremony. Dr. Chris…

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  • Bicentennial Year Commencement

    20 May 2022Bicentennial Year Commencement

    As senior week begins, the Colleges prepare to send off the Classes of 2022.

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    4 May 2022HWS Alum and Parent Trip to Cuba

    Hobart and William Smith professors will be leading a week-long trip to Cuba, designed for HWS parents and alums.

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    2 May 2022Princeton Review Names HWS a "Best Value College"

    The national list recognizes Hobart and William Smith’s academic excellence, affordability and career outcomes for graduates.

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  • Hobart College Deans of Yore: A Panel Discussion

    2 May 2022Hobart College Deans of Yore: A Panel Discussion

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    30 April 2022Matthai P’94, P’96, L.H.D. ’94 Recognized on UN Postal Stamp

    The United Nations Postal Administration has honored Dr. Wangari Matthai P’94, P’96, L.H.D. ’94 on a stamp in remembrance of her birthday.

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    29 April 2022Conservatism Today: Bret Stephens kicks off the Stern Family Forum

    Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens reflected on intellectual humility, the benefits of a healthy conservative politics and the perils of ideological orthodoxy.

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  • Downs ’22 Headed to Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

    27 April 2022Downs ’22 Headed to Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

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  • Percoski ’21, MAT ’22 Earns Fulbright to Germany

    26 April 2022Percoski ’21, MAT ’22 Earns Fulbright to Germany

    HWS Master of Arts in Teaching candidate Katherine (Katie) Percoski ’21, MAT ’22 has been accepted into the U.S. Government’s flagship international exchange program.

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  • Thinking About your Future? So is Dan Rosensweig '83 Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    19 April 2022Thinking About your Future? So is Dan Rosensweig '83

    Don’t miss a chance to get career advice from President and CEO of Chegg Dan Rosensweig ’83.

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  • Give Write Now: A 48-Hour Fundraising Challenge

    14 April 2022Give Write Now: A 48-Hour Fundraising Challenge

    A 48-hour giving challenge will support the Writing Colleagues Program.

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  • Bitcoin Boosts Science

    8 April 2022Bitcoin Boosts Science

    HWS receives its first cryptocurrency gift from Vietnam medic and cardiologist Dr. J. Robert McGhee ’70.

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  • Hobart's Slaughterhouse-Five Connection

    7 April 2022Hobart's Slaughterhouse-Five Connection

    The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle’s spotlight on Kurt Vonnegut’s celebrated novel highlights the Hobart grad who inspired its main character.

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  • Fleishmann '22 Interns at Alum Founded Company

    7 April 2022Fleishmann '22 Interns at Alum Founded Company

    For Talia Fleishmann ’22, getting her foot in the door started with a shared appreciation for liberal arts values including critical thinking and the ability to communicate.

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  • Vincent ’83 Named President of Talladega College

    1 April 2022Vincent ’83 Named President of Talladega College

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  • Latimer ’85 Named President of Chestnut Hill College

    1 April 2022Latimer ’85 Named President of Chestnut Hill College

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  • Ramsay '25 Lands Internship with BCE Consulting

    9 March 2022Ramsay '25 Lands Internship with BCE Consulting

    As a first-year, Annabel Ramsay ’25 is already seizing opportunities for experiential education.

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  • Athletics Day of Donors Shatters Fundraising Goal!

    25 February 2022Athletics Day of Donors Shatters Fundraising Goal!

    During 24 hours of giving, supporters of HWS Athletics donated nearly $900,000.

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  • Athletics Day of Donors returns Feb. 23-24

    24 February 2022Athletics Day of Donors returns Feb. 23-24

    The Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Athletics Day of Donors returns on Wednesday, Feb. 23.

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    23 February 2022Perspectives from the Hill

    Current and former U.S. Congressional Representatives, including HWS alums, joined members of the campus community for a panel discussion on careers in the nation’s capital.

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  • Bicentennial Kick-Off Celebrates our Beloved Community

    17 February 2022Bicentennial Kick-Off Celebrates our Beloved Community

    200 years after Trinity Parish supported Bishop John Henry Hobart’s vision to found a college, the Hobart and William Smith community returned to Wall Street to mark our Bicentennial.

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  • Hip Hobart, Forever!

    8 February 2022Hip Hobart, Forever!

    The Hobart College Bicentennial Kick-Off Celebration will be hosted at Trinity Wall Street in New York City, the home church of the College’s founder, Bishop John Henry Hobart, with an address from the Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry’75, D.D.’20.

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  • Celebrating Excellence Highlights William Smith Student Achievement

    31 January 2022Celebrating Excellence Highlights William Smith Student Achievement

    Teacher and former Peace Corps Volunteer Shanelle France ’11 to offer keynote address. Shanelle France ’11 will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Celebrating Excellence event on Thursday, Feb. …

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    28 January 2022Mentorship that Maximizes Potential

    Director of the Centennial Center Amy Forbes shares a story of significant mentorship.

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  • Hobart's Permanent Charter Preserved and On Display

    28 January 2022Hobart's Permanent Charter Preserved and On Display

    Hobart College’s Charter penned in 1825 will be on display in the Warren Hunting Smith Library beginning in February.

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  • Mulligan ’07 to Judge Musk-funded XPRIZE Competition

    10 January 2022Mulligan ’07 to Judge Musk-funded XPRIZE Competition

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  • Jerlin Garo

    20 December 2021From HWS to Med School

    Jerlin Garo ’17, a first-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, reflects on the research projects and internships she had at HWS.

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  • Four Alum Branding Professionals Join Media and Society Class

    17 December 2021Four Alum Branding Experts Join Media and Society Class

    Students discuss branding with HWS Media and Society alums who work for Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Food52 and NBCs Peacock.

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  • Road to World War II

    17 December 2021Road to World War II

    In Sins of the Fathers, Stern and co-author Alan A. Winter continue the story of Adolf Hitler’s political rise and the road to World War II.

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  • Franks '72 Creates Richard L. 'Doc' Heaton - Edward P. Franks, M.D. Professor of Human Rights, Genocide, and Social Justice

    10 December 2021Franks '72 Creates Richard L. 'Doc' Heaton - Edward P. Franks, M.D. Professor of Human Rights, Genocide, and Social Justice

    A gift from Dr. Edward Franks '72 endows a permanent fund in memory of Professor of Religious Studies Richard Heaton, in recognition of the late professors contributions to awareness of human rights.

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  • Crocetta ΓÇÖ21 Featured in Literary Publication

    2 December 2021Crocetta '21 Featured in Literary Publication

    Living is also about your unconscious experiences, Jillian Crocetta 21 explains about her nonfiction work Salamander Literature.

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  • Austin Hassett '69 establishes a planned gift to the Colleges

    1 December 2021Austin Hassett '69 establishes a planned gift to the Colleges

    Thankful for his enlightening education, Austin Hassett '69 gives back.

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  • On the Frontline of PTSD Studies 1

    23 November 2021On the Frontline of PTSD Studies

    Stephanie Wells 10 is exploring new ways to treat PTSD, understand why patients drop out of treatment, and how to increase engagement in PTSD treatment.

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  • Announcing the New HWS Rowing Center

    17 November 2021Announcing the New HWS Rowing Center

    Excavation and construction began this summer at the site of the Miltenberger and Bennett-Hooper Rowing Center.

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    11 November 2021Whitaker '73 Receives Top Honor for Journalistic Excellence

    Trustee Bill Whitaker '73, L.H.D. '97 is the recipient of the Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism from the International Center for Journalists.

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  • Honoring HWS Veterans: Frelinghuysen '69

    11 November 2021Honoring HWS Veterans: Frelinghuysen '69

    New Jersey Globe profiles Rodney Frelinghuysen '69 and his family's legacy of service.

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  • HWS Hosts Veterans Day Conversation

    5 November 2021HWS Hosts Veterans Day Conversation

    Two Veterans Day discussions pay tribute to U.S. Armed Forces.

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  • Founder's Day Celebrates Leadership and Progress

    26 October 2021Founder's Day Celebrates Leadership and Progress

    This Founders Day celebrate the William Smith legacy of preparing women to make a difference.

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  • Suddenly Sick

    25 October 2021Suddenly Sick

    In his new memoir, Peter Karp '54 offers an absorbing and moving account of his wifes unexpected battle with lung cancer.

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  • Collier '73 Honored for Great Lakes Leadership

    25 October 2021Collier '73 Honored for Great Lakes Leadership

    The Great Lakes Protection Fund recognized Rob Collier '73 for the trailblazing environmental program network he created, which has inspired similar programs across the country.

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  • Strong Parents, Strong Daughters Fund

    21 October 2021Strong Parents, Strong Daughters Fund

    Best friends from the William Smith Class of 1984 have established the Strong Parents, Strong Daughters Fund in honor of the late Judith Murtha P'84.

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  • Harry Temkin ’89 joins DriveWealth

    18 October 2021Temkin '89 Named DriveWealth CIO

    Former eBay executive Harry Temkin 89 joins DriveWealth, a pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, as Chief Information Officer.

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  • New Druids Bring Character, Loyalty and Leadership 3

    15 October 2021New Druids Bring Character, Loyalty and Leadership

    The newest inductees to Hobart Colleges Druid Society, the highest honor society for Hobart students, were announced at the Homecoming and Family Weekend football game on Saturday, Sept. 25.

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  • Guys Talk Yoga

    14 October 2021Guys Talk Yoga

    On his podcast, Guys Talking Yoga, Derek Vanderwarker 96 interviewed Dan Bornstein, Ph.D. 95, a health and exercise science expert at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina.

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  • The Far and the Near Released This Year

    12 October 2021The Far and the Near Released This Year

    David Lehner '80's fourth novel, The Far and the Near, explores the ramifications of cancel culture and the suppression of ideas.

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  • Bozzuto '68 Inducted to Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame

    12 October 2021Bozzuto '68 Inducted to Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame

    This fall, The Baltimore Sun inducted former HWS Board Chair and Honorary Trustee Thomas S. Bozzuto 68, L.H.D.18 and Barbara Bozzuto into the Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

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  • Make It, Don't Fake It

    12 October 2021Make It, Don't Fake It

    Ever wonder what it takes to lead a successful business? Sabrina Horn '83 offers valuable answers in her new book Make it, Don't Fake it.

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  • Remembering Alan Kalter '64, the Voice of Letterman's Late Show

    8 October 2021Remembering Alan Kalter '64, the Voice of Letterman's Late Show

    Alan Kalter '64, the longtime announcer for the Late Show with David Letterman and beloved Class Correspondent since 1972, died on Monday.

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    6 October 2021Ten Years After Graduation: Where is Ben Ahearn Now?

    Ben Ahearn 11 reminisces on his time at the Colleges and how the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend influenced his life and career journey. In the past few months, I hav

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  • Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship

    2 October 2021Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship

    HWS alums share a fresh, front-line perspective on launching business ventures in the new student-led podcast Entrepreneurial Endeavors.

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  • McMillan '21 Chases the Wind

    30 September 2021McMillan '21 Chases the Wind

    Tracking tornados in the field as an HWS undergrad prepared Patrick McMillan '21 for his graduate studies in meteorology at Ohio University.

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    30 September 2021Upscaling Downtown

    The ethnographic Honors research conducted by Chloé Sudduth 17 at HWS has been published as a peer-reviewed article in The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography. Sudduth has been accepted to the R

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  • New Blueprints:

    21 September 2021New Blueprints: "To Help People See"

    University of Rochesters Memorial Art Gallery features works by Associate Professor of American Studies Kirin Makker and G. Peter Jemison L.H.D. '20.

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  • Confessions of an Applied Psychologist

    20 September 2021Confessions of an Applied Psychologist

    Lessons on guiding leaders through times of rapid and unpredictable change. Dr. Stephen Cohen '67 will visit campus on Monday, Nov. 1 to speak to students interested in careers in psychology.

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  • Pulteney Street Podcast: Hobart Football

    14 September 2021Pulteney Street Podcast: Hobart Football

    Head Football Coach Kevin DeWall ’00 joins the Pulteney Street Podcast with President Joyce P. Jacobsen.

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  • Discovery During Medical Rotations

    3 September 2021Discovery During Medical Rotations

    Tyler Fuller 18 is finishing his fourth year in medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical Universitys Rural Medical Scholars Program. He completed his pediatrics, emergency medicine, family medicine

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  • Herons Earn IWLCA Academic Honors

    3 September 2021Herons Earn IWLCA Academic Honors

    The Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its 2020-21 academic award winners today.

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  • Wickenden '76 to Discuss The Agitators in Auburn, N.Y.

    1 September 2021Wickenden '76 to Discuss The Agitators in Auburn, N.Y.

    Dorothy H. Wickenden '76, L.H.D. '14 discusses her new book at the Seward House Museum in Auburn, N.Y.

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  • Rev. Cloughen '64 Authors One Minute Stewardship

    28 July 2021Rev. Cloughen '64 Authors One Minute Stewardship

    Rev. Charles Cloughen Jr. '64 is the author of One Minute Stewardship: Creative Ways to Talk about Money in Church.

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  • The Meeting with Super Bowl Champion Marpet '15 and Secret Service Officer Ellis '15

    26 July 2021The Meeting with Super Bowl Champion Marpet '15 and Secret Service Officer Ellis '15

    The Meeting with Super Bowl Champion Marpet '15 and Secret Service Officer Ellis '15

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    23 July 2021Lawver '21 and Boland '21 Begin at Aon

    Two recent graduates have accepted positions at Aon. Delia Lawver '21 and Julian Boland '21 have landed full-time positions at Aon, a global financial services firm.

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  • New Endowment Celebrates 150 Years of Phi Beta Kappa at HWS

    23 July 2021New Endowment Celebrates 150 Years of Phi Beta Kappa at HWS

    For academically accomplished students, there is no higher recognition than admission to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the United States.

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  • Anderson '21 Named Liberty League Scholar Athlete of the Year

    16 July 2021Anderson '21 Named Liberty League Scholar Athlete of the Year

    Liberty League Commissioner Tracy King announced that Hobart College tennis all-star Walker Anderson is the 2020-21 Liberty League Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year.

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  • Pierson '21 Secures Job at Prudential Financial

    16 July 2021Pierson '21 Secures Job at Prudential Financial

    Tyler Pierson '21 accepts position at one of the worlds largest financial services institutions, Prudential Financial.

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  • Matt '81 Shares Principles of Leadership Success

    16 July 2021Matt '81 Shares Principles of Leadership Success

    Fred Matt 81, president of the fourth-generation brewery F.X. Matt Brewing Co., reflects on the family business, its longevity and effective management in the Syracuse Post-Standards weekly series.

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  • FEVEN YOHANNES '04: Divine Messages

    16 July 2021FEVEN YOHANNES '04: Divine Messages

    Feven Yohannes '04 and her identical twin sister Helena have always seen beauty as a way to connect with other women.

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  • Montgomery '21 Voted Liberty League Scholar of the Year

    14 July 2021Montgomery '21 Voted Liberty League Scholar of the Year

    William Smith College lacrosse defender Mekayla Montgomery was voted the 2020-21 Liberty League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Commissioner Tracy King announced today.

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  • Hobart William Smith College

    9 July 2021HWS Summer Reading Picks

    If you've been looking for a great read to fill your summer days, look no further. From engaging nonfiction to page-turning thrillers, you're sure to find something you love in this compilation.

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    9 July 2021MUSTAFA SAYED '11: The Art of Listening

    Diplomacy is only as productive as each partys capacity to listen. This principle, which Mustafa Sayed '11 absorbed from mentors around the globe, serves as a model for his work as executive director of the Pakistan-China Institute.

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    30 June 2021RUIWAN XU '11: Mentoring through the Unknown

    Your mentor only has one hour for you. What are you going to use it for? Ruiwan Xu 11 likes to ask young professionals. Her advice? Touch base with them during life's big moments.

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    11 June 2021Payne '88 Wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Dead Are Arising"

    The epic biography of Malcolm X - coauthored by Tamara Payne '88 and her father, the late Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Les Payne P'88 - previously won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction.

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  • Hoffman ΓÇÖ21 to IHS Markit

    8 June 2021Hoffman '21 to IHS Markit

    Brian Hoffman 21 accepts position on Leads Generation team at IHS Markit.

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  • Beckley '20 Earns Graduate Award from Wisconsin

    8 June 2021Beckley '20 Earns Graduate Award from Wisconsin

    A graduate student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ian Beckley '20 was recognized with the Schwerdtfeger Award for academic achievement.

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  • Honorary Degree Recipients Announced for Commencement 2021; HWS to Celebrate Two Commencements this Year

    20 May 2021Honorary Degree Recipients Announced for Commencement 2021; HWS to Celebrate Two Commencements this Year

    Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host two in-person Commencement ceremonies this spring, celebrating 2021 graduates as well as the Classes of 2020.

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  • France '11 Reflects on Peace Corps Service

    19 May 2021France '11 Reflects on Peace Corps Service

    In conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Shanelle France '11 reflects on her service in Lesotho and her journey to becoming a teacher.

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  • Hobart William Smith College

    17 May 2021Midgley Foundation Endows $1 Million Fund for Conservation Research

    A $1 million gift from the Midgley Foundation establishes a permanent fund to support summer research projects focused on environmental conservation.

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    4 May 2021Stapleton '83 named AD at Monmouth

    Hobart basketball alumnus Jeff Stapleton '83 was recently named the next director of athletics at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J.

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  • HWS Supports Bridges Over Walls Leadership Project in Geneva

    9 April 2021HWS Supports Bridges Over Walls Leadership Project in Geneva

    Everything happening nationally is happening locally, and we need these discussions about nonviolent communication and capacity building so we can be stewards of public good.

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  • 9 April 2021"Live. Work. POSE!" With Screenwriter, Producer Steven Canals

    This month, HWS will host a conversation with Steven Canals, co-creator and co-executive producer of the FX drama series Pose.

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  • 9 April 2021"I Can't Change" with Grammy-nominated Mary Lambert

    This month, HWS will host a performance by singer and composer Mary Lambert, followed by a discussion on authenticity, mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ lived experiences.

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  • Alums Boost Geneva Business' Digital Reach

    31 March 2021Alums Boost Geneva Business' Digital Reach

    Geneva’s downtown businesses have a new avenue to reach their patrons thanks to a collaboration between HWS graduates and community members.

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  • Delayed but Determined: Linden '20 to Serve in Peace Corps

    23 March 2021Delayed but Determined: Linden '20 to Serve in Peace Corps

    In celebration of the Peace Corps 60th anniversary, we checked in with HWS alums who, due to COVID-19, were serving abroad and called home, or whose plans have been delayed. 

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  • Emmy Winning Producer Kunin '09 Profiled by Reel 360

    19 March 2021Emmy Winning Producer Kunin '09 Profiled by Reel 360

    Sarah Kunin ’09, a three-time Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning television producer, is featured in Reel 360’s Women’s History Month series spotlighting leaders in news and entertainment.

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    18 March 2021Whalen '01 Publishes Debut Story Collection

    In Semiotic Love [Stories], Brian Phillip Whalen '01 draws upon symbols and objects to explore the loss of relationships with tenderness and longing.

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    18 March 2021Spraggs '17 Reflects on Peace Corps Service in Botswana

    Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served worldwide, including scores of HWS graduates.

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