At Hobart and William Smith, our 11:1 student-faculty ratio means you get individual attention from professors who are experts in their fields.
You’ll get to know your professors beyond the classroom, building rewarding personal and academic relationships.
Whether in the classroom or over coffee in the café, faculty will challenge you to reach beyond your comfort zone and will pilot you through a rich, interdisciplinary curriculum, one that requires you to think critically.
HWS faculty members are curious about the world and will explore alongside you – whether studying vegetation on a mountain in Peru, literature in a Reader’s College or cancer cells in a well-appointed lab.
They’ll become your guides as you navigate your way through Hobart and William Smith and prepare for your career after college.
Hometown: Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Education: B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., Emory University
Interesting Course: Sports Economics
Inspiration: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Accolades: 2005 New York Professor of the Year
"The more I can get the students to ask and answer questions, the more involved they are, the more interested they are, the more attention they pay. I want them to learn the material. I want them to learn to think. I want them to learn to use their minds. That is what's most important to me."